WA-06: Franz (D) says opportunity, not opportunism, driving her bid for WA seat in Congress

[RandySF]

Hilary Franz issued an urgent proclamation in spring when she launched her bid for Washington governor.

“Anything shy of epic won’t cut it,” she said in May. “There’s no shortage of challenges, but I know we can tackle them together.

Six months later, Franz, Washington’s two-term Democratic Commissioner of Public Lands, is pursuing a new political objective with a recalibrated sense of urgency: a seat in Congress.

“The challenges we face extend beyond the borders of Washington, and so must our solutions,” she said Nov. 10, six months to the day from her gubernatorial kick-off.




https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2023/11/24/franz-says-opportunity-not-opportunism-driving-her-bid-for-wa-seat-in-congress/

[brooklynite]

1. Perhaps it also has to do with the fact that she had raised less money than her opponents?

Bob Ferguson: $4.7 M
Mark Mullet $923 K
Hilary Franz $739 K