The Washington State candidate filing period has ended. A list of the state legislative candidates is here. Follow the links at the top to see the other state, federal and judicial candidates on the ballot. Our own district's Mark Griswold gets a nice mention in today's Seattle Times article about the candidate filings.
Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance said the GOP is being equally aggressive. "Republicans are poised to have a big, big year," he said ... Vance noted his party even has a Republican candidate, Mark Griswold, running against state House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle. State records show this would be the first time Chopp has faced a Republican opponent since he was elected in 1994.Knock Chopp's block off, Mark!
Several other Republicans filed this year to run for Seattle legislative seats that seldom have even token Republican challengers. I credit Mark Griswold for blazing the trail.
Meanwhile in the gubernatorial race, Democrats Ron Sims and Christine Gregoire have been joined by a candidate who is no less qualified than they are to be the state's chief executive: Mike the Mover. There are even two candidates duking it out in the primary to be the Libertarian standard-bearer in the general election. Now that's a title worth fighting for!
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at July 31, 2004 02:54 PM