To continue the metaphor… we need to train some doctors. If I had bandwidth I’d be in, but I chair Labor and between that, the pub sub, and emergency management, gen govt and audits….it’s a lot. Now insert my not so silent plea to professionalize the legislature b/c I am a Full time FF as well.

There are not a ton of working folks serving but the legislature is a full time job. Professionalize the positions and I think you’d see far better outcomes from a more diverse range of people.

I fully support a full time, better paid legislature as well. I think about this article sometimes www.opb.org/article/2022...