Inslee’s announcement effectively clears the way for candidates in the Democratic-leaning state – such as Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz – to pursue a gubernatorial bid in 2024. Those two statewide elected Democrats were considered contenders for the job before Inslee announced for a third term.
Washingtonians – whether they like it or not – live in a state whose politics have been reshaped during Inslee’s tenure in Olympia.
After a divided state Legislature came under full Democratic control in 2018, Democrats passed a slew of laws to fight climate change, impose stricter firearms regulations, protect reproductive rights and advance a host of other progressive
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