Former Tacoma mayoral candidate Jim Merritt announces he’ll run for House

Posted: 1:13pm on Jan 25, 2012; Modified: 1:34pm on Jan 25, 2012

Former Tacoma mayoral candidate and architect Jim Merritt announced this week he’s running for the Legislature.

Merritt, who was defeated by Marilyn Strickland in a close race for Tacoma mayor in 2009, joins Tacoma City Councilman Jake Fey as the only declared candidates so far vying for the soon-to-be-vacated 27th District Position 2 House seat.

READ MORE: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/01/25/former-tacoma-mayoral-candidate-merritt-announces-hell-run-for-house/

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