U.S. Congress elections
House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls
WASHINGTON -- U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Nation & World
Brian Sullivan to stay in crowded congressional race
Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan said Monday he's not giving up on his dream to serve in Congress.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Local News
Sullivan won't drop out of special election
Democratic Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan said today he's not giving up on his dream to serve in Congress.
Date: 05/21/2012 | The Petri Dish
Who’s running for office
U.S. SenateChuck Jackson (Prefers Republican Party)Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party)Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party)Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party)Mike the Mover (Prefers Republican Party)Glenn Stockwell (Prefers Republican Party)
Date: 05/19/2012 | Local News
McMorris Rodgers files for 5th term
SPOKANE -- U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has officially filed for re-election to a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the Spokane area.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Mad scramble to get elected in 1st District
Congressional redistricting has set off a mad scramble of candidates trying to get elected either to a newly drawn district, to another that soon will no longer exist, or both.The person elected to the new 1st District will serve a two-year term beginning in January.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Koster 'not inclined' to run in special election
Republican John Koster said this afternoon he isn't making plans to run in the special election to fill the unexpired term of U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.“At this point, I am not inclined to get into the race,” said Koster, a Snohomish County Councilman.
Date: 05/14/2012 | The Petri Dish
Filing begins, including 2 races for same seat
The political season heats up this week, as candidates file for local, state and federal offices.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Local News
County councilman to run for 1-month Congress post
Snohomish County Council Chairman Brian Sullivan said Sunday he's agreed to be the Democratic Party's candidate in this year's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Fundraising in federal races near $2 billion in 2011
Presidential and congressional candidates plus the political forces behind them raised nearly $1.9 billion last year, according to a report released today by the Federal Election Commission.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Petri Dish
One month in Congress will pay $15,000
Whoever wins this year's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee can count on a nice salary and decent benefits for a month's work in arguably the world's most powerful political institution.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Local News
DelBene leads in latest 1st District money report
OLYMPIA -- Suzan DelBene leads the Democratic pack of candidates in the fundraising race for Washington's 1st Congressional District, raising more than $341,000 in the first three months of this year and winning an endorsement from Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
DelBene leads in latest 1st District money report
OLYMPIA -- Suzan DelBene leads the Democratic pack of candidates in the fundraising race for Washington's 1st Congressional District, raising more than $341,000 in the first three months of this year and winning an endorsement from Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
Kucinich asking voters if he should run in state
OLYMPIA -- Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is asking voters whether he should run for Congress in Washington state. Kucinich sent out a survey to his supporters on Sunday asking them for input. He said he wanted guidance and that the submissions would be critical to his decision.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Northwest
Goodman ends bid for 1st District House seat
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and instead will seek re-election to the Legislature.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Goodman ends bid for Congress
State Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, said today he is ending his campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat and will seek re-election to the Legislature instead.
Date: 04/12/2012 | The Petri Dish
Lawmakers don't fund election to replace Inslee
OLYMPIA -- State election officials learned Wednesday they won't be getting an extra $1 million to cover the costs of a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee.Lawmakers did not include any money in the state budget they passed Wednesday before adjourning and heading home.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Is a few weeks in Congress worth the run?
What a dilemma. Eight candidates battling for a two-year term as the next representative of the 1st Congressional District must soon decide whether they want to try to get the job for a couple weeks in December, as well.
Date: 04/08/2012 | Local News
Election called to replace Inslee for 1 month
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday a special election to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee will be held in the old boundaries of the 1st Congressional District and it may cost taxpayers as much as $770,000 to conduct.
Date: 04/02/2012 | Local News
Gregoire: Election in works to replace Inslee
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said today a special election will be held to pick someone to serve the final weeks of former Congressman Jay Inslee's term.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
First look at six Democrats running for Congress
Democratic voters shopping for a candidate in the 1st Congressional District enjoy plenty of choices from their party right now.There are three men and three women in the race, and each is a slightly different shade of Democrat.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
County Democrats endorse all 1st District candidates
Tonight, King County Democrats will consider who to endorse among the six Democratic candidates vying for the seat in the 1st Congressional District.
