Filing Week: Report for June 5, 2008

It's the next to last day of filing week, and here is today's update on the candidates who have filed.

The federal races:

• 5th Congressional District - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican), Kurt Erickson (Republican) and Randall Yearout (Constitution Party) all filed today.
• 6th Congressional District - Paul Richmond (Democrat) and Gary Murrell (Green Party) filed to challenge Congressman Norm Dicks.
• 7th Congressional District - Congressman Jim McDermott (Democrat) and Steve Beren (Republican) filed today.
• 8th Congressional District - Darcy Burner (Democrat) filed to challenge the ineffective Congressman Dav Reichert.

And the statewide races:

• Governor - James White (Independent), Javier Lopez (Republican) and Dino Rossi (Republican) all filed to challenge Governor Gregoire.
• Lt. Governor - Marcia McCraw (Republican) and Arlene Peck (Constitution Party) have filed challenges to Lt. Governor Brad Owen.
• Superintendent of Public Instruction - Incumbent Terry Bergeson and Enid Duncan have filed their papers.
• Insurance Commissioner - John R. Adams (Republican) filed to challenge incumbent commissioner Mike Kreidler.
• Attorney General - In an oversight from a previous day, I forgot to note that the incumbent Republican Rob McKenna has filed for re-election.

You can find information about the candidates who filed for legislative races on the Secretary of State's website.