Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
The Washington State Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party,headquartered in Bellevue.
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once,regardless of the political party. Partisan elections are,on the other hand,segregated by political party. Nonpartisan blanket primaries are slightly different from most other elections systems with two rounds/a runoff,also known as "jungle primaries",in a few ways. The first round of a nonpartisan blanket primary is officially the "primary." Round two is the "general election." Round two must be held,even if one candidate receives a majority in the first round.
Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington,covering the counties of Douglas,Okanogan,Grant,Yakima,Benton,and Klickitat;and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+11,it is the most Republican district in Washington.
Reuven Michael Carlyle is a founder of Earth Finance,a global climate strategy and investment firm. He is also an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Washington legislature representing the Washington's 36th legislative district in the state house between 2009 and 2016 and in the state senate between 2016 and 2023.
Laura Ruderman is a former Washington State Representative for Washington's 45th legislative district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Ruderman graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown,Connecticut.
Michael James Baumgartner is an American politician and diplomat serving as the 28th Spokane County Treasurer. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 6th district from 2011 to 2019 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 election for the United States Senate,unsuccessfully challenging Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell.
Douglas John Ericksen was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 42nd district from 2011 to 2021. Ericksen was the ranking member of the body's Energy,Environment,and Telecommunications Committee. In April 2019,he registered as a foreign agent to consult and lobby for Hun Sen,Prime Minister of Cambodia.
Kamyar Cyrus Habib is an American Jesuit,a former politician,a lawyer,and an educator who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 2017 to 2021. He served as the state's Acting Governor for over six months,primarily in 2019 during the presidential campaign of Governor Jay Inslee. As of the time of his departure from office,he was the first and only Iranian American official to hold statewide elected office in the United States.
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6,2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7,2012.
Daniel Milton Newhouse is an American politician and agricultural scientist serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 4th congressional district. The district covers much of the central third of the state,including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Before his election to Congress,Newhouse served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016.
Andrew Ryan Stokesbary is an American lawyer and politician. He serves in the Washington House of Representatives,where he is currently the ranking Republican member on the House Appropriations Committee. During his second term,he was elected Minority Floor Leader. He also sits on the House Finance Committee.
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020. It followed a top-two primary held on August 4. Incumbent governor Jay Inslee,the Democratic candidate,defeated Loren Culp,the Republican candidate by a wide margin. Inslee,who was eligible to run for a third term due to the lack of gubernatorial term limits,initially launched a campaign for president of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019 due to extremely low polling numbers,he announced he would seek a third term as governor. Several other Democratic political figures considered entering the race if Inslee did not run,including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson;no other major Democratic candidates entered the race. Republican Loren Culp,the police chief of Republic,Washington,placed second in the top-two primary and advanced to the general election alongside Inslee.
The Public Records Act (PRA) is a law of the U.S. state of Washington requiring public access to all records and materials from state and local agencies. It was originally passed as a ballot initiative by voters in 1972 and revised several times by the state legislature. The definition of public records,especially concerning the state legislature,was subject to several legal challenges in the decades since the law was passed.
Melanie Virginia Morgan is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 29th legislative district.
Michael John Pellicciotti is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 24th Washington State Treasurer since 2021. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 30th legislative district,which includes Federal Way,Algona,Auburn,Pacific,Milton,and Des Moines from 2017 to 2021.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
The 2000 House elections in Washington occurred on November 7,2000,to elect the members of the State of Washington's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Washington has nine seats in the House,apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. This election saw the Democrats flip one Republican-held open seat. These elections occurred alongside Al Gore's victory in the state over George W. Bush in the presidential election.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
