Jay Inslee
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Jay Robert Inslee is the U.S. Representative
for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party
. The district includes many of Seattle's northern suburbs in King
, Snohomish
, and Kitsap
counties. On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his candidacy for Governor of Washington.
, the University of Washington
(B.A.
, Economics
), and Willamette University College of Law
.
Inslee has attributed his interest in the outdoors and National Parks to the years his parents spent leading student groups on wilderness conservation trips in cooperation with the NPCA in Mount Rainier National Park
in the 1960s and 1970s.
After practicing law for ten years in Selah
, a city just north of Yakima, Inslee ran for the Washington House of Representatives
in 1988 after the state legislature undermined a school bond that he had worked to pass after years of failure.
representing in the central part of the state, a rural, agricultural-based district anchored by Yakima and the Tri-Cities
. In Congress Inslee passed the Yakima River Enhancement Act, a bill long held up in Congress by brokering a breakthrough with irrigators and wildlife advocates. He also helped to open Japanese markets to American apples, and fund and oversee the nation's biggest nuclear waste site at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
near Richland, Washington
. He lost his bid for re-election in the Republican Revolution
of 1994 in a rematch against his 1992 opponent, Doc Hastings
. Inslee attributed his 1994 defeat in large part to his vote for the 1994 federal ban on semi-automatic firearms
.
Inslee moved to Bainbridge Island, a suburb of Seattle, and briefly resumed the practice of law before running for governor in 1996
and losing in the primary to Gary Locke
. President
Bill Clinton
subsequently appointed him regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services
, a position Inslee left to run again for Congress in 1998, this time in the 1st congressional district against two-term incumbent Rick White
. His campaign attracted national attention when he became the first Democratic candidate to air television ads attacking his opponent and the Republican congressional leadership for the impeachment of President Clinton
. Inslee won with 49.8% of the vote to White's 44.1%; his success was aided by the conservative third party candidacy of Bruce Craswell, husband of 1996 GOP gubernatorial nominee Ellen Craswell
.
The 1st was a swing district for most of the 1990s; Inslee's win marked the third time the district had changed hands in four elections. However, the recent Democratic trend in the Seattle area has turned the 1st into a solidly Democratic district. Inslee defeated State Senate Minority Leader Dan McDonald in 2000, taking 54.6% of the vote. Inslee defeated former state representative Joe Marine in 2002, taking 55.6% of the vote after the district was made more Democratic in the 2000s round of redistricting. In July 2003, after Gary Locke announced he would not seek a third term as Washington's governor, Inslee briefly flirted with a gubernatorial bid before deciding to remain in Congress.
Inslee was returned to the United States House of Representatives with over 60% of the vote in the next three elections. In 2010 he won by a 15-point margin, with 57.67% of the votes cast in his favor. His district went 62% to Barack Obama
in 2008, an indication of how strongly the district now leans Democratic.
During the 2009-10 campaign cycle, Inslee raised $1,140,025. In data compiled for the period 2005 to 2007 and excluding individual contributions of less than $200, 64 percent of Inslee's donations were from outside the state of Washington and 86 percent came from outside his district (compared to 79 percent for the average House member). A total of 43 percent of Inslee's donations came from Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. The largest interests funding Inslee's campaign were pharmaceutical and health related companies, lawyers and law firms, and high tech companies.
Inslee was once touted as a candidate for Secretary of the Interior
and for Secretary of Energy
in the Obama administration
.
On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his entry into the 2012 Washington gubernatorial election
.
New Democrat Coalition
, Inslee has accumulated a progressive voting record and expertise on high-tech issues.
Inslee was awarded a "Friend of the National Parks" award by the National Parks Conservation Association
(NPCA) in 2001 for his support of legislation protecting the integrity and quality of the National Park Service.
Inslee was the first public figure to propose an Apollo-like energy program with an op ed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
, on December 19, 2002, and in a series of similar pieces in other publications. Eventually Inslee co-authored Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy, in which he argues that through improved Federal policies the United States can wean itself off of its dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuel
, create millions of green-collar jobs
, and stop global warming
. Along these lines, he has been a prominent supporter of the Apollo Alliance
.
