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Tag Archives: WA-Leg

Kitsap County Commission appoints Greg Nance to the Washington State House

Excerpt:	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.
Published at:	3:31 PM on Monday, September 18th, 2023
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Public Service
Other Tags:	Legislative Appointments
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Republicans in Washington State cannot just ignore King County and expect to win

Excerpt:	Republican candidates can win statewide, but that means they need to appeal to voters in King County, because, despite new party chairman Jim Walsh's claims, there just are not enough votes in Eastern Washington to overturn King County’s whims.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Written by:	McCauley Pugh
Categories:	Elections, Party Politics
Other Tags:	Partybuilding, WA-Exec, WA-Gov, WA-Sen
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Drew Hansen moves over to the Washington State Senate, succeeding Christine Rolfes

Excerpt:	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.
Published at:	9:19 PM on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Public Service
Other Tags:	Legislative Appointments
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Christine Rolfes appointed to Kitsap County Commission; will leave State Senate

Excerpt:	The longtime Washington State Senator will soon be leaving the Legislature to focus on her new responsibilities at the local level,
Published at:	3:30 PM on Monday, June 5th, 2023
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Public Service
Other Tags:	Local Appointments, WA-Local
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Meet the Republicans joining the Washington State Legislature on January 9th, 2023

Excerpt:	Republicans in Washington State lost legislative seats in the November 2022 midterms, but due to retirements, they will have several new members in 2023-2024. Get to know the newest Republican representatives and senators!
Published at:	9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Written by:	Kamil Zaidi
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Meet the Democrats joining the Washington State Legislature on January 9th, 2023

Excerpt:	In the November 2022 midterms, Democrats added many new members to their ranks. Get to know the newest Democratic representatives and senators!
Published at:	9:30 AM on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
Written by:	Kamil Zaidi
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Clyde Shavers prevails in 10th LD House race; recount not expected to change results

Excerpt:	Although the outcome is not expected to change, the contest now heads to a machine recount. Under state law, a recount is mandatory if the difference between two candidates is fewer than 2,000 votes and less than .5%.
Published at:	3:56 PM on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022
Written by:	Aaron Cahen
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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The day before Election Day, Tim Eyman said he was praying for a red wave. It never came.

Excerpt:	Eyman had fantasized in mid-2022 about voters electing a Republican-controlled Legislature that would take on Governor Jay Inslee and potentially adopt a slew of right wing initiatives introduced by his friend Brian Heywood. But not only did Republicans fail to capture control of the Legislature, they lost seats to the Democrats.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	WA-Ballot
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Most of the Republican legislative candidates endorsed by The Seattle Times are losing

Excerpt:	Due to having mostly endorsed Democrats and progressive positions on ballot measures this year, the Times' overall win-loss column looks really good. But the board was clearly hoping that voters across suburban and exurban Central Puget Sound would make the area's legislative representation more Republican than it has been since 2017-2018. That simply isn't happening.
Published at:	8:45 PM on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Senator Manka Dhingra reelected over the strident opposition of The Seattle Times

Excerpt:	Voters in the 45th Legislative District are enthusiastically backing Senator Manka Dhingra's campaign for another four-year term representing the communities of Redmond, Kirkland, Duvall, and Sammamish.
Published at:	8:45 PM on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Clyde Shavers responds to father’s letter charging that he embellished his resume

Excerpt:	The late homestretch campaign drama began when Clyde's father Brett Shavers wrote a letter to his son’s opponent Greg Gilday alleging Clyde was misrepresenting his professional and personal background.
Published at:	8:05 PM on Friday, November 4th, 2022
Written by:	Aaron Cahen
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Sharon Shewmake, Joe Timmons, and Alicia Rule want to turn the purple 42nd fully blue

Excerpt:	Meet the 2022 candidates running in Washington State's 42nd Legislative District, which encompasses most of Whatcom County in the northwestern corner of the state.
Published at:	9:30 AM on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Written by:	Aaron Cahen
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Emily Randall, Jesse Young meet in Bremerton for 26th LD Senate debate

Excerpt:	Read NPI's recap of the debate between Democratic incumbent Emily Randall and Republican challenger Jesse Young in the 26th Legislative District's high-profile State Senate contest.
Published at:	2:17 PM on Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
Written by:	Aaron Cahen
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Democrats pursue 2022 sweep of 10th LD’s House seats with Navy veteran Clyde Shavers

Excerpt:	Meet one of the Washington State Democratic Party's rising stars, whose performance in the Top Two election indicates that the battleground 10th Legislative District could be on the verge of sending two Democrats to the State House in 2022.
Published at:	1:10 PM on Monday, September 19th, 2022
Written by:	Aaron Cahen
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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