In this June 4, 2020, file photo, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks during a subcommittee hearing about the Covid-19 response on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Herrera Beutler said she would vote in support of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in what was ultimately a successful effort to oust Cheney from Republican House leadership. Credit: (Al Drago/Pool via AP, File)
Cheney s out, and so are Durkan s texts, apparently: This week in Washington politics May 14, 2021
The Republican Party is changing.
Congressional Republicans voted to strip Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post this week; it was a punishment of sorts for her outspoken opposition to former President Donald Trump.
It s getting pretty hot â this week in politics, not the weather
Pierce County doesnât like it one bit.
In non-pandemic political news, the recall campaign against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is gearing up, and another candidate is jumping into the crowded Seattle mayoral race. It s getting pretty hot, said Joni Balter, host of Seattle CityClubâs Civic Cocktail on the Seattle Channel â and she wasn t talking about the weather. There s even bipartisan talk of a special legislative session to help Pierce County get out of this phase. I bet that doesn t happen. The numbers don t support it. I think the governor is going to find a way to fix this.
It s getting pretty hot â this week in politics, not the weather
Pierce County doesnât like it one bit.
In non-pandemic political news, the recall campaign against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is gearing up, and another candidate is jumping into the crowded Seattle mayoral race. It s getting pretty hot, said Joni Balter, host of Seattle CityClubâs Civic Cocktail on the Seattle Channel â and she wasn t talking about the weather. There s even bipartisan talk of a special legislative session to help Pierce County get out of this phase. I bet that doesn t happen. The numbers don t support it. I think the governor is going to find a way to fix this.
Millennials challenge veteran candidates in 2021 King County and Seattle elections
the year for millennial candidates in King County?
Several Seattle millennials are challenging political veterans with deep pockets, and contests like the Seattle mayoral and King County executive races are shaping up to be generational battles.
The Seattle Times reports the leading candidates in the mayor s race are worth anywhere from $0 (Andrew Grant Houston) to $15 million (former Seattle City Council Member Bruce Harrell). According to the
Times, which analyzed candidate disclosures with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission in April, most of the remaining top contenders are worth less than $500,000.
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