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10th CD: Ferguson wants help for veterans

Family therapist Jennifer Ferguson filed to run for Congress as a Democrat in Washington’s new 10th district last week. She wants to advocate for better care for military veterans and for jobs. Helping soldiers with stress disorders is a particular concern to her – “especially as they are coming...

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10th CD: environmentalist Gunn wants major change

Sue Gunn’s background fighting for the environment goes back decades at the state and federal levels. No other candidate running for Congress in Washington’s newly created 10th district has such a resume. And none appears to be as clearly advocating as huge an overhaul to the political...

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10th CD: For Denny Heck it’s jobs, jobs, jobs

For Democrat Denny Heck, the nation’s ongoing economic crisis is a time to invest for the future. He says the country needs jobs, investment in infrastructure and clean-energy technology, and in training people that work. “My strategy is to engage people, the votes in the 10th ...

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10th CD: Flemming has plans for jobs, retraining

With titles like doctor and brigadier general already on his resume, Pierce County Councilman Stan Flemming wants to add another: congressman. He lists five issues he wants to address if he is elected as the first U.S. House member from Washington’s new 10th district, but he puts one first...

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10th CD: Hannon says he is an independent voice

Steve Hannon drives an old pickup with 300,000 miles on it. He teaches school, serves as a building-level union rep for the state teachers union, and has voted for Democrats. But when it comes to national politics, he says Congress needs an “everyday” person like himself – willing...

3 days ago
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Police group endorses McKenna for governor; firefighters back Inslee

Republican candidate for governor Rob McKenna announced a pair of police endorsements this week, the latest today from the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. By contrast, a couple of firefighter endorsements recently went to Democratic opponent Jay Inslee.

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Muri: military background can win 10th CD

Dick Muri, the retired Air Force officer and Republican running in Washington’s new 10th Congressional District, was first in line to file for public office last week. And he brought that same military posture and punctuality to an interview in Tacoma – the first of several I’...

3 days ago
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Fourth try: Coalition files initiative for charter schools

Backers of charter schools filed an initiative to the people Tuesday that needs almost a quarter-million valid voter signatures by July 6 to qualify for the fall ballot. The move to file the ballot measure grew out of a failed effort to drive a limited charter-schools measure through the Legislature...

4 days ago
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WEA endorses lawmakers, GOP's Kim Wyman

At the Washington Education Association's weekend convention, Secretary of State candidate Kim Wyman became the first Republican statewide candidate to get the teacher's union's endorsement this year.

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UPDATE - Ex-Rep. Williams jumps into Appeals Court race

Brendan Williams, the former three-term state representative, filed to run in a crowded Court of Appeals race [Thursday], making an abrupt turn away from a Thurston County Superior Court seat he had been collecting cash and a slew of labor endorsements for. The move shakes up at least two races...

9 days ago
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UPDATED - McKenna wins Stand for Children’s K-12 endorsement

In what looks like a significant setback to Democrat Jay Inslee and a big boost to Republican Rob McKenna, education-advocacy group Stand for Children has endorsed McKenna’s gubernatorial campaign as a “change agent” for public schools. The group, which endorsed Gov. Chris Gregoire...

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