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LEGISLATORS: Lack of reply disappoints

| May 3, 2026 1:00 AM

As a Rathdrum resident, I am deeply frustrated by the repeated lack of response I have received after reaching out to State Sen. Doug Okuniewicz and State Rep. Vito Barbieri of Legislative District 3.

On more than one occasion, I took time out of my own busy schedule to raise public policy concerns in good faith, hoping for even a basic acknowledgment. Instead, I was ignored. That kind of silence is disappointing from any public officeholder, but especially from elected officials whose responsibility is to represent the people of their district.

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