Washington state delegates ‘excited’ about presidential race shake-up

The Washington Democratic Party is sending a 135-person delegation to the August convention.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Delegates representing Washington voters at the Democratic National Convention said they’re excited about the direction of the party’s presidential ticket following Sunday’s announcement that President Joe Biden will not seek reelection.

“You’re seeing kind of this energy within the Democratic Party that we haven’t seen, you know, candidly, for months, “ said state Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, one of the state’s 92 elected delegates heading to the party’s convention in Chicago next month.

Nguyen said delegates are excited, even though the party has not finalized its ticket.

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