Inslee strongly believes the Environmental Protection Agency should remain authorized to regulate green house
gas emissions. In a 2011 House hearing, Inslee said Republicans have "an allergy to science and scientists," during a discussion of whether the EPA's mandate
should remain in place following a controversial court finding on the issue.
He has been an outspoken critic of the George W. Bush
administration's decision to invade Iraq
. On July 31, 2007, Inslee introduced legislation that called for an inquiry to determine whether then United States Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales
should be impeached. Gonzales eventually resigned.
In 2011 Inslee voted in favor of authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war
and voted against limiting the use of funds to support NATO's 2011 military intervention in Libya
.
Inslee did not take the Project Vote Smart
political courage test. According to Project Vote Smart, "Representative Jay Inslee refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders."
Inslee is an avid basketball player and a member of "Hoopaholics", a charity group dedicated to "treatment of old guys addicted to basketball and who can no longer jump" as Inslee has often joked. In October 2009, he played basketball at the White House in a series of games featuring members of Congress on one team and members of the administration, including President Obama, on the other.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. The district includes many of Seattle's northern suburbs in King
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
, Snohomish
Snohomish County, Washington
Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and...
, and Kitsap
Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....
counties. On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his candidacy for Governor of Washington.
Early life, education and career
Born in Seattle, he graduated from Seattle's Ingraham High SchoolIngraham High School
Ingraham High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 located in the Haller Lake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened in 1959, it is named after Edward Sturgis Ingraham, the first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools. Since 2002, Ingraham has been an International...
, the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
(B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
), and Willamette University College of Law
Willamette University College of Law
Willamette University College of Law is a private law school located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1842, Willamette University is the oldest university in the Western United States...
.
Inslee has attributed his interest in the outdoors and National Parks to the years his parents spent leading student groups on wilderness conservation trips in cooperation with the NPCA in Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of . Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most...
in the 1960s and 1970s.
After practicing law for ten years in Selah
Selah, Washington
Selah is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,147 at the 2010 census.-History:Selah was officially incorporated on April 3, 1919. The government is a Strong Mayor/Council form. The Tree Top apple processor co-operative has its headquarters and two processing...
, a city just north of Yakima, Inslee ran for the Washington House of Representatives
Washington House of Representatives
The Washington House of Representatives is the lower house of the Washington State Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. State of Washington. It is composed of 98 Representatives from 49 districts, each of which elects two members. All members of the House are elected to a two-year term without...
in 1988 after the state legislature undermined a school bond that he had worked to pass after years of failure.
Political campaigns
Inslee was elected and served in the State House until 1992, when he ran for and was elected to the United States CongressUnited States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
representing in the central part of the state, a rural, agricultural-based district anchored by Yakima and the Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Washington
The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of three neighboring cities: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The cities are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia rivers in the semi-arid region of...
. In Congress Inslee passed the Yakima River Enhancement Act, a bill long held up in Congress by brokering a breakthrough with irrigators and wildlife advocates. He also helped to open Japanese markets to American apples, and fund and oversee the nation's biggest nuclear waste site at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Hanford Site
The Hanford Site is a mostly decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, operated by the United States federal government. The site has been known by many names, including Hanford Works, Hanford Engineer Works or HEW, Hanford Nuclear Reservation...
near Richland, Washington
Richland, Washington
Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...
. He lost his bid for re-election in the Republican Revolution
Republican Revolution
The Republican Revolution or Revolution of '94 is what the media dubbed Republican Party success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pickup of eight seats in the Senate...
of 1994 in a rematch against his 1992 opponent, Doc Hastings
Doc Hastings
Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima, Wenatchee, and the Tri-Cities....
. Inslee attributed his 1994 defeat in large part to his vote for the 1994 federal ban on semi-automatic firearms
Federal assault weapons ban
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law in the United States that included a prohibition on the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms, so called "assault weapons"...
.
