SEATTLE (AP) — A recent poll shows that voters were underwhelmed by Gov. Jay Inslee during his first six months in office.
The survey by pollster Stuart Elway found that 49 percent of voters surveyed rated Inslee’s job performance “only fair” or “poor” compared to 40 percent who said he was doing a “good” or “excellent” job. Eleven percent who said they were undecided or didn’t know.
When asked specifically to rate the governor’s leadership during the contentious legislative session that ended June 29 after two overtime sessions, only 35 percent gave Inslee positive marks, while 53 percent had a negative view. Inslee’s numbers were close to those of his predecessor, Chris Gregoire, who had a 43 percent approval rating in Elway’s poll in 2005, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday.
The poll of 406 registered voters, conducted last week, has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.
SEATTLE (AP) -- A recent poll shows that voters were underwhelmed by Gov. Jay Inslee during his first six months in office.
The survey by pollster Stuart Elway found that 49 percent of voters surveyed rated Inslee's job performance "only fair" or "poor" compared to 40 percent who said he was doing a "good" or "excellent" job. Eleven percent who said they were undecided or didn't know.
When asked specifically to rate the governor's leadership during the contentious legislative session that ended June 29 after two overtime sessions, only 35 percent gave Inslee positive marks, while 53 percent had a negative view. Inslee's numbers were close to those of his predecessor, Chris Gregoire, who had a 43 percent approval rating in Elway's poll in 2005, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday.
The poll of 406 registered voters, conducted last week, has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.
EVERETT — A special election triggered by Jay Inslee’s resignation from Congress cost Washington taxpayers $791,000.
The Daily Herald reports Washington election officials are reimbursing Snohomish, King and Kitsap counties for the cost of an election to fill the final month of Inslee’s term. Inslee left office early to run for governor.
Suzan DelBene won the special election and the regular election in the 1st Congressional District.
The Democrat Inslee resigned his congressional seat March 20, 2012 to campaign full-time against Republican Rob McKenna. Inslee left with seven months remaining in his term.
His decision led to a situation requiring two elections for one seat in two very different geographical regions.
Redistricting created new boundaries for congressional districts for the 2012 elections but federal rules required the special election be held within the old boundaries of the 1st District.
That meant for the special election ballots went to voters in an area stretching from south Snohomish County through King County and into Kitsap County. The area included Mukilteo, Edmonds, Lynnwood and part of Monroe.
While those voters picked someone to complete Inslee’s term, voters in the redrawn district chose a successor to serve a two-year term representing an area from Medina in King County to the Canadian border. The new boundaries include farmland and small towns of east Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.
