Posted on 05/17/2020 7:49:00 AM PDT by napscoordinator
Embattled Spokane Valley Republican Matt Shea will not seek reelection to the legislative seat he has held for 12 years.
Shea did not file a petition of candidacy for his 4th District House seat Friday, the last day available for people seeking offices in the 2020 election.
He was rumored to be considering a run for Congress against fellow Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers, but he did not file for that position either before the deadline passed.
His seatmate, fellow Republican Bob McCaslin, did file for reelection Friday. Former Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase filed for the district’s other seat.
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This is a bright red seat. It’s also a State legislative seat, not a U.S. House seat. Shea has had a media target on his back yet for a while yet he still won with 57% of the vote last time. His seat mate did even better. (Washington State has the double-bunking representation system.) The GOP won’t lose this seat. If anything without Shea for the media to kick around it makes it even easier to hold. So you don’t have to be ‘concerned.’
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