Former U.S. Sen. Brock Adams, who declined to seek re-election in the early 90s following a sexual harassment scandal, is dead at 77.
The sponsor of the attack ads you've been seeing on Deborah Senn, who's running for state attorney general, won't disclose where the money is coming from, so the Washington Attorney General's office is taking the group to court today, Beth Kaiman reports. It's a $600,000 ad buy in the Seattle market alone. Some of the TV stations are pulling it.
Stealing one from Ken Mehlman and Jon Stewart here, let's play the Kevin Bacon game:
"Voters Education Committee was little known until its ad blitz began late last month. Its director, Bruce Boram, is also executive director of United for Washington, a group that represents state business interests. Valerie Huntsberry, record-keeper for Voters Education Committee, is associate director of United for Washington. The committee's lawyer, John White, is the attorney for the state GOP. Boram, Huntsberry and others associated with United for Washington have said there is no link between that group and Voters Education Committee. White and others have said there is no link to the Republican Party."
Also, Boram quit as Sheriff Dave Reichert's campaign consultant, Warren Cornwall reports.
Problem was, Reichert has made a showy thing about running a positive campaign, and here his chief campaign consultant is running a secretive attack campaign against Deborah Senn. Problem is, Reichert is left without a strategist on the final weekend before the primary. Perhaps this is why no one from Reichert's office called BTC back yesterday until nearly 7 p.m., despite three phone calls. Who's running the show there now? BTC's phone call was returned by Kevan Yalowitz, a college student (albeit, a very polished one) on leave.
"The Reichert campaign plans to hire a new consultant, Minnesota-based Scott Cottington, who already is working on Republican Cathy McMorris' congressional campaign in Eastern Washington's 5th District."
The state's been flooded with campaign pros from Minnesota this season. Keep your sticks on the ice everybody.
Cornwall also reports that the Republican challengers in the 8th all lean to the right of Jennifer Dunn, the outgoing congresswoman. She's pro-choice, opposed arctic oil drilling and supports ending the restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research imposed by President Bush.
The GOP hopefuls, meanwhile, are all solidly with the Bush administration on just about every issue. This could create problems for them in a district that is increasingly Democratic.
Here's a look at the race to become superintendent of public instruction. Terry Bergeson seeks re-election against Juanita Doyon and Judith Billings. The big issue is the WASL.
Bergeson's opponents want to change course on the WASL or abandon it altogether. Bergeson "sees progress where her opponents see problems," reports Linda Shaw.
More in a bit.
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