Last month, I joined Governor Bob Ferguson to hand out free lunches at Lynnwood Elementary. After handing out lunch, I heard firsthand from the Edmonds School District staff about how President Trump's Big Ugly Law could impact food insecurity in Snohomish County.

Last month, I went on a hike at the Baker Lake Trail, which is inside the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. I joined the Outdoor Alliance of Washington on this hike, where we looked at the forest and the trails, as well as discussed the impact of the Trump administration on public lands.

I was raised in a union household. As the son of a union power line worker and a mom who managed the books while raising eight kids, I learned early in life the value of a dollar and the importance of hard work — and how unions and good labor policy helped families like mine thrive.