Jay Inslee

Jay Robert Inslee (born February 9, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 23rd Governor of Washington since January 2013.

Born in Seattle, Inslee graduated from the University of Washington and the Willamette University College of Law. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993 and then represented Washington's 4th congressional district, which included parts of the state around Yakima, in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. Defeated for re-election in the Republican Revolution of 1994, Inslee returned to private practice and then ran for Governor in the 1996 election, coming fifth in the blanket primary ahead of the general election, which was won by Democrat Gary Locke. Inslee then served as regional director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton.

Inslee returned to the House of Representatives in 1999, this time for Washington's 1st congressional district, which included Seattle's northern suburbs in King, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. He announced that he was running for Governor again on June 27, 2011, and he resigned from Congress on March 20, 2012, in order to focus on his campaign. He defeated Republican Rob McKenna, the Attorney General of Washington, in the general election by 52% to 48%.

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"[Washington State Democrat Jay Inslee brought an enlarged photo of the bald eagle to the House floor.] What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to nest in, ... This isn't modernization of the act. It's euthanasia of the act."
"They want to give away the taxpayers' gold. If somebody went to Fort Knox and took gold out, they'd be in jail for the rest of their lives. But in national forests, people can take gold (under the bill) and be considered friends of the Republican Party."
"This is a gross and disturbing violation of the commitment to keep water healthy in the straits and Puget Sound."
"It does not appear that there is a single inspector general who is in full charge of seeing that these monies are wisely spent."
"There's been a dramatic change in climate since before Christmas. It's shifted people. Some majority-party members are thinking twice about this bill."
"I found your study to be critical ... and there is evidence that logging may have some consequences we may not fully understand."
"We cannot allow telecommunications companies to hijack the Internet. After all, the beauty of the Internet is its open architecture."
"[Pombos bill is] not modernizing the Act, it is euthanizing it, ... It is putting it down with the guise of kindness, with the guise of making it stronger."
"The abuses and failures we've seen in Iraq -- we don't want to duplicate those here at home,"
"It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests."
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Jay Inslee proposed a $14.7 billion budget for the 2025-2027 biennium that begins July 1 ... Inslee’s plan also had $794 million for state ferries. In January, advisors for Inslee told lawmakers the ...
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Kitsap Sun 24 Mar 2025
Longtime Washington Democratic Rep ... He was 71 ... “Absolutely devastating news. R.I.P. Speaker Chopp,” Democratic Lt. Gov ... Jay Inslee posted on social media that Chopp “was one of the most effective and consequential legislative leaders in the whole nation.
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Sunnyside Daily Sun 22 Mar 2025
(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office says it is weighing all the evidence ahead of the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley, who was granted clemency by former Gov. Jay Inslee as he left ....
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Victim’s family pleads with Ferguson to block release murderer granted clemency by Inslee

Marietta Daily Journal 22 Mar 2025
(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office says it is weighing all the evidence ahead of the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley, who was granted clemency by former Gov. Jay Inslee as he left ... .
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Judge overturns Washington natural gas measure approved by voters

The Spokesman-Review 22 Mar 2025
“This is a win for Washingtonians, not the fossil fuel lobby.” ... Sponsors of the controversial measure vowed to take the case to the state Supreme Court ... Former Gov. Jay Inslee, who campaigned against the measure, attended Friday’s hearing ... .
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Restaurants and bars across Spokane and Coeur d’Alene are still living in the shadow of COVID-19

Inlander 20 Mar 2025
Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation on March 15, 2020, shutting down dine-in services and bars statewide, businesses had to pivot to takeout or temporarily close ... Inslee implemented a statewide ...
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Public health took center stage during the pandemic. Some things haven't changed for the better

Inlander 20 Mar 2025
Jay Inslee's four-phase reopening plan, he says ... But even if some choices could have been made differently — "we're not infallible" — Lutz gives Inslee credit for truly wanting as many people to ...
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As Spokane-area schools address impacts and deficiencies caused by the pandemic, educators are still figuring ...

Inlander 20 Mar 2025
When former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued a six-week shutdown in March 2020, students in Spokane had a day to prepare before moving to what was supposed to be a brief period of virtual learning ... "Human connection matters ... ♦ ....
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Everett community advocate arrested on drugs, weapons charges

Herald Net 18 Mar 2025
Police said Percy Levy, who ...
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Opening of new Washington juvenile detention center is delayed

The Lewiston Tribune 18 Mar 2025
The state Department of Children, Youth and Families hoped to open the new center in a retrofitted adult prison unit in March ... Late last year, former Gov. Jay Inslee included $33 million for the project in his final budget proposal ... .
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Washington man accused of having enough fentanyl to kill 278,000 people after getting clemency from ...

New York Post 17 Mar 2025
Jay Inslee in 2019 ... Jay Inslee had granted clemency to Percy Levy in 2019 ... Inslee granted Levy clemency in 2019, according to a document from the state ... Inslee’s decision regarding Levy in 2019 came after the 2021 of State v.
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5 years ago: St. Patrick’s Day without parade was proof that Spokane could not avoid COVID chaos

The Spokesman-Review 17 Mar 2025
Just before St. Patrick’s Day five years ago, like most communities around the world, Spokane was on edge ... Patrick ... Then Gov. Jay Inslee prohibited large events in the state’s most populated counties, a restriction that would soon spread statewide ... .

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