Folks – In January, a door plug blew off of a Boeing plane moments into the flight.

Last week, a WHEEL fell off a Boeing plane during take-off.

After two catastrophic, deadly crashes, YEARS of whistleblowers raising the alarm, and now two more major incidents back-to-back, there is a reckoning coming for the world’s largest aerospace company.

But Boeing did not get here on their own. A whole lot of lawmakers were complicit along the way. And chief among them is my opponent, Rick Larsen, which I broke down in detail in this op-ed published more than two years ago.

Rick Larsen has been the ranking Democratic member of the House Aviation Subcommittee for over a decade, and now the ranking member of the Transportation Committee as well.

It was Rick who pushed the FAA to deregulate the aviation industry and allow manufacturers like Boeing to “police themselves” on matters of public safety.

It was Rick who looked the other way while the FAA investigated Boeing for battery fires on-board in 2013.

And it was Rick Larsen who, according to Politico, just “threw cold water” on the idea of a congressional hearing calling Boeing to the carpet.

Rick Larsen is the poster boy for how corporate capture of our government regulatory bodies harms the public. As far as I’m concerned, his hands are covered with the blood of 346 Boeing 737 Max victims.

Larsen won’t hold Boeing accountable, but I will. I need your help to defeat Larsen and become the first ever Green Party member elected to Congress. Can you pitch in $25, $50, or whatever you can give today?

Once the pride of Washington State and still America’s largest exporter, the downfall of Boeing is a confluence of corporate corruption and failed government oversight.

Millions of people around the world get on board Boeing planes every single day. They deserve to know they are safe, and Boeing can no longer skate on their former reputation. It’s time to hold Boeing accountable.

Rick Larsen has taken over a million dollars from the aviation industry over his lengthy political career. Over 10% of that comes from just one company – Boeing. Is it any wonder he refuses to hold a hearing?

Unlike Rick, I can never be bought off by corrupt actors like Boeing because I don’t take their money. Can you pitch in $25 today to help me defeat Rick Larsen and elect a representative who will hold Boeing’s feet to the fire?

If we want real oversight that puts people before profits in Congress, we have to elect working people who don’t sell out to corporate donors.

I’ve never taken a dime from corporate PACs or lobbyists, and I never will.

In solidarity,

Jason Call