Date: 03/27/2012 | The Petri Dish
7 candidates try to stand out in 1st District
EVERETT -- A wide-open battle for the 1st Congressional District touched down at the Machinists Union Hall in Everett on Friday as seven candidates swapped views on creating jobs, protecting workers and preserving Social Security.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Local News
Mukilteo Republican to run against Larsen for Congress
A former military man from Mukilteo launched his campaign Wednesday to unseat U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Forum for 1st Congressional District seat
Candidate forumCandidates competing for the 1st Congressional District seat will share a stage Friday at the campaign's first forum in Snohomish County.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Former Air Force pilot to launch campaign against Larsen
An ex-military man from Mukilteo is gearing up to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen.
Date: 03/20/2012 | The Petri Dish
Kucinich move to Washington will be hot topic again
Don't write a political obituary for Democratic U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio quite yet.
Date: 03/06/2012 | The Petri Dish
Political battleground
Diverse new 1st District may be America's most evenly split
Date: 03/04/2012 | Local News
Washington's new 1st congressional district
Beginning with the 2012 congressional election, Washington gets a 10th member of the House of Representatives, and the boundaries of the existing nine districts have been redrawn -- in some cases radically changing their geopolitics. One of the more interesting examples is the new 1st District, the...
Date: 03/04/2012 | Need to Know
Norm Dicks says he won't seek re-election to Congress this fall
U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., the dean of the Washington congressional delegation, announced today he will not seek re-election this fall.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
Shoreline Republican announces bid against Cantwell
Art Coday, a Shoreline Republican who lost a bid for 32nd District state representative in 2010, has announced a campaign against Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.
Date: 03/01/2012 | Local News
Huckabee endorses Koster for Congress
Republican John Koster is piling up the endorsements in his bid for Congress.
Date: 02/20/2012 | The Petri Dish
Election laws govern reshaped 2nd District
Following the recent redistricting process, the 2nd Congressional District will soon include large portions of south Snohomish County including Lynnwood, Brier and Mountlake Terrace.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Local News
Newt Gingrich donor may spend millions more to aid GOP
Billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson seems to be signaling his intention to plow millions more into conservative groups to influence this year's elections, in addition to the $10 million that he and his wife gave a "super" political action committee that backs Newt Gingrich.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Nation & World
Ore. Democrat wins special congressional election
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Democrats will hold onto an Oregon congressional seat left vacant when David Wu resigned in a sex scandal.Democrat Suzanne Bonamici defeated Republican Rob Cornilles Tuesday night. With 69 percent of the vote counted, Bonamici led Cornilles 54 percent to 39 percent.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Nation & World
GOP field clears for Koster in congressional race
Republican Snohomish County Councilman John Koster woke up this morning as the only GOP candidate vying for the 1st Congressional District seat.That's because Kirkland Republican James Watkins quit the race Friday and threw his support to Koster.
Date: 01/28/2012 | The Petri Dish
Anders exits crowded contest for Inslee's seat
Republican Greg Anders of Bellingham announced today he is getting out of the race for the 1st Congressional District seat.
Date: 01/26/2012 | The Petri Dish
Democrat Suzan DelBene announces run for Congress
The state’s most crowded race for Congress got even more crowded today.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Local News
Can John Koster dodge the social conservative brand?
As the roiling waters of redistricting settle, it's clear three congressional districts will have berths in Snohomish County with incumbent Democratic congressmen setting anchor in two of them.
Date: 01/08/2012 | Local News
Stymied by redistricting, Liias scraps run for Congress
EDMONDS -- With his bid for Congress thwarted by redistricting, Democratic state Rep. Marko Liias of Edmonds has decided to pursue a longer career in the state Legislature and will seek re-election this November.
Date: 01/04/2012 | Local News
State's political map redrawn
OLYMPIA -- Lynnwood gets moved and one incumbent state lawmaker gets bounced in a redrawing of Snohomish County's political map released Friday by the state redistricting commission.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Local News
State’s redistricting committee says new congressional, legislative maps will meet Jan. 1 deadline
OLYMPIA -- The people drawing new political boundaries for the state aren't going to meet their self-imposed goal of finishing in November.
