Gov. Jay Inslee: A Timeline

Nov. 3 - Up for re-election.
 Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 69 years, 11.4 months.







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Nov. 2 - Re-elected def. James Watkins (R) by 57.67% to 42.33%.
Nov. 6 - Elected Governor, def. Rob McKenna (R) by 51% to 49%.


Nov. 8 - Re-elected, def. Bill Bryant (R) by 54.4% to 45.6% (+).
 Dec. 4, - Elected Chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
 Nov. 6 - Marks success as DGA chair (+).
 Mar. 1 - Announces candidacy in video, Seattle event.
Aug. 21 - Announces end of campaign.
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Nov. 7 - Re-elected, def. Dan McDonald (R0 by 54.55% to 42.65% and 2.80% for Bruce Newman (L).
Nov. 4 - Re-elected, def. Joseph Marine (R) by 55.64% to 41.31% and 3.05% for Mark B. Wilson (L).
Nov. 2 - Re-elected, def. Randy Eastwood (R) by 62.28% to 35.96% and 1.77% for Charles Moore (L).
Nov. 7 - Re-elected def. Larry Ishmael (R) by 67.72% to 32.28%.
 Co-author of Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy.
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Re-elected def. Larry Ishmael (R) by 67.76% to 32.24%.
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Nov. 6 - Re-elected to the state House by 61.8% to 38.2%.
Sept. - Close second in blanket primary for U.S. House in CD-4 (Eastern WA).  Nov. 3 - Elected to the U.S. House def. Doc Hastings (R) by 50.84%- 49.16%.
Nov. 8 - Defeated in re-match, losing to Doc Hastings (R) by 53.34%-46.66%.
Sept. 17 - Candidate for governor in the blanket primary, finishing fifth with 9.75% of the vote.
 Regional director of HHS, appointed by President. Clinton, 1997-98.
 Sept - Second in primary for U.S. House in CD-1 (Seattle suburbs).
 Nov. 3 - Elected to U.S. House, def. Rick White (R) by 49.77% to 44.12%.
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Nov. 8  - Elected to the state House, def. former Yakima Mayor Lynn Carmichael (D) by 52%-48%.

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Withdraws after one year.  Starts at University of Washington.
Aug. 27 - Marries Trudi.
 B.A. in economics from University of Washington.

J.D. from Willamette University School of Law.
Attorney at Peters, Schmalz, Leadon & Fowler,


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Graduates from Ingraham High School in Seattle, WA. Starts at Stanford University.
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Born Feb. 9, 1951 in Seattle, WA, oldest of three brothers.







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Inslee has run for office 14 times.
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