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Here's a look at the life of Jay Inslee, Washington governor and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
Birthdate: February 9, 1951
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington
Birth name: Jay Robert Inslee
Father: Frank Inslee, biology teacher, coach and athletic director
Mother: Adele (Brown) Inslee, store clerk
Marriage: Trudi (Tindall) Inslee (August 27, 1972-present)
Children: Jack, Connor and Joe
Education: Stanford University, 1969-1970; University of Washington, Bachelor of Science in Economics, 1973; Willamette University School of Law, JD, 1976, graduated magna cum laude
Religion: Protestant
Inslee is dedicated to addressing climate change and other environmental issues.
While in the United States House of Representatives, he served on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
He was the first governor to participate in the 2020 presidential race.
At Ingraham High School in Seattle, Inslee was the starting quarterback.
He worked his way through college doing odd jobs.
He has praised the Green New Deal, saying it is “raising people's ambitions” and “doing what might seem impossible within the realm of the possible,” but he has not openly said he would support the entire package. He also has not endorsed the Medicare for All program.
Established the Washington Marijuana Justice Initiative. It allows government pardons for those previously convicted of a single marijuana-related misdemeanor “between January 1, 1998 and December 5, 2012, when I-502 legalized the possession of marijuana.”
After law school, he works as an attorney at Peters, Schmalz, Leadon & Fowler (later Peters, Fowler and Inslee) and serves as a city attorney for more than a decade.
November 1988 – Wins an open seat in the Washington House of Representatives for District 14 against Lynn Carmichael (R) with 51.64% of the vote. He is re-elected in 1990 with 61.82% of the votes.
1989-1993 – Washington House of Representatives.
November 1992 – He wins a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Washington's 4th District against Richard “Doc” Hastings (R) with 50.84% of the vote.
January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995 – United States House of Representatives.
November 1994 – He loses his bid for reelection to the United States House of Representatives to Hastings with 46.6% of the vote.
1995-1996 – Attorney at Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim LLP
September 1996 – Failed candidacy for governor, coming only in third place with 10% of the votes in the primaries.
1997-1998 – Director of Region 10 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton, serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
November 1998 – Wins a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Washington's 1st district, after four years out of office, against incumbent Rick White (R) with 49.77% of the vote.
January 3, 1999-March 20, 2012 – United States House of Representatives. Re-elected six times.
2007 – His book, “Apollo Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy,” written with Bracken Hendricks, is published.
March 10, 2012 – He announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives to focus on his candidacy for governor of the state.
November 2012 – He wins the election for governor of Washington, defeating Rob McKenna (R) with 51.54% of the vote. He is re-elected in 2016 with 54.39% of the votes.
January 16, 2013-present – Governor of Washington.
February 11, 2014 – He announces that he will suspend executions while he is in office, meaning he will grant pardons when a capital case comes to his desk for action.
2015-2016, 2017-2018 – Chairman, Education and Workforce Committee, National Governors Association (NGA).
2016-2017, 2018-2019 – Vice Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, NGA.
2016 – He endorses Hillary Clinton for the presidency of the United States.
2017-present- Co-chair of the US Climate Alliance, a group he co-founded with California Governor Jerry Brown and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Alliance is committed to defending the Paris Climate Agreement following the United States' withdrawal from the agreement.
2017-2018 – President of the Democratic Governors Association.
July 5, 2017 – Inslee signs Washington's paid family and medical leave law into law. It is considered one of the most generous laws of this type in the country.
November 6, 2018 – He loses a bid to enact a state tax on carbon emissions, for the second time in two years.
March 1, 2019 – He broadcasts a video announcing his presidential candidacy.
March 14, 2019 – Enacts a stock buyback program a week before a nationwide ban takes effect. The devices, which replace the stock and standard grip of a semi-automatic firearm, make it easier to fire bullets with that type of weapon by taking advantage of the weapon's recoil to “pull” the trigger faster.
August 21, 2019 – He suspends his 2020 presidential campaign.
August 22, 2019 – He announces that he is running for a third term as governor.
November 3, 2020 – He wins reelection to a third term as governor.
June 30, 2022 – Inslee issues directive prohibiting state police from cooperating with out-of-state abortion-related investigative requests in his efforts to make the state a “sanctuary” for those seeking abortion services. The decision comes after the United States Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 legal precedent that guaranteed people's federal constitutional right to abortion. The landmark ruling essentially leaves abortion laws in the hands of the states.
September 9, 2023 – Inslee endorses State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for the 2024 Washington gubernatorial race.
