I just got an email from
Jay Inslee’s campaign office announcing that the Bainbridge
congressman will officially kickoff his run for governor next
week.
He’ll make the announcement Monday morning in Seattle. Followup
stops are planned for Yakima, Tacoma, Vancouver and Spokane.
Inslee’s campaign website, www.jayinslee.com, went up this
evening. Not much there yet. There’s a photo, a campaign sign (see
over to the left), an official campaign slogan (“Building a Working
Washington”) and a link for making financial contributions.
He’ll be matched against Republican Attorney General Rob
McKenna.
Inslee was elected to represent the 1st Congressional District
in 1998, shortly after moving to Bainbridge.
“He is the automatic front-runner for the Democrats at this
point,” state Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz told the
Seattle Times. “He’s very popular with the party and a proven
vote-getter on both sides of the mountains.”