Washington: Campaign Kickoff

Tue, 06/03/2008 - 12:33

Flannigan to kick off campaign with disaster relief fundraiser

State Rep. Dennis Flannigan (D-Tacoma) will begin his campaign for re-election to a fourth term in the 27th District Wednesday, but the event is not just about him. Checks will be written and speeches given, as at any campaign kickoff, with the key difference being that Flannigan's kickoff is a fundraiser not for his campaign, but for the victims of the recent earthquake in the Szechuan province of China.

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Fri, 05/23/2008 - 10:55

Larsen to kick off House re-election bid

[img_assist|nid=933|title=U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=145|height=196]U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Arlington) announced today that he will kickoff his campaign for re-election to a 5th term in Congress with events in each of the 2nd Congressional District's five counties next week. It has been well known that Larsen would seek another term, but beginning Tuesday in Mount Vernon, it will be official.

Larsen's opponent, Republican Rick Bart (R-Arlington), began his campaign last month.

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 00:26

John Ladenburg, fighter from the neighborhood

[img_assist|nid=1029|title=John Ladenburg|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=120|height=199]At his official campaign kickoff last Monday, Democratic candidate for Attorney General John Ladenburg began his speech by talking about opening his first office as a trial lawyer in South Tacoma. He mentioned how he worked with tribes and blue collar folks from the neighborhood and boasted that he was one of the first lawyers around to work on behalf of battered women. 

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