re-election

Ross says he's running again because he believes the county deserves the experience and steady leadership.

He did not say what he'll be doing after he leaves the job at the end of the year.

The two-term Republican Representative says recent legislative boundary changes forced him to make the tough decision.

**The National Potato Council and a dozen other potato associations thanked Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue for his support of expanded fresh potato exports to Mexico. Thepacker.com reports, he was thanked in a letter for his testimony before a House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee hearing...

As County Treasurer, Thomson is responsible for collecting and distributing nearly $2 billion annually and managing an investment portfolio of about $400 million daily on behalf of the county and its many agencies.

Cook has served as Yakima County Assessor since first being elected in 1998.

OLYMPIA (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Jessyn Farrell is resigning from the Legislature to focus on her run for Seattle mayor. Farrell, 43, announced the decision Tuesday. She told The Associated Press that her resignation would be effective Thursday...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state senator has entered the race for Seattle mayor. Seattlepi.com reports Democratic Sen. Bob Hasegawa of Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood made the announcement Monday in a news release. Spokesman Michael Charles says Hasegawa will run on an "economic justice agenda...

SEATTLE (AP) — A fourth man is accusing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of paying him for sex when the man was a teenager. In a sworn declaration filed in court late Tuesday, the man says he was introduced to Murray by Delvonn Heckard. Heckard last month filed a lawsuit claiming he was sexually abused by Murray decades ago when he was a teenager...

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn will try to get his old job back. McGinn on Monday announced he would challenge incumbent Ed Murray, who defeated McGinn in 2013. Murray, who led the push to increase Seattle's minimum wage to $15 an hour and has emerged as a critic of President Donald Trump's policies, was not expected to face serious competition for re-election...