Back in May, more than fifty individuals filed paperwork (either in person, by mail, or electronically) to formally declare their candidacies for United States House of Representatives in one of Washington’s ten congressional districts. By the time the August winnowing election is certified later this month, only twenty will be left, with nearly half of […]
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Marko Liias exits congressional sweepstakes; other WA-01 candidates stay in
“[I]t’s often said that democracy is about voters choosing their politicians. But in the redistricting process, it’s politicians choosing their voters. And in many ways, those decisions can be more important than elections in some context.” — Nate Persily, Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University, commenting on the importance of redistricting […]
Darcy Burner launches third campaign for U.S. House, joins congressional sweepstakes
Declaring that “no one is above the law — not even the rich and powerful”, two-time Dave Reichert challenger and ProgressiveCongress founder Darcy Burner formally announced this morning that she is running for Congress for a third time after spending the last few days readying her new website and confirming to friends that she’s decided […]