Governor Jay Inslee has announced he won’t seek reelection for governor and other candidates have already announced their intent to run for the position.
Inslee announced on May 1 that he would not enter the race for Washington state governor in 2024. Inslee was last welected in 2020 and is only the state’s second governor to serve three consecutive terms, according to the governor’s office.
Inslee said he was proud of climate policies, family leave benefits, college scholarship programs, an improved legal system and gun violence prevention laws established during his leadership.
“During a decade of dynamic change, we’ve made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation,” Inslee wrote in a statement. “I’m ready to pass the torch.”
Inslee’s announcement has already attracted candidates vying for the governor position. Hilary Franz, the state’s commissioner of public lands, announced May 10 that she would run as governor. State attorney general Bob Ferguson also announced he was interested in running for governor. Both politicians are Democrats.
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