Tag: WA-Exec

Her exit reduces the num­ber of cred­i­ble Demo­c­ra­t­ic hope­fuls to three and improv­ing the par­ty’s chances of avoid­ing a gen­er­al elec­tion lock­out that would effec­tive­ly guar­an­tee a Repub­li­can pick­up of the office, which over­sees Wash­ing­ton State’s Depart­ment of Nat­ur­al Resources

For­tu­na­to is the sec­ond Repub­li­can can­di­date to file with the Pub­lic Dis­clo­sure Com­mis­sion to take on Hobbs this cycle. He faces dif­fi­cult odds, espe­cial­ly giv­en his extreme politics. 

The endorse­ments come at a crit­i­cal junc­ture in the 2024 con­test for Com­mis­sion­er of Pub­lic Lands and could help Upthe­grove secure even more sup­port from activists and elect­ed offi­cials who have been on the fence so far. Upthe­grove is vying with three oth­er Democ­rats and two Repub­li­cans for the job. 

The field of can­di­dates hop­ing to suc­ceed Hilary Franz as Wash­ing­ton’s Com­mis­sion­er of Pub­lic Lands is grow­ing again, with two more Democ­rats join­ing the con­test as of Sep­tem­ber 2023.

“No mat­ter your age, race, gen­der, zip code, or who you love, we all have the right to be safe. Safe from crime. Safe from gun vio­lence. Safe from dis­crim­i­na­tion. And live in a safe envi­ron­ment. Keep­ing Wash­ing­ton fam­i­lies safe has been my life’s work. That’s why I’m run­ning,” Brown explained.

“Our next Com­mis­sion­er of Pub­lic Lands must rec­og­nize the chal­lenges so many Wash­ing­to­ni­ans face, and lead an agency pre­pared to fight hard for the next gen­er­a­tion,” said Das in a state­ment sent to NPI.

The Demo­c­ra­t­ic state sen­a­tor is the first major can­di­date to jump into the open 2024 con­test for Attor­ney Gen­er­al of Wash­ing­ton State. 

“Serv­ing along­side you as Insur­ance Com­mis­sion­er for Wash­ing­ton state has been, and con­tin­ues to be, the great­est hon­or of my life,” Krei­dler told staff. “I’ve always said it was the best job I’ve ever had, and I still feel that way today.”