Print— State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has been a force in both Whatcom County politics and Olympia, where he is the Legislature’s most outspoken critic of Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed measures to limit carbon pollution in the atmosphere. But Democrats have fielded a formidable challenger, making the 42nd District a watch zone in what is certain to be a knock-down, drag out battle for control of the State Senate.