Washington: Ld44

Thu, 10/02/2008 - 14:24

Esser gives top 8 Republican pickup possibilities

Washington State Republican Party Chair Luke Esser weighed in on state legislative district politics yesterday, telling PolitickerWA.com which seats he thought were ripe for the picking.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:12

Larsen keen on CD2 races

[img_assist|nid=2008|title=U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=284]DENVER - Congressman Rick Larsen (D-Arlington) sees the results of his "top two" primary race as good news for local Democrats in Northwest Washington. Larsen led the four candidate field with just under 55 percent of the vote, leading his general election opponent Rick Bart (R-Arlington) by seventeen points. Two other Democratic challengers, Doug Schaffer and Glen S. Johnson, received five and three percent of the vote, respectively.

Tue, 05/06/2008 - 13:02

Rep. Dunshee to miss nominating convention

[img_assist|nid=968|title=Rep. Hans Dunshee|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=130]The Herald's Jerry Cornfield has the story on Rep. Hans Dunshee recent medical woes. He got a bad infection from a cut on his leg recently, and it was bad enough to hospitalize him and will cause him to miss this week's nominating convention in the 44th District.

Here is his letter to the party: