Attorney General
Republican incumbent Attorney General Rob McKenna is running against Democrat challenger Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg.
Attorney General Rob McKenna has served one term in Olympia as AG, and served three terms on the King County Council. Prior to that he was an attorney with the huge law firm Perkins Coie in their Bellevue office.
Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg is a former Tacoma City Councilman, Pierce County Prosecutor, and now a two-term County Executive.
AG McKenna took a majority of the vote in the August Primary (very nearly 57%), whereas Executive Ladenburg received 43% of the primary vote.
Endorsements for the two candidates breaks mostly along typical party lines, with the noteworthy exception of 13 county sherriffs and several prominant law enforcement unions supporting AG McKenna.
The Attorney General's Office has been busy under AG McKenna, including twice successfully defending state initiatives before the U.S. Supreme Court.
There's frankly not a lot of difference between the two, with the quite notable exception that Executive Ladenburg supports pre-emptive review of initiatives by state courts, whereas AG McKenna views that as a violation of the state constitution.
I have dealt with Rob McKenna on King County budget issues in the past. He's a VERY sharp man. I've been impressed with him everytime I have encountered him.
I see no reason for change in this office. I am voting for Rob McKenna for Atttorney General.
Attorney General Rob McKenna has served one term in Olympia as AG, and served three terms on the King County Council. Prior to that he was an attorney with the huge law firm Perkins Coie in their Bellevue office.
Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg is a former Tacoma City Councilman, Pierce County Prosecutor, and now a two-term County Executive.
AG McKenna took a majority of the vote in the August Primary (very nearly 57%), whereas Executive Ladenburg received 43% of the primary vote.
Endorsements for the two candidates breaks mostly along typical party lines, with the noteworthy exception of 13 county sherriffs and several prominant law enforcement unions supporting AG McKenna.
The Attorney General's Office has been busy under AG McKenna, including twice successfully defending state initiatives before the U.S. Supreme Court.
There's frankly not a lot of difference between the two, with the quite notable exception that Executive Ladenburg supports pre-emptive review of initiatives by state courts, whereas AG McKenna views that as a violation of the state constitution.
I have dealt with Rob McKenna on King County budget issues in the past. He's a VERY sharp man. I've been impressed with him everytime I have encountered him.
I see no reason for change in this office. I am voting for Rob McKenna for Atttorney General.
posted by Eric W. at
4:20 PM
1 Comments:
It was good to see that McKenna survived the crush of Democratic votes. I like seeing the parties mixed at this level, and I am inclined to support an incumbent that has been doing a good job regardless of the governor's party.
So from time to time, our interests align.
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