SEATTLE – Today, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that his exploratory campaign for governor already raised $1 million.
Ferguson’s support spans the state: his exploratory campaign received contributions from Washingtonians from:
- 30 of Washington’s 39 counties;
- 97 Washington cities; and
- 381 Washington zip codes.
Continuing his policy as Attorney General, Ferguson refuses to accept contributions from large corporations. He is calling on other candidates considering entering the race to make the same pledge.
“This is a people-powered movement,” Ferguson said. “I am overwhelmed by the grassroots support our campaign has received in such a short period of time. I’m honored to have thousands of Washingtonians across the state by my side as we pursue a new era for Washington.”
Ferguson launched his exploratory campaign Tuesday morning with a 3-minute video. On Wednesday he kicked off a listening tour of the state with a fundraiser in the Tri-Cities. He also attended a ribbon cutting event for the Criminal Justice Training Center. Ferguson will be in Grays Harbor today.
Ferguson won his first campaign for public office by defeating a 20-year incumbent. He knocked on 22,000 doors to defeat the Chair of the King County Council and a fellow Democrat. “That 2003 underdog campaign established the lore of Ferguson…as a guy who sets goals and never gets outworked,” wrote the Seattle Times in a 2012 profile.
More than 150 Washington public officials have already endorsed Ferguson for governor, including:
- 5 members of Congress: U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene, Pramila Jayapal, Derek Kilmer, Rick Larsen, Adam Smith;
- 18 state senators;
- 20 state representatives;
- 3 past presidents of the Washington State Labor Council: Larry Brown, Rick Bender, and Jeff Johnson; and
- 5 labor unions: United Food & Commercial Workers Local 3000, Joint Council of Teamsters Local 28, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77. These labor unions represent more than 100,000 Washington workers including nurses, grocery workers, Hanford workers, truck drivers, corrections officers, and electricians.
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