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CAMAS, WA – Maggie’s List, a federal political action committee (PAC) dedicated to electing fiscally conservative women to office, has endorsed Leslie Lewallen for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District in the Primary Election.

“We are proud to endorse Leslie Lewallen for Congress in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District,” said Maggie’s List Washington Chairman Diane Tebelius. “An already distinguished public servant, her record of service to her fellow Washingtonians demonstrates the dedication to leadership that is desperately needed in our nation’s capital. We trust that her commitment to limited government, fiscal responsibility and strong national security will serve her constituents well once elected to Congress,” Tebelius continued.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of Maggie’s List. As a mother, wife and City Council member, I know that this election is a critical one for the voters of WA-03. Southwest Washington needs a leader who will fight for our conservative values in D.C. and I am ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work,” said Lewallen.

“For years, Maggie’s List has been a powerful ally for conservative women seeking office. I am thankful for their support and know that with them on my side, we can win back this seat in November!” Lewallen continued.

About Maggie’s List
Maggie’s List is a Federal Political Action Committee created to raise awareness and funds to increase the number of conservative women elected to federal public office. Since 2010, this group of dedicated women have had an outstanding record for endorsing successful candidates for United States Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. For more information about our candidate training or endorsement process please visit www.maggieslist.org.

To learn more about Leslie, click here.

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The Chronicle

June 5, 2024

https://www.chronline.com/stories/in-speech-congressional-candidate-leslie-lewallen-seeks-to-separate-herself-from-republican-rival,341559

As she seeks to unseat a freshman representative in one of the most hotly contested congressional districts in the country, candidate and Camas City Councilor Leslie Lewallen told a crowd at the Mainstream Republicans of Washington Saturday that “COVID woke me up to the atrocities happening to the people, and the values, and to the country that I love.”

“COVID and those horrible liberal policies that I saw got me back off the sidelines, and that’s when I decided to run for city council,” Lewallen said, adding she knocked on 5,000 doors during her campaign. “And the No. 1 thing that people told me, as I was knocking on all of those doors in Camas, Washington, is, ‘I don’t want to see Southwest Washington become like Portland. I don’t want to see the crime. I don’t want to see the homelessness. I don’t want to see businesses fleeing, and I don’t want to see people moving out of state because this has become a wasteland.'”

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“We had a safe, Republican district in the Third Congressional District, and we lost that district to a progressive Democrat from Portland who has no business being in office,” Lewallen said.

To learn more about Leslie and her run for Congress, visit here.
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CAMAS, WA – In case you missed it, yesterday, former King County Prosecutor, Camas City Councilor and Candidate for Congress in Washingtons’ 3rd District, Leslie Lewallen, joined Ari Hoffman on 570 KVI Talk Radio to discuss the recent Trump verdicts, as well as her campaign to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District in our nation’s capital.

In the interview, Lewallen recounted President Trump’s trial and guilty verdict saying, “It was a sad day for our judicial system. Lady Justice did take off her blind fold, and every American should be frightened, because every American should be allowed to know what they’re being charged with, have the right to due process, Constitutional protections, and a fair trial. And that’s not what happened at all.”

The former prosecutor continued on saying, “Our judicial system was manipulated to be weaponized against a political opponent. And from start to finish, this trial was fraught with reversible error at every level. And we had a compromised judge, a compromised D.A., two compromised witnesses with financial gain, a gag order, and a jury that was not impartial, and then you put the cherry on top with the very confusing jury instructions. The ruling opens the door wide open for future abuses.”

Lewallen also touched on her candidacy for Congress in Washington’s 3rd District and the importance of her run, saying, “this race again is a top 3 Congressional pickup race and will determine whether or not we keep the majority in the House of Representatives.”

