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Yvonne Funderburg
Carnation, Washington
Cable Company: Comcast

3/17/04: WASHINGTON, DC

I wasn't much interested in politics. By the time I was twenty-six I was raising a family of six children. I loved being a mom and wife and eventually a grandmother. "Who had time for politics?" During the Gulf War, while searching television channels for information about the war, I discovered CSPAN. Then came the Clarence Thomas hearings. But it was Washington Journal that hooked me and I began to change.

At first I identified with the Consevatives, but as I listened to both parties I regonized the spin delivered by our representatives and I began to change my views. Watching CSPAN, I decided for myself what was true for me. I am now a Moderate Republican.

During the Clinton years, I heard callers from the right with their biased views bashing Democrats. In the Bush term I hear the same kind of comments from the left bashing Republicans. Clearly, it's the party they belong to that makes up their mind, not discernment. It's all in the game,"Winning and having Power."

I learned that, in order to make a difference in society, I needed to be active in my community. I started out as a City Planning Board Member. Then I ran for City Council and was elected four years ago. In November, I was re-elected.

Our city is a Council/City Manager form of government. January 6, 2004, I was sworn in as Mayor of the City of Carnation, Washington.

If it wasn't for CSPAN....I wonder?


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