1.0NPI's Cascadia Advocatehttps://www.nwprogressive.org/weblogAndrew Villeneuvehttps://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/author/andrewrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cjdDc7Bj62"><a href="https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2018/03/republicans-jay-rodne-michael-baumgartner-will-not-seek-reelection-state-legislature.html">Republicans Jay Rodne, Michael Baumgartner will not seek reelection to state Legislature</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2018/03/republicans-jay-rodne-michael-baumgartner-will-not-seek-reelection-state-legislature.html/embed#?secret=cjdDc7Bj62" width="600" height="338" title="“Republicans Jay Rodne, Michael Baumgartner will not seek reelection to state Legislature” — NPI's Cascadia Advocate" data-secret="cjdDc7Bj62" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MAR18-Rodne-Baumgartner.jpg18001200Two Republican legislators in key districts announced separately yesterday that they will be leaving the Washington State Legislature at the end of this year as opposed to seeking reelection in what many observers believe could be a wave year for the Democratic Party not unlike the 2006 midterms twelve years ago.