To learn more about Leslie and her run for Congress, visit here.
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CAMAS, WA – Today, the Lewallen for Congress campaign announced that they have received the endorsements of three elected leaders from across Washington’s Third Congressional district. Dennis Weber, Cowlitz County Commissioner; Ramona Leber, Longview City Council member; and Victoria Ferrer, Battleground City Council member have all announced their support for Leslie’s candidacy. 

The support of these civic leaders is yet one more reminder that throughout her campaign, Leslie has managed to build a broad base of support. When asked about why they chose to support Leslie’s candidacy, they all identified her commitment to limited government, her support for improving Washington’s bridges and roads, her focus on addressing the region’s crime and homelessness, and a desire to see the WA-03 congressional seat held by a Republican again as factors that impacted their support. 

When asked about their support, Leslie said: “I am honored to receive the endorsement of these fellow elected officials. Only someone who has won a campaign and been about the business of serving constituents can really understand what it takes to be an effective elected official – which makes these endorsements all the more meaningful. Our state and nation are facing a lot of significant challenges from the crisis at the border, to a failing economy, rising prices and an increase in crime – I look forward to getting to DC, rolling up my sleeves, and working hard to tackle these problems while serving the wonderful citizens of WA-03.”

The Lewallen campaign continues to receive endorsements from a dynamic group of supporters from every walk of life and background- demonstrating, yet again, that Leslie is the best candidate to represent the diverse voters of Southwest Washington. While Marie Gluesenkamp Perez actively votes against the interests of WA-03 constituents, Leslie Lewallen will fight to show voters that there is a better path forward.

CAMAS, WA – Leslie Lewallen released the following statement on the verdict in President Trump’s hush money trial:

“From day one, this trial has been a political witch-hunt carried out by a liberal DA and judge. They willingly risked the integrity of our judicial system for political gain, and, in the process, dishonored their offices and the oaths they made when they were sworn in. In my opinion, this verdict does nothing to disqualify President Trump from holding office, and I look forward to casting my ballot for him in November.”

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Leslie Lewallen Pens Op-Ed, Highlighting the Risks Posed by the Highly Political NY Trump Trial

CAMAS, WA – On Wednesday, May 22nd, The Daily Caller an opinion piece by former prosecutor and WA-03 congressional candidate Leslie Lewallen, highlighting the threat posed by the political circus that is unfolding in New York surrounding Donald Trump’s hush money case.

Trump’s Trial Has Torn Off Lady Justice’s Blindfold

“. . .As an attorney, I’ve been asked on numerous occasions what I think of the Trump trial. I have three answers — as an American, as a lawyer and as a former prosecutor and state Supreme Court clerk.

This trial has crossed a line, and all Americans should be concerned. . . .It is a politically motivated witch hunt akin to something you’d expect to see in Soviet Russia.

This case was brought by a Democratic New York district attorney before a judge whose broad gag orders and questionable rulings create serious doubts about his impartiality. These dubious rulings are further undermined by the fact that the judge is a Joe Biden donor with a daughter in political fundraising who has raised millions off this trial for Democratic political candidates. 

And who will be deciding the president’s fate? An unbiased jury of his peers? No. A jury selected from a tainted jury pool that votes for Democrats 95 percent of the time. 

For our criminal justice system to work, Lady Justice must be blind; but unfortunately for President Trump, the blindfold has slipped and pure justice has been corrupted by political avarice. If Americans do not stand up and denounce this judicial malfeasance, then a line will be crossed that risks reducing the judicial system to nothing more than a weapon with which to punish one’s political enemies.

As a lawyer, I am very disturbed by the low bar set for this case — it is old and weak. 

. . . At the end of all of this, what is the most probable outcome? . . . this case is primed to be overturned. In fact, it should never have been allowed to get to this point in the first place.

. . . As an attorney and, more importantly, as an American, I am watching the events unfolding in New York and fear that we may be witnessing the corrupting of our judicial system as we know it. Americans must demand that Lady Justice be blindfolded once more, or these trials may become a permanent fixture in American politics. If we succeed in reestablishing impartial justice, all Americans win.”

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