There’s some hot Democrat-on-Democrat action in the race to replace retiring state Rep. Brendan Williams (D-22, Olympia).
And social justice Democrat Chris Reykdal is gaining some momentum. While remaining behind former state Department of Labor and Industries manager and enviro Stew Henderson in fundraising (by about $10,000), Reykdal, a former Tumwater planning commissioner, won the sole endorsement of the politically important Service Employees International Union locals today.
Add that to his sole endorsement from the Washington State Labor Council (along with a long list of other labor endorsements and sole endorsements from state legislature liberals including Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Reps. Geoff Simpson, Bob Hasegawa, Mike Sells, and retiring adamant lefty Williams himself.)
His opponent, Henderson, is focusing on creating green jobs, and has gotten sole endorsements from the Sierra Club and the Washington Conservation voters.
Footnote: When election season began, Camden started a scorecard on “It” Democratic consultant Christian Sinderman. Sinderman is working for Henderson.
He was also working for state Sen. Craig Pridemore, who has since dropped out of his U.S. congressional bid, and state Sen. Ken Jacobsen who has since dropped out of his reelection campaign.
Sinderman’s still got Joe Fitzgibbon, though, who’s picking up steam in his race for the open 34th District state House seat.
