There is in fact a mandatory retirement age, at least in Washington State, for judges. It's in the Constitution already.

"A judge of the supreme court or the superior court shall retire from judicial office at the end of the calendar year in which he attains the age of seventy-five years."

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Vote-by-mail in Washington at risk in U.S. Supreme Court case A case argued today before the U.S. Supreme Court could affect Washington’s mail-in voting systems. Here’s what we know.

🚨 Mail-by-vote in Washington at risk in U.S. Supreme Court case

The Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could end the practice of counting ballots received after Election Day, which would upend Washington state’s mail-in voting systems. #waelex

Labor Leader Sabio-Howell Launches Bid Challenging State Senator Jamie Pedersen » The Urbanist # Hannah Sabio-Howell is taking on State Senator Jamie Pedersen in the 43rd Legislative District. As a young Millennial renter and labor movement leader, she is stressing an affordability agenda and c...

Labor Leader Sabio-Howell Launches Bid Challenging State Senator Jamie Pedersen

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“…Sabio-Howell believes if we tried, we could have breakfast sandwiches on every block, and more substantive things like a statewide version of Social Housing, denser housing, and expanded paid parental leave as a first step toward universal childcare.”

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Jaelynn Scott Is Running to Represent the 37th Legislative District The Lavender Rights Project's Jaelynn Scott has never held public office. If elected, she would be the first openly trans person in the Washington State Legislature. She is running on crisis care; her...

Community Organizer Jaelynn Scott Is Running to Represent the 37th Legislative District

She Wants to Bring Community-Centric Solutions to the State Level
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The Washington State Republican Party sharing a post from Matt Walsh, who is actually a giant bag of cat shit from the litter box that made a wish and gained sentience but not a conscience.

The Washington State Republican Party has really been leaning into the racist, sexist, ableist bullshit under their current chair, and I'm glad they are--posts like this probably sound great to their base, but the middle ground sees this for the horror that it really is. #waleg #waelex

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[US Pol, WA Democrat]

With Democrats like Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who needs Republicans?

Ashamed she represents part of WA- there isn't room in the big tent for people vote to fund the gestapo and endanger our communities. If you're not against this, you're a collaborator 🤷🏻‍♂️

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#WaElex HB 2307 to update the Commute trip reduction law is having a hearing on Wednesday! Sign in pro to show support : app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

I HAVE RETURNED FROM THE FUTURE AND I CAN SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE 2028 #wagov #waelex ELECTION:

Bob Ferguson 68%
Keith Swank 32%

A screenshot from Rep. Shaun Scott on Bluesky (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social): Washington’s 43rd Legislative District stands against the imperialism of America’s war-for-oil in Venezuela. This capitalist aggression will be a prelude to colonization of socialist Cuba and beyond. Inside and outside the halls of power, let’s build a fighting anti-war movement.

So proud to have a State Representative who's calling it like it is.

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VICTORY! Washington State Republican Chair Jim Walsh hits the cancel button on his mass voter cancellation initiative - NPI's Cascadia Advocate A proposed initiative to the 2026 legislature that sought to automatically deregister most voters from the rolls has died due to insufficient signatures.

VICTORY! Washington State Republican Chair Jim Walsh hits the cancel button on his mass voter cancellation initiative

A proposed initiative to the 2026 legislature that sought to automatically deregister most voters from the rolls has died due to insufficient signatures.

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🚨 WA and other vote-by-mail states:

The post office changed its postmark policy and no longer guarantees a postmark will be given on the date mail is received.

For deadline sensitive mail, like ballots, this means that you need to mail far in advance (10+ days before) or use a drop box. #waelex

WA Rep. Dan Newhouse won’t seek reelection after six terms in Congress U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse will not seek reelection in 2026. He announced Wednesday he will retired after serving six terms representing Central WA in Congress.

WA Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse won't seek reelection after six terms in Congress

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Rebecca Saldaña Announces Run for Girmay Zahilay’s Former County Council Seat » The Urbanist # State Senator Rebecca Saldaña announced a bid for the open King County Council District 2 seat in the 2026 election, positioning herself in the progressive lane and pledging to fight back against Tr...

Rebecca Saldaña Announces Run for Girmay Zahilay’s Former County Council Seat

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I’m excited to celebrate the Washington Bus’ 18th birthday this Wednesday. 🎂🎉 I hope you can join us in supporting this amazing youth-centered organization
🔗 givebutter.com/c/bus18

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Decoding the 2025 Elections in Seattle and WA: An Insider's Analysis The strategists who saw it coming explain what pundits missed

Decoding the 2025 Elections in Seattle and WA: The Insiders' Analysis

The strategists who saw it coming explain what the pundits missed

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What to know about Seattle's next mayor, Katie Wilson Seattle's next mayor is a newcomer to elected office — but not new to local politics.

Seattle-mayor elect Katie Wilson has never held elected office. But she's "no stranger to City Hall." www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waelex

Week in Review with Robert Cruickshank - Seattle Elects Progressive Mayor Katie Wilson Wilson's Path to Victory, Scandal Erodes Harrell Support, Progressive Sweep Across Seattle, Tax the Rich: A Winning Message, Seattle's Progressive Pragmatism, Challenges Ahead, Wilson's Strengths, Loo...

On this week-in-review, @finchfrii.bsky.social and @robertcruickshank.com discuss:

🤩 Katie Wilson elected mayor!
🌊 Progressive wave across region and state
👀 What to watch out for next
🏫 Role of The Stranger school board endorsements
⚔️ Looking forward to legislative session

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Harrell acknowledged losing the race and said he doesn't know what his next step is. He joked several times about pursuing a rapping or singing career. #waelex

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is addressing press at City Hall right now. He said he called mayor-elect Katie Wilson to congratulate her earlier. #waelex

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell concedes in City Hall speech, acknowledges Katie Wilson is the new Mayor-elect.

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Why Seattle's elections often swing left during later counts Younger Seattleites tend to vote late — a dynamic that's shaping the mayor's race.

And if you're wondering how a candidate like Katie Wilson goes from being down 7 points on election night to winning a week later ... let me explain to you the world of Seattle elections. www.axios.com/local/seattl... #waelex

Well, that's a wrap -- The Seattle Times has called the Seattle mayor's race for Katie Wilson with these numbers. She's now up about 0.7% and hardly any ballots remain. Out of recount territory #waelex

There are only three per-precinct data drops for this election. The final drop is expected on November 26. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

Turnout information for the November 2025 King County WA elections is here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

You can find interactive visualizations for all King County races in the November 2025 general election here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

In Seattle City Council's Position 9, incumbent Sara Nelson trailed challenger Dionne Foster by over 18,000 votes on election night. Foster now leads by over 50,000 votes. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

Incumbent Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison trailed challenger Erika Evans by more than 28,000 votes on election night; Evans's lead is more than 70,000 votes in the mid-election data. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

For King County Executive, Girmay Zahilay extended his election night lead; his opponent, Claudia Balducci, has conceded. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz

Disclosure: I provided analytical assistance to the Wilson campaign, although I did not donate money to the campaign and I did not actively solicit votes from the public. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz