Tuesday, Jan. 28, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, met with student leaders from across Clark County to hear about their priorities. She also visited the Clark County Jail to meet with corrections officers and learn firsthand about their work.
During her meeting with students, Gluesenkamp Perez spoke about her work in Congress, answered questions and discussed students’ priorities, including career and technical education, local education and forestry. Students included FFA members, service academy nominees and high school ASB presidents.
Students from across Southwest Washington are encouraged to apply for service academy nominations, internships and enter the Congressional Art Competition through Gluesenkamp Perez’s office.
Earlier in the day, Gluesenkamp Perez visited the Clark County Jail, where she spoke with staff, corrections officers and Clark County Councilors Sue Marshall, District 5, and Wil Fuentes, District 3. The group discussed staffing and facility constraints and how Gluesencamp Perez can assist at the federal level to ensure corrections officers have necessary resources to support rehabilitation, behavioral health efforts and reductions in recidivism, while remaining safe at work and having the support they need to thrive, according to a news release.
