Posted by Andrew Garber
Gov. Chris Gregoire is not running for re-election according to sources close to the governor.
Gregoire’s office sent out a press release early Monday morning saying she’s holding a press conference at the governor’s mansion at 10 a.m. to “announce her future plans.”
Gregoire said last week she’d meet with her family over the weekend before making a decision on whether to run for re-election. Gregoire was first elected in 2004 and is in her second term.
Many political observers had not expected her to seek a third term. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee has been positioning himself for a run if Gregoire steps aside.
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna, a Republican, announced last week that he plans to run for governor.
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I’d say that’s worth at least a high-five and a head-bump...
I believe that Gregoire was in DC just last week, meeting with Sebelius and others. My guess is that she’s “movin’ on up, up to DC, that is. Maybe a labor job. She’s sure bought and paid for by the unions.