But the dynamic shifted after the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe. Really.. Democrats are likely to seek to protect Schrier by shaving off more conservative portions of the 8th District. console.log("Triggering TN mg2Comment integration"); WWW.CONGRESSIONALLEADERSHIPFUND.ORG. { }); The bill is going nowhere in the Senate. }; document.body.appendChild(e); notifyLink.style.display="none"; console.log(checkBanner(banner_targets) ? Rep. Kim Schrier, challenger Matt Larkin battle for control of //console.log("fixNavBarLeft"); // START Custom code by TH@YH to check to see if a connext object exists, and if not, to hide the article (document.getElementById("2MG2logout") || {}).hidden=false; currentPosition = (parseFloat(currentPosition) + speed); * toggleTNUserVisibility('hide'); tnClassLI.forEach(function (arrayItem) { { The commission has until Nov. 15 to adopt its final maps. 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The 8th District is located near Seattle, the largest city in the state. As of early November, super PACs, national party committees, and other non-candidate groups together spent about $17.5 million to advocate for or against the candidates, including during the primaries. Sign up to receive news and updates from this site directly to your desktop. I'm really confident that that means that Kim Schrier is going to win this race again.". mobile_style = false; // TH@YH code for Essential News - added 2022-06-14 Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier defeated Republican Matt Larkin in Washington's 8th Congressional District. It's extreme. console.log("CHARTBEAT Subscriber Status: " + getSubscriberStatus()); } I like lower taxes, I like cutting regulations.. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. OLYMPIA, Wash. Jesse Jensen is making another run for Congress, and this time is likely to get more financial backing. tagManager: "GTM", Larkin drew the only audible audience reaction of the night incredulous laughter when he asserted Schrier's position was more extreme, claiming she voted for bills that would allow for abortion up to the moment of birth. div.pwreveal { Washington's 8th Congressional District straddles both sides of the Cascade Mountains and includes eastern King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The tweaks won over a small bloc of Corn Belt Republicans from Iowa and other states who worried the GOP package could repeal ethanol tax credits, including those in the Democrats Inflation Reduction Act, that benefited their constituents. this is called higher up in this script console.log('user is logged in and has access'); top: 24px !important; // TH@YH code for Essential News reg wall - added 2022-08-15 "They know that and it brings the president to it.. { } In the 2020 election, Larkin received about 43% of the vote in the attorney general race, losing to incumbent Democrat Bob Ferguson. { { Choose the topics that matter most to you. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. if(action=='hide') The state Republican Party has set a Flip the 8th fundraiser for June 30 at a Maple Valley winery, featuring Republican National Committee co-chairperson Tommy Hicks. Read the original article on Business Insider, Matt Larkin's campaign; Elaine Thompson/AP Photo; Insider, redrawn to expand northwest and take in more of King and Snohomish counties, Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Larkin has worked for the past decade as an executive at his familys Bothell manufacturing company, Romac Industries. else if (!Connext.Storage.GetUserData()) { (document.getElementById("promo-slot-top-subscribe").style.display="none"); It's out of touch," she said, noting such a ban would override state protections, even in Washington. window.onresize = (typeof window.onresize != 'function') ? // $(".navbar-header .site-search-full-mobile .dropdown-toggle").show(); Updated Tue., June 1, 2021 at 5:44 p.m. We have lifted the debt ceiling. Federal Election Commission records show Schrier had $5.4 million in contributions in the campaign cycle. In 2018, pediatrician Kim Schrier became the first Democrat to capture Washingtons 8th Congressional District seat winning a nationally watched contest that helped the party secure a majority in the House of Representatives. v. Wade, upending 50 years of legal precedent and allowing states to ban abortion. Thats not negotiable, Biden said. toggleTNUserVisibility('display'); And the boundaries of the 8th District are likely to shift in this years redistricting process a wild card for the 2022 election. All told, the Washington Attorney Generals Office has filed 80 lawsuits against the Trump administration. } // Clamp. On abortion, Disney, and the presidents mortality, the long-shot presidential candidate seemed inclined to do almost anything to make headlines. While acknowledging there are more ballots to count, Schrier said at this moment, were feeling pretty darn good. 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