Arlington, WA - January 9, 2009 - The Washington Values Alliance, announced today that Dr. Bruce Craswell will help lead the recently formed (October, 2008) political organization. "

"A veteran of countless campaigns and political battles over the years, Bruce Craswell brings to our organization his steady hand, political savvy, and impeccable character", said Larry Stickney, President of WAVA.  "I'm ecstatic to have him on our team as an advisor and our Treasurer."

 Well known and respected in the Pacific Northwest as a gifted "behind-the-scenes" political mover and shaker, Dr. Craswell was chief of staff to King County Executive Ron Dunlap in the early 1980s and ran for Congress in 1998. A long-time Kitsap County resident, Craswell was married to the late and much beloved Senator Ellen Craswell, the 1996 Republican candidate for Governor.

"Bruce and Ellen were often considered each others ideological and philosophical alter egos", said Stickney. "Bruce has spent many of the past 40 years defending or promoting the principles our organization is founded on. I believe that conservatives everywhere are looking for the real thing, and that is what you get with Bruce.  On the critical issues of our day, there is no one I'd rather stand with on the political battlefield  than Dr. Craswell."

The mission of the Washington Values Alliance is to promote and reinforce the fundamental American principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, free enterprise and limited government; to encourage respect for the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Washington; and to vigorously defend human life, the institution of marriage, religious freedom, and Judeo-Christian values.

For 2009, the Washington Values Alliance is focused on building a statewide grassroots network and their priority number one is to lead efforts to counter the homosexual lobby's legislative attacks on genuine marriage.

Contact: Larry Stickney, President

Washington Values Alliance
P.O. Box 501
Arlington, WA 98223
360-631-1894