Washington
Direct democracy returns to Washington state
Democrats have owned the chief executive office for going on 40 years in Washington state, the longest GOP shutout of any state.
John Spellman vacated the Washington governor’s mansion, a Georgian-style structure on state Capitol grounds in Olympia, in early 1985. Since then, no Republican has gone to the residence of the Evergreen State’s chief executive except to visit. GOP ... [9162 chars]