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Afternoon Fizz: Inslee Brings on High Power Fundraiser

News   May 8, 2009 at 12:07 pm Josh Feit

U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee’s latest finance reports show that he paid all-star Democratic fundraiser Tracy Newman $2500 for fundraising work this month. 

Newman, the powerhouse fundraiser who pulled in $12,000,000 for Chris Gregoire’s race against Dino Rossi last year, has a history of doing fundraising for high profile statewide races. 

Union insiders tell PubliCola that Inslee is seriously considering a 2012 run at the governor’s race.

I’ve got a call into Rep. Inslee’s office and to Newman to find out what Inslee has hired her to do.


  • BallardSting

    Inslee for Gov. 2012!!!!!!!!!!!! Then President in 2016.

  • BallardSting

    Inslee for Gov. 2012!!!!!!!!!!!! Then President in 2016.

  • BallardSting

    Inslee for Gov. 2012!!!!!!!!!!!! Then President in 2016.

  • Ian

    He’s going to have to beat Gregoire in the primary. She has a website, a bank account, a Facebook page (still pending? but reported), and has given several not terribly subtle statements indicating that she doesn’t consider her job necessarily finishing in 2012.

    Jay can do it–and thank God for that.

  • Ian

    He’s going to have to beat Gregoire in the primary. She has a website, a bank account, a Facebook page (still pending? but reported), and has given several not terribly subtle statements indicating that she doesn’t consider her job necessarily finishing in 2012.

    Jay can do it–and thank God for that.

  • Ian

    He’s going to have to beat Gregoire in the primary. She has a website, a bank account, a Facebook page (still pending? but reported), and has given several not terribly subtle statements indicating that she doesn’t consider her job necessarily finishing in 2012.

    Jay can do it–and thank God for that.

  • http://publicola.net/ Josh Feit

    Ian,

    True. Worth noting, though: Newman is Gregoire’s fundraiser.

  • http://publicola.net/ Josh Feit

    Ian,

    True. Worth noting, though: Newman is Gregoire’s fundraiser.

  • http://publicola.net/ Josh Feit

    Ian,

    True. Worth noting, though: Newman is Gregoire’s fundraiser.

  • lorax

    It will be Inslee vs. Brown and it will be epic.

  • lorax

    It will be Inslee vs. Brown and it will be epic.

  • lorax

    It will be Inslee vs. Brown and it will be epic.