Date: 11/21/2011 | Local News
Burner joins six other Democrats for run at Inslee's seat in Congress
Democrat Darcy Burner announced Wednesday she'll make another bid for Congress in 2012, this time targeting the seat U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee is giving up.
Date: 11/02/2011 | Local News
Burner running for Congress again in crowded field
OLYMPIA -- Democratic activist Darcy Burner is making another run for Congress.Burner said Wednesday that she wants to stand up for working people. She took a line from the Occupy Wall Street protests to say that the Congress needs people who will fight for "the 99 percent."
Date: 11/02/2011 | Northwest
Aaron Reardon says he has no plans to run for governor or Congress
EVERETT -- Rumors that Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon could soon launch a bid for governor or Congress have percolated throughout his ongoing reelection campaign.The rumors aren't true, according to Reardon and Democratic Party leaders.
Date: 10/19/2011 | Local News
State senator challenges Cantwell for U.S. Senate seat
SPOKANE -- State Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, announced Monday he is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell for her seat in Congress next year.Baumgartner's decision is not unexpected as he's spent the past several weeks meeting with party leaders to discuss the race.
Date: 10/04/2011 | Local News
Redistricting: a puzzle with 195,000 pieces
Washington began statehood in 1889 with a single seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: 10/02/2011 | Need to Know
Maps recognize county's red and blue divide
It's no secret those living in the rural confines of east Snohomish County consider themselves a far different breed from those residing in the urban corridor of the county's west flank.And vice-versa.
Date: 09/18/2011 | Local News
GOP wins in N.Y. House race, seen as Obama rebuke
NEW YORK -- Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Nation & World
Political maps could put piece of new district in county
OLYMPIA -- Washington's future 10th congressional seat might run through Snohomish County.Democratic Congressman Rick Larsen might no longer be representing the town in which he was born.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Local News
5 things to watch as state’s political lines are redrawn
Tuesday is a big day for Washington's political class.That's when the four not-so-ordinary citizens serving on the state's Redistricting Commission will divulge how they want to redraw all the lines on Washington's political map.
Date: 09/11/2011 | Local News
Drawing lines in a fuzzy process
OLYMPIA -- The four members of the state redistricting commission are just days from revealing their ideas for carrying out the once-a-decade makeover of Washington's political map.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Local News
Giving Cantwell a pass might boost 2 GOP hopefuls
Republican Reagan Dunn figures his chances of becoming Washington's next attorney general improve if his party doesn't put up much of a fight to prevent U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell's re-election in 2012.
Date: 08/28/2011 | Local News
Marko Liias joins race for Congress
EDMONDS -- State Rep. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, announced Tuesday he is running for Congress next year, pledging to be the torchbearer for the state's middle class on the floor of House of Representatives.
Date: 08/03/2011 | Local News
Steve Hobbs plans run for Congress
LAKE STEVENS – State Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, who's crafted a reputation as a party moderate, announced Monday he is running for Congress in 2012.
Date: 08/02/2011 | Local News
Today's menu: Trifecta of not-so-trivial pursuits
Frustration with its union workforce may be prompting the Boeing Co. to play the South Carolina card again.When the aerospace giant last battled its powerful Machinists at the bargaining table, the firm decided to put a 787 Dreamliner production line in that state.
Date: 07/31/2011 | Local News
Kucinich, shopping for a new district, hopes to keep visiting Washington
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Dennis Kucinich has been shopping around for a new congressional district as it appears increasingly likely that he will be drawn out of his Ohio district. And he may have found a new one -- in a state thousands of miles away.
Date: 07/19/2011 | Nation & World
New life for Brian Baird
Former congressman and his family settle in Edmonds
Date: 06/21/2011 | Local News
Denny Heck bids for Congress, in a district to be named later
OLYMPIA -- Denny Heck lost a bid for Congress last fall in the 3rd District in southwest Washington to Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler of Camas. Now he is running again, but he's not sure of the district.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Northwest
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