by Garrett FriskWhen Washington governor Jay Inslee announced he'd retire after three terms in office, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson quickly became the apparent frontrunner to succeed him. As Diamond Eye Candidate Report detailed in May, Ferguson launched his campaign with the support of a long list of elected officials; since then, that list has grown to include both Inslee and his predecessor as governor, Christine Gregoire. Today, Ferguson's path became even clearer when his biggest intra-party opponent, state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, dropped out of the race to run for Congress instead. However, although Ferguson is likely to win, he still faces opposition from Democratic state senator Mark Mullet and two prominent Republicans, former U.S. Representative Dave Reichert and recently-recalled Richland school board member Semi Bird. Additionally, there are several other minor candidates in the race who have yet to receive media attention. One of those candidates is William Combs, a Navy veteran running as an independent. Combs, who is formerly homeless, says "equality starts with civility and respectfulness towards each other." Combs does not appear to have a campaign website, but his campaign Facebook page can be found here. Another independent in the race is Leon Lawson, a believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory. Lawson previously ran for governor in 2020 and U.S. Senate in 2022, both times using "Trump Republican Party" as his ballot label; he polled 0.9% of the vote in the former race and 3.1% of the vote in the latter. Lawson's website can be found here. There is also another Democrat in the race: artificial intelligence engineer Chayton Inman. Inman, a climate activist, recently ran 70 miles from Seattle to the Washington capital building to "give RIGHTS to the Earth and end exploitative systems". Inman's website can be found here. Additionally, design company owner Ambra Mason is running under the Constitution Party. Mason says she will "protect our God given individual rights to life, liberty, and property, including Bill of rights protected freedoms." Her website can be found here. Other candidates include independent government transparency advocate Bobbie Samons, Democratic community college graduate Cassondra Hanson, Democratic retired King County Metro worker and frequent candidate Don Rivers, Democratic state-owned bank advocate Edward Cale, Republican anti-tax activist Kristine Schuler, and Democratic communications professional Reggie Grant. Comments are closed.
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