Read NPI’s recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms.
Category: Public Service
Lauren King confirmed to the U.S. District Court in Seattle: She will be Washington’s first Native American federal judge
King will be the first Native American to serve on the federal bench from a state with twenty-nine recognized tribal nations.
Senator David Frockt to retire from the Legislature after the 2022 session
“I came to this job with the firm conviction that the privilege of public service does not confer a right to a position that one holds forever, and for me, the time has come for renewal,” Frockt said.
Sound Transit will get a new CEO next year: Peter Rogoff to depart in 2022, agency says
In an early evening press release, Board Chair Kent Keel said that Rogoff will remain as CEO until mid-2022 and then hand over duties to a yet-to-be-announced successor that the board hopes to find through a national search.
Washington gets a new U.S. federal judge: David Estudillo wins Senate confirmation
Cantwell and Senator Patty Murray, D‑Washington, put forward Estudillo’s name and he was nominated to the federal bench in April by President Biden. On September 14th, he was confirmed by a vote of 54–41.
Joe Biden will make his first stop as President in the Pacific Northwest next week
The President will be making a stop in Boise, Idaho at the National Interagency Fire Center as part of an western swing that will also include a stop in Denver, Colorado.
Incoming federal judges David Estudillo and Tana Lin will diversify and strengthen a federal bench that has spoken truth to power
President Joe Biden’s nominees for the federal bench in the Western District of Washington are well prepared and suited to continue the state’s rich history of federal jurisprudence.
Pacific Northwesterner chosen to lead the National Park Service by President Joe Biden
Charles “Chuck” Sams, of Oregon, will be first Native American to head the National Park Service if the United States Senate concurs. He has lived the history of one park unit.
Andrew Cuomo finally resigns; Kathy Hochul to become first female Governor of New York
“Given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” Cuomo said in a livestreamed message from his office that many found difficult to watch. “And therefore, that’s what I’ll do.”
Dan Newhouse’s political future was imperiled by his January 2021 impeachment vote. Can he appease the Trump cult?
He may not like grizzly bears, but Dan has become a serious pander bear, trying to get back into the good graces of the Republican base after breaking with Trump.
Andrew Grant Houston talks with NPI about his 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI’s Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Andrew Grant Houston, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle’s next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
Unacceptable: Privatization appears to be a key facet of the bipartisan infrastructure deal
Wall Street was well represented in these infrastructure legislative framework negotiations. The diverse constituencies that make up the American public? Not so much.
Jessyn Farrell talks with NPI about her 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI’s Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle’s next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
Meet the 2021 Seattle mayoral candidates: Nonprofit leader Colleen Echohawk
Colleen Echohawk hasn’t held elected office before, but that could be an advantage in an election cycle where voters may be looking for candidates with other kinds of experience.