Inslee moved to Bainbridge Island, a suburb of Seattle, and briefly resumed the practice of law before running for governor in 1996
Washington gubernatorial election, 1996
The state of Washington holds its gubernatorial elections every four years, concurrently with United States presidential elections. The 1996 gubernatorial election was especially significant in that it resulted in Washington electing the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States...
and losing in the primary to Gary Locke
Gary Locke
Gary Locke may refer to:*Gary Locke , Chinese American politician; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Governor of Washington*Gary Locke *Gary Locke...
. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
subsequently appointed him regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
, a position Inslee left to run again for Congress in 1998, this time in the 1st congressional district against two-term incumbent Rick White
Rick White (politician)
Richard Alan White is an American politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented of Washington as a Republican, earning close ties with the Christian Coalition....
. His campaign attracted national attention when he became the first Democratic candidate to air television ads attacking his opponent and the Republican congressional leadership for the impeachment of President Clinton
Lewinsky scandal
The Lewinsky scandal was a political sex scandal emerging in 1998 from a sexual relationship between United States President Bill Clinton and a 25-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The news of this extra-marital affair and the resulting investigation eventually led to the impeachment of...
. Inslee won with 49.8% of the vote to White's 44.1%; his success was aided by the conservative third party candidacy of Bruce Craswell, husband of 1996 GOP gubernatorial nominee Ellen Craswell
Ellen Craswell
Ellen Craswell was an American politician, a former Washington state legislator, and a candidate in the 1996 Washington gubernatorial election. She ran as a Republican, but grew disillusioned with the party and later joined the American Heritage Party, the Washington State affiliate of the...
.
The 1st was a swing district for most of the 1990s; Inslee's win marked the third time the district had changed hands in four elections. However, the recent Democratic trend in the Seattle area has turned the 1st into a solidly Democratic district. Inslee defeated State Senate Minority Leader Dan McDonald in 2000, taking 54.6% of the vote. Inslee defeated former state representative Joe Marine in 2002, taking 55.6% of the vote after the district was made more Democratic in the 2000s round of redistricting. In July 2003, after Gary Locke announced he would not seek a third term as Washington's governor, Inslee briefly flirted with a gubernatorial bid before deciding to remain in Congress.
Inslee was returned to the United States House of Representatives with over 60% of the vote in the next three elections. In 2010 he won by a 15-point margin, with 57.67% of the votes cast in his favor. His district went 62% to Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
in 2008, an indication of how strongly the district now leans Democratic.
During the 2009-10 campaign cycle, Inslee raised $1,140,025. In data compiled for the period 2005 to 2007 and excluding individual contributions of less than $200, 64 percent of Inslee's donations were from outside the state of Washington and 86 percent came from outside his district (compared to 79 percent for the average House member). A total of 43 percent of Inslee's donations came from Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. The largest interests funding Inslee's campaign were pharmaceutical and health related companies, lawyers and law firms, and high tech companies.
Inslee was once touted as a candidate for Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
and for Secretary of Energy
United States Secretary of Energy
The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was formed on October 1, 1977 with the creation of the Department of Energy when President Jimmy...
in the Obama administration
Presidential transition of Barack Obama
The presidential transition of Barack Obama began when he won the United States presidential election on November 4, 2008, and became the President-Elect. He was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 15, 2008...
.
On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his entry into the 2012 Washington gubernatorial election
Washington gubernatorial election, 2012
The 2012 Washington Gubernatorial Election will take place on November 6, 2012. Candidates in the election will be chosen in an August 7, 2012, primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of...
.
Committee assignments
- United States House Committee on Energy and CommerceUnited States House Committee on Energy and CommerceThe Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years...
- Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Caucus memberships
- Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
- Congressional Internet Caucus
- House Medicare and Medicaid Fairness Caucus
- House Oceans Caucus
- International Conservation CaucusUnited States Congressional International Conservation CaucusThe U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus is a bipartisan congressional organization that was founded in September 2003 with the conviction that “the United States of America has the opportunity, the obligation and the interests to advance the conservation of natural resources for...
