WA Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig not running for reelection
Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig announced Monday he will not seek reelection this fall, saying “it’s time to step aside” after a legislative career spanning 14 years, the past six guiding the Democratic caucus.
“I’m as energized today as the day I got here,” he said while sitting in his office. “Part of being a good leader is knowing when it’s the right time to step aside and let others lead.”
Billig, 55, won a seat in the state House in 2010 before getting elected to the Senate in 2012. He’s been reelected twice in the 3rd Legislative District in Spokane.
He’s been majority leader since 2018, teaming with Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and the Democrat-controlled House to pass landmark policies concerning education, the environment, guns, taxes, child care and policing.
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