With Inslee out, here's who might run for Washington governor

[Kennah]

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/05/02/inslee-replacement-washington-governor

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday he won't run for a fourth term, after being only the second governor in state history to serve three terms consecutively.
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Bob Ferguson, elected as Washington's attorney general in 2012, gained national attention in 2017 when he led a lawsuit that halted then-President Donald Trump's earliest travel ban. Shortly afterward, Ferguson was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of the year.
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Hilary Franz, the state's commissioner of public lands, is considered Ferguson's biggest potential challenge in the race to succeed Inslee, now that King County Executive Dow Constantine has decided not to run.
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Mark Mullet is a moderate (some would say conservative) Democratic state senator who has clashed with liberals in his party over issues ranging from taxes to education policy.

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I thought there was gonna be a Bob vs Dow fight, but with Dow out, I guess not.

I really like Hilary Franz for the job, but I don't know that she's got the chops in a fight against Bob.

Pass on Mullet.

Expectations are the GOOP will run Tiffany Smiley--who lost 57-43 to Patty Murray in 2022.

[maxsolomon]

1. I love me some Hillary Franz.

But it's Ferguson's for the taking.

I hadn't known Constantine was passing on the opportunity. Probably makes sense as most of the state hates hates hates King Co and thinks we invented property crime by coddling opiate addicts.

[Kennah]

2. I agree it's probably Bob's

But Dow was starting to grow on me and many WA Governor's came from the King County Council. Dow had become more personable. He is a cool nerd. Maybe 2032 will be his time.

I look forward to Hilary saying "epic shit" during a debate.

Smiley, if she's the GOOP candidate, she might do worse than Culp did in 2020.