- Congressional Arts Caucus
Political positions
Though a member of the ClintonianBill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
New Democrat Coalition
New Democrat Coalition
The New Democrat Coalition is a Congressional Member Organization within the United States Congress made up of Democrats who support an agenda that the organization describes as moderate and pro-growth. A July 2009 Press release described the organization as "the largest moderate coalition in the U.S...
, Inslee has accumulated a progressive voting record and expertise on high-tech issues.
Inslee was awarded a "Friend of the National Parks" award by the National Parks Conservation Association
National Parks Conservation Association
The National Parks Conservation Association is the only independent, membership organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the National Parks System...
(NPCA) in 2001 for his support of legislation protecting the integrity and quality of the National Park Service.
Inslee was the first public figure to propose an Apollo-like energy program with an op ed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is an online newspaper and former print newspaper covering Seattle, Washington, United States, and the surrounding metropolitan area...
, on December 19, 2002, and in a series of similar pieces in other publications. Eventually Inslee co-authored Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy, in which he argues that through improved Federal policies the United States can wean itself off of its dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuel
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...
, create millions of green-collar jobs
Green-collar worker
A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Environmental green-collar workers satisfy the demand for green development. Generally, they implement environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability...
, and stop global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
. Along these lines, he has been a prominent supporter of the Apollo Alliance
Apollo Alliance
The Apollo Alliance is a project organized by the Institute for America's Future and the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. The Alliance is a project of the Tides Center....
.
Inslee strongly believes the Environmental Protection Agency should remain authorized to regulate green house
Green House
Green House, or variations such as Green Mansion, may refer to:*Green House , an innovative person-centered small long term care home.in Hong Kong...
gas emissions. In a 2011 House hearing, Inslee said Republicans have "an allergy to science and scientists," during a discussion of whether the EPA's mandate
Regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
The United States Environmental Protection Agency began regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act from mobile and stationary sources of air pollution for the first time on January 2, 2011...
should remain in place following a controversial court finding on the issue.
He has been an outspoken critic of the George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
administration's decision to invade Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
. On July 31, 2007, Inslee introduced legislation that called for an inquiry to determine whether then United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General
The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government...
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto R. Gonzales was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Gonzales was appointed to the post in February 2005 by President George W. Bush. Gonzales was the first Hispanic Attorney General in U.S. history and the highest-ranking Hispanic government official ever...
should be impeached. Gonzales eventually resigned.
In 2011 Inslee voted in favor of authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces in the 2011 Libyan civil war
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
and voted against limiting the use of funds to support NATO's 2011 military intervention in Libya
2011 military intervention in Libya
On 19 March 2011, a multi-state coalition began a military intervention in Libya to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which was taken in response to events during the 2011 Libyan civil war...
.
Inslee did not take the Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
political courage test. According to Project Vote Smart, "Representative Jay Inslee refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders."
Electoral history
| Date | Position | Status | Opponent | Result | Vote share | Opponent vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | WA Representative | Elected | ||||
| 1990 | WA Representative | Incumbent | Re-elected | |||
| 1992 | U.S. Representative | Open seat | Doc Hastings Doc Hastings Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima, Wenatchee, and the Tri-Cities.... (R) |
Elected | 51% | 49% |
| 1994 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Doc Hastings Doc Hastings Richard Norman "Doc" Hastings is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the central part of the state, including Yakima, Wenatchee, and the Tri-Cities.... (R) |
Defeated | 47% | 53% |
| 1996 | WA Governor | Open seat primary | Gary Locke Gary Locke Gary Locke may refer to:*Gary Locke , Chinese American politician; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Governor of Washington*Gary Locke *Gary Locke... (D), others |
Defeated | ||
| 1998 | U.S. Representative | Challenger | Rick White Rick White (politician) Richard Alan White is an American politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented of Washington as a Republican, earning close ties with the Christian Coalition.... (R) |
Elected | 50% | 44% |
| 2000 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Dan McDonald (R) | Re-elected | 55% | 43% |
| 2002 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Joe Marine (R) | Re-elected | 56% | 41% |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Randy Eastwood Randy Eastwood