In 1992, little-known Democrat Patty Murray was elected to the U.S. Senate as the “mom in tennis shoes.” Now a Pasco native is running against her as a Republican, using the same outsider campaign.
Tiffany Smiley, a former triage nurse and mother of three, garnered national attention surrounding her advocacy for veterans and active-service military members.
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