Activist, runner, and nonprofit leader Greg Nance has been chosen to succeed Drew Hansen in the Washington House of Representatives by the three-member Kitsap County Commission. He will represent the 23rd Legislative District as one of its two state representatives.
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Kitsap County Democrats nominate Brynn Felix, Greg Nance, Leiyomi Preciado to fill Washington State House vacancy in 23rd LD
Meeting at the Filipino-American Association of Kitsap County, a special nominating caucus of more than fifty Democratic precinct committee officers (PCOs) from the 23rd Legislative District heard from a total of six candidates interested in the appointment before casting ballots to decide who the party’s nominees would be.
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Drew Hansen moves over to the Washington State Senate, succeeding Christine Rolfes
The three-member commission — which now includes Rolfes — exercised its constitutional authority to fill the vacancy created by her resignation by choosing Hansen from a list of three nominees presented by the Kitsap County Democratic Central Committee.
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Christine Rolfes appointed to Kitsap County Commission; will leave State Senate
The longtime Washington State Senator will soon be leaving the Legislature to focus on her new responsibilities at the local level,
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State and party leaders react to Governor Jay Inslee’s decision not to seek a fourth term
Here’s a roundup of statements we’ve received commenting on the governor’s announcement from other state officials and party leaders.
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Governor Jay Inslee announces his retirement: “I’m ready to pass the torch”
Inslee has decided against seeking a fourth term and will be leaving the state’s highest office in January 2025 when his current term expires. Get an overview of his accomplishments as Washington’s chief executive.
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National Democrats find they have a lot they can learn from Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
She has held office fewer than three months, but the 3rd Congressional District’s Representative Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (MGP), D‑Washington, is emerging as a role model and media magnet in the Democrats’ Class of 2022.
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For over a century, the Pacific Northwest has been a leader in electing women to Congress
Meet many of the women from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska who have blazed a trail for America’s future in the United States Congress.
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Senator Maria Cantwell: A workhorse for the people and the Pacific Northwest in Congress
Cantwell, sixty-four, is not one of the usual suspects seen on networks’ Sunday morning talk shows or shouting over talk radio. She gets stuff done by mastering details, quiet work with colleagues and by serving on a trio of A‑list Senate committees where legislation is put together.
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Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles to retire from King County Council, public service
Two-term County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles has decided not to seek reelection and will retire from public service at the end of 2023, she announced in a letter to constituents and in a press release sent to the media.
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View the official portraits of the Pacific Northwest’s three new members of Congress
The Pacific Northwest has three new members of Congress who have not served in the institution before: Marie Gluesesenkamp Perez of Washington, Andrea Salinas of Oregon, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, also of Oregon. Check out their official portraits and biographies.
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A Pyrrhic victory for Kevin McCarthy: He has finally won… the worst job in U.S. politics
McCarthy will be the weakest Speaker of the House in memory. He’ll wield little real power and will likely lurch from crisis to crisis as he struggles to hold together a narrow majority full of people who don’t like each other and don’t trust each other.
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Top Republican Kevin McCarthy’s bid for Speaker fails on first day of 118th Congress
McCarthy came up short three times, a sign that Republican have brought chaos rather than control to the House. The defection of twenty far-right Republicans not only blocked McCarthy from the Speaker’s chair but prevented the House from organizing.
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Senator Patty Murray sworn in as the first woman U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore
Washington’s senior U.S. Senator has begun her sixth term. She’s also assuming two new important responsibilities: U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore and Appropriations Chair.