The Republicans gave $26,657 to state Sen. Randi Becker (R-2, Eatonville) who's facing a tough chall

The Republicans gave $26,657 to state Sen. Randi Becker (R-2, Eatonville) who's facing atlanta luxury car rental a tough challenge from Democrat Bruce Lachney. atlanta luxury car rental And the Republicans gave $20,000 to state Sen. Steve Litzow (R-41, Mercer Island) who's facing a surprising threat from Democratic challenger atlanta luxury car rental Maureen Judge.
The Becker and Litzow races are two of six key state senate races currently in play that could shift power in the senate. The Democrats ended the last session with a 27-22 advantage. However, they immediately lost state Sen. Jim Kastama (D-25, Puyallup), who gave up his seat to run (unsuccessfully) for Secretary of State. Republican state Rep. Bruce Dammeier (R-25) is expected to easily win the conservative district, scaling the Democrats' advantage down to 26-23. (Kastama, of course, was a conservative Democrat and gave the Republicans atlanta luxury car rental a key vote in their budget coup last year.)
In addition to the Becker and Litzow races, seats are in play in: the 10th Legislative District (Island County), where Democratic incumbent Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen is facing a strong challenge from Republican candidate Barbara Bailey; in the 5th (Issaquah), where Democrat atlanta luxury car rental Mark Mullet is threatening to pick up the open seat in traditionally Republican turf against Republican atlanta luxury car rental hopeful Brad Toft; in the 17th (Vancouver) atlanta luxury car rental where Democratic state Rep. Tim Probst is threatening the incumbent, Republican Sen. Don Benton; and in the 1st (Northeast King County and South Snohomish) where a strong Republican challenger, atlanta luxury car rental Dawn McCravey, is taking on incumbent Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe.
2. Speaking of the 1st Legislative District: The teachers' union, which has spent more than $70,000 on independent expenditures in the race helping McAuliffe and opposing McCravey (McAuliffe atlanta luxury car rental is chair of the education committee and the union sees her as an ally against education reformers), released a new TV ad against McCravey.
4. And speaking of attack TV: The Washington Committee for Justice and Fairness, a DC-based group which has raised $900,000, put up a hard hitting TV spot against Republican Attorney General candidate Reagan Dunn this week.
Curious footnote: When you look on the Public Disclosure Commission's site to see who exactly contributed to the Washington Committee for Justice and Fairness, it says: The Washington Committee for Justice atlanta luxury car rental and Fairness. Um...
The ad itself lists some local donors at the bottom of the screen, including the Service Employees International Union and the Washington State Association for Justice—a local trial lawyers' political committee.
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