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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline: May 18, 2012
Primary: August 7, 2012
This
page was last updated on February 4, 2012
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[
Chris Gregoire (D)*
- Retiring in 2012. ]
Jay Inslee (D) - Congressman,
Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Selah Prosecuting Attorney
Shahram Hadian (R) -
Christian Pastor, Ex-Muslim & '10 State Rep. Candidate
Rob McKenna (R) - Attorney
General & Ex-King County Councilor
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Brad
Owen (D)*
Lisa
Brown (D) - State Senator Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep.,
College Professor & Economist
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2012.

SECRETARY
OF STATE:
[
Sam Reed (R)* - Retiring
in 2012. ]
Kim Wyman (R) - Thurston
County Auditor
Kathleen Drew (D) -
Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Zack Hudgins (D) - State
Rep. & Ex-Software Project Manager
Jim Kastama (D) - State
Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
STATE
TREASURER:
Jim
McIntire (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
AUDITOR:
[
Brian Sonntag (D)* - Retiring
in 2012. ]
Mark Miloscia (D) -
State Rep., Ex-Lakehaven Utility Commissioner, Substitute Teacher
& USAF Veteran
Craig Pridemore (D) -
State Sen.
Glenn Freeman (Constitution) - Ex-State Party Chair, Corporate
Auditor & '08 Candidate

ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[
Rob McKenna (R)* - Candidate
for Governor in 2012. ]
Reagan Dunn (R) - King County
Councilmember, Attorney & Son of Ex-Congresswoman Jennifer
Dunn
Bob Ferguson (D)
- King County Councilmember & Attorney
John Ladenburg (D) - Ex-Pierce
County Executive, Ex-Pierce County Prosecutor, Ex-Tacome City
Councilman & '08 Nominee
STATE
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS:
Peter
Goldmark (D)* -
(Campaign Site)

STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Mike
Kreidler (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note:
Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
Randy Dorn * - (Campaign
Site)

STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State House
( Democratic Caucus - Republican
Caucus )
State Senate
( Democratic Caucus - Republican
Caucus )
U.S.
SENATOR:
Maria
Cantwell (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Michael
Baumgartner (R) - State Sen., Ex-US Diplomat in Iraq &
Military Economics Advisor
Art Coday (R) - Physician

Patty Murray (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
- Next Election in 2016.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
[
Jay Inslee (D)* - Candidate
for Governor in 2012. ]
Josh Brown (D)
- Kitsap County Commissioner & Commercial Realtor
Darcy Burner (D) - Ex-Microsoft
Executive, Community Activist & '06/'08 Nominee
Suzan DelBene (D)
- Ex-Microsoft VP, Reed College Trustee, Anti-Poverty Activist
& '10 Nominee in CD-8
Roger Goodman (D)
- State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Steve Hobbs (D)
- State Sen. & Iraq War Veteran
Ross Hunter (D) - State
Rep. & Retired Microsoft Program Manager
Darshan Rauniyar
(D) - Technology Executive & Democratic Activist
Laura Ruderman (D)
- Ex-State Rep., Ex-Microsoft Executive & '04 Sec. of State
Nominee
Larry Ishmael (R) - Ex-Issaquah
School Board President, Businessman & '06/'08 Nominee
John Koster (R)
- Snohomish County Councilman, Ex-State Rep., Business Consultant
& '00/10 Nominee
James Watkins (R)
- Business Development Consultant, Ex-Bank Manager & '10 Nominee

District
2:
Rick Larsen (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Greg Anders (R)
- Air Show Pilot, Retired USAF Officer & Iraq War Veteran
District
3:
Jaime Herrera Beutler
(R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jon Haugen (D) - Airline Pilot,
Navy Veteran, '08 State Sen. Candidate & '10 State Rep. Candidate
Elizabeth Uelmen (D)
- Teacher
District
4:
Doc Hastings (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Shane Fast (R) - Businessman,
Tea Party Activist & '10 Candidate
Jay Clough (D) - Nuclear
Waste Cleanup Contractor, USMC Veteran & '10 Nominee

District
5:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Rich Cowan (D)
- Video Production Company CEO
Dan Morrissey (D) - Ex-Gonzaga Law School Dean & Attorney
Daryl Romeyn (D) - Farmer, Ex-TV Meteorologist & '10 Nominee
District
6:
Norm Dicks (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Bob Sauerwein (R) -
Insurance Agent, Radio Talk Show Host & Navy Veteran
Jesse Young (R)
- Business Technology Consultant
District
7:
Jim McDermott (D)*
- (Campaign Site)

District
8:
Dave Reichert (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
John Kennedy (D) -
Financial Planner
Karen Porterfield (D)
- University Official
District
9:
Adam Smith (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Bruce Harrell (D)
- Seattle City Councilmember & Attorney
Jim Postma (R)
- Businessman, Software Engineer & '08/10 Candidate
District
10:
** NEW DISTRICT - NO INCUMBENT **
Denny Heck (D)
- Ex-State House Majority Leader, Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
& '10 Nominee
Stan Flemming (R)
- Pierce County Councilor & Physician
Dick Muri (R) - Pierce
County Councilor, Ex-Steilacoom School Board Member, Retired USAF
Officer & '10 Nominee

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Christian
Liberty Party of Washington State
Constitution Party
of Washington State
Washington State Democratic
Party
Green Party of Washington State
Libertarian Party of Washington
State
Progressive Party of Washington
Washington State Republican Party

STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office
State Public Disclosure Commission

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Bainbridge Island
Review
Bellingham Herald
Bremerton Sun
Centralia Chronicle
Everett Herald - (Politics
Section)
HorseAss.org (Liberal)
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
Tri-City Herald
King County Journal
Longview Daily News
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Northwest Cable News
Northwest Daily Marker
(Conservative)
The Olympian
PNW Local News
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- (Politics
Section)
Seattle Stranger (Alternative)
Seattle Times -
(Politics Section)
Seattle Weekly (Alternative)
Sound Politics (Conservative)
Spokane Spokesman-Review / Spokane.net
Spokane Valley Daily
Herald
Vancouver Columbian
Washington Voter - League
of Women Voters
Wenatchee World
Yakima Herald-Republic
KING TV-5 (NBC - Seattle)
KREM TV-2 (Indep. - Spokane)

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