At the time that Patty Murray spoke at her election party on the evening of Nov. 2, she had a lead of 51 percent to Dino Rossi’s 49 percent in unofficial returns.
Northwest Asian Weekly’s endorsements
Our endorsements are not a comprehensive depiction of all the candidates in the general election. We endorse only candidates that we know a lot about and feel comfortable backing.
Blog: Why can’t ethnic media have a share of the political pie?
Watch TV and you will see Sen. Patty Murray and her opponent, Dino Rossi, banking up the prime-time commercials back to back. How much of that ‘pie’ is given to ethnic media?
Blog: Watch Out, Patty, here comes Dino
Dino Rossi, candidate for U.S. Senate, dashed through the International District last Sunday, meeting with Chinatown community leaders.
The results of the primaries – Which Asian Americans are moving ahead?
The 2010 primary election took place on Aug. 17. The top two candidates who earned the most votes in the primary will move forward to the general election in November.
Blog: Our favorite son got his wish
Since he started working for Obama, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke’s wish was to bring the president of the United States to his hometown. Last week, Locke got his wish.
April 5: Senate hopeful Sean Salazar meets Asian leaders
Sean Salazar, who plans to run for Sen. Patty Murray’s seat in the Washington State Senate in 2010, hosted an Asian community luncheon for approximately 50 people at the House of Hong in the International District.
Secretary Chu takes tour with Sen. Murray
On Aug. 7, Sen. Patty Murray invited Dr. Steven Chu to tour the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Sheriff’s association urges reform of ‘broken’ immigration system
On July 1, the Washington State Sheriff’s Association wrote a letter to Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Maria Cantwell urging reform for the immigration system. The sheriff’s association wants the president and congress to fix the immigration process because, according to the letter, it is eroding the immigrant community’s trust for the state and local police.
Workforce council to help youths
The event was hosted by McKinstry’s CEO Dean Allen, who is an employer for Youth@Work.