text: Commissioner Johnson has been a great leader for her district and county.  Her key points are true - the County's economy is driven by the Navy (88% to be exact per WA state study).  That effectively means that all key services, like Island Transit which is funded through sales tax, is driven largely by Navy payroll - same goes for education, retail, car repair, housing values...
  
  The 1991 BRAC listing was a result of  a few negative comments from a couple local politicians and a rabid campaign from WISE.  DC listens to this.