Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Will Not Seek Fourth Term in 2024

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has made a surprising announcement that he will not be running for re-election in 2024. In his statement, the Democrat said, “We’ve made Washington a beacon for progress, and now it’s time to pass the torch.”

Inslee has served for three consecutive terms since being elected governor in 2012. He began his career in politics as a state legislator and was then elected as a U.S. Representative in the 1st and 4th Congressional Districts.

Inslee’s Political Milestones

• Inslee has achieved many political milestones as the governor of Washington, such as the Democrat’s climate change initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, achieving the lowest COVID death rate in the country, and most recently, introducing further restrictions in an effort to curb gun violence.
• Earlier this month, Inslee became the first governor of the United States to ban AR-15s, AK-47s, and similar semi-automatic rifles, which has been a controversial issue among politicians and Americans amid increasingly violent use of guns.
• Despite the criticism, Inslee is proud of the accomplishments he has achieved that he believes has improved the lives of the people he has served during his reign.
• Inslee’s list of accomplishments includes passing the Clean Energy Transformation Act to transition 100 percent to zero-carbon energy by 2045, improving equity across Washington’s legal justice system through prioritizing more diverse judicial appointments, and pushing back on Republican efforts to roll back abortion access and gender-related care by strengthening legal protections for providers and patients and expanding access, among many others listed by the governor’s office.

Possible candidates to replace Inslee have not yet been announced.