After nine years as Washington’s secretary of state, Wyman is stepping down to take a new job in Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. Friday marks her last full day in office before she is sworn in Monday as the senior election security lead of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA.
Also starting Monday, Democrat Steve Hobbs will replace Wyman as Washington’s secretary of state. His appointment by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee will end Republicans’ 57-year hold on the secretary of state’s office, which is mainly tasked with overseeing elections.
Crosscut recently spoke with Wyman about how she caught the attention of federal officials and what she expects
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