Hobbs, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, has often clashed with Inslee on policy matters. For many years, Hobbs opposed Inslee’s efforts to enact a new low-carbon fuel standard to reduce emissions from vehicles. Earlier this year, Hobbs also was one of only a few Democrats to vote against a new tax on capital gains, which include profits from selling assets such as stocks and bonds. Hobbs’ departure for the secretary of state job will mean someone else will need to take his place in the state Senate.
Hobbs didn’t immediately respond to messages left on his cellphone Wednesday.
In a prepared statement, he called the appointment “a tremendous honor
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