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Key groups give early endorsement to Gregoire
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Edited | User 13 Sep 03, 2003 11:44am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Olympian |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 3, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Christine Gregoire's campaign for governor picked up endorsements from police and firefighter groups Tuesday, offering the first solid evidence that the Democratic attorney general might be the front-runner to replace the retiring Gov. Gary Locke in the 2004 election.
It's still early in the election cycle, and not all potential candidates have announced. But three influential public safety groups announced early endorsements of Gregoire -- favoring her over Democrats Phil Talmadge, the former Supreme Court justice, and King County Executive Ron Sims, as well as anyone who might enter the race.
Among Republicans, Federico Cruz of Tacoma has announced, but he lacks the formal support of the state Republican Party leadership, which is looking for another candidate to support.
Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee also is considering a bid for governor, but like other Democrats rumored to be interested, he hasn't stepped forward.
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