On Thursday morning, Das announced she will run for public lands commissioner, a position set to be open as Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz pursues a bid for governor. Reichert has filed paperwork for a potential governor’s race.
First elected in 2018 to the 47th Legislative District in southeastern King County, Das chose not to run for reelection in 2022. Among her work as senator, she passed a law, Senate Bill 5022, intended to reduce plastic pollution.
“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,” Das said in a news release. “Climate change
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