SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a two-term sheriff known for helping to hunt down a prolific serial killer, is trying to become Washington’s first GOP governor in 40 years.
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“I think not only has the partisan lean moved more towards the Democrats over the last decade or two in the state, but also the Republican Party has become less united, especially since 2016,” said Cornell Clayton, director of Washington State University’s Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service. “And that hurts Republican candidates.
Both candidates have committed to hiring more police. Ferguson’s plan includes directing $100 million to help local jurisdictions bring more officers on board, including through hiring bonuses. Reichert has said elected officials need to show they support law enforcement, including by protecting qualified immunity laws, in order to recruit more officers.
Ferguson has brought up the possibility on his website of pursuing an amendment to the state constitution to strengthen abortion protections. He also regularly references Reichert’s history during his seven terms in Congress of voting for a nationwidestarting at 20 weeks of pregnancy as evidence of him being “wildly out of touch with the majority of Washingtonians.”
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