State Senator Rodney Tom (D-48, Medina) is facing a stiff challenge from Republican candidate Gregg Bennett. This week, PubliColaTV sat down with Bennett at the Bellevue Hyatt Plaza to talk about his platform.

The 48th legislative district is the Eastside Seattle suburban swing turf battlefield that includes Bellevue, Medina, Redmond—essentially, a techie refuge of largely Independent voters. Tom is a moderate-to-conservative Democrat, and Bennett is a moderate Republican.

In the vid, Bennett, an investor and start-up consultant, focused on improving the business climate in Washington State. Bennett takes issue with the B&O tax (a flat tax on revenue, rather than profits, for businesses across the state), and with the fact that our unemployment taxes and worker’s compensation taxes are among the highest in the country. And he also flags  the minimum wage [$8.55 an hour], the highest in the country.

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