statehouse
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He sought election to the Washington statehouse in 2010 and 2012, running as a Republican and losing both times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Reeling from a depressed economy, then an explosive greening problem, then hurricanes, they were soon going to the statehouse, desperate for bailout money.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Governor lost her run to succeed him in the statehouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"People had thought that we would have to move on to a legal strategy and didn't believe we could defeat it directly at the statehouse."
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
On the morning of August 18, a stiflingly hot day even by Nashville standards, elected officials gathered at the statehouse.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
It might involve advocating behind the scenes with elected officials in Congress and statehouses, or with opinion leaders in the media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
“And as they moved inside the corridors of statehouses and the U.S. Congress, they focused on delivering for their constituents and building seniority.”
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025
The impact of smartphone witnessing has been both immediate and unmistakable — visceral at street level, seismic in statehouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
So, the work of rolling back mass incarceration has to be done in statehouses, down-ballot county elections, and local city budget hearings.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2024
Debates revolving around initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion — known as DEI — are playing out in statehouses across the country.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
