Sumner government official allegedly sends racist meme email

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A local official allegedly sent out a racist meme with one of their government accounts back in August.

Patrick Reed, Public Government Affairsmanager for the Secretary of States office, as well as a city council member for the city of Sumner, WA sent an email with a meme statingthatif people are in court, theyre guilty, especially if they areBlack or Mexican. KIRO7 obtained a copy of that exchange through a public documents request after receiving a tip about it.

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KIRO7 has called and emailed Reed about the emailbuthasntheard back. The Secretary of States Officedirector of External Affairs feels this statement on the matter:

As a matter of policy, we do not comment on any ongoing issues involving our employees.

The Office of the Secretary of State takes all matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion very seriously. We expect all employees to uphold the office values ​​of integrity, service excellence, visionary leadership, and collaboration in every aspect of our duties. Further, we require all employees to foster an environment of dignity and respect within our office and with those we serve.

Reed has served in his current role for the Secretary of States Office since 2017. He has also been a council member in Sumner since 2015, according to his LinkedIn page.

The news of the alleged incident has some in Sumner concerned.

Yeah, that is so professional, one woman told KIRO7.

Thats sad, of course. Its concerning, Dr. Waldo Dagan said.

Some even believe Reed shouldnt be in office if he did send the email.

They shouldn’t be in the office, Kent Witham said.

Dagan says more context of the email needs to come out so people can get the whole story.

Pretty much whats the content of it. Like, what was the basis for it? So, we need to be careful. Especially in these times where its important to mindful of everything, Dagan said.

Were human beings. We are all the same, right? Lets go back to loving people, right? Dagan said.

KIRO7 asked if there is an investigation into this alleged incident, but they say they cannot comment on the matter.

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