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TexasTowelie

(112,468 posts)
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 06:49 AM Dec 2020

What happens if WA Gov. Jay Inslee takes a job in Biden's cabinet

Days after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won a rare third term in office, the 69-year-old Democrat started appearing on lists of possible picks for President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet.

A New York Times article the week after the election mentioned Inslee as a possible contender to lead the U.S. Department of Energy, the Interior Department or the Environmental Protection Agency. A piece in Politico similarly talked about Inslee as a possible cabinet choice.

But what happens in Washington state if Inslee leaves to take a job in the nation’s capital?

While Inslee has said many times he plans to serve his full term as governor, many think it would be hard for him to turn down a job serving under a new Democratic president — especially one that involves combating climate change, one of Inslee’s core issues.

Read more: https://www.inlander.com/spokane/what-happens-if-wa-gov-jay-inslee-takes-a-job-in-bidens-cabinet/Content?oid=20718656
(Spokane Inlander)

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What happens if WA Gov. Jay Inslee takes a job in Biden's cabinet (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP
Denny Heck is Lt Gov MFM008 Dec 2020 #1
I don't want Inslee to leave! Evergreen Emerald Dec 2020 #2

MFM008

(19,820 posts)
1. Denny Heck is Lt Gov
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 07:10 AM
Dec 2020

I presume he would take over until either a special election
or till the next election..........

Evergreen Emerald

(13,071 posts)
2. I don't want Inslee to leave!
Tue Dec 1, 2020, 08:57 AM
Dec 2020

He is an amazing governor. Having said that, Denny Heck would be a good replacement, if it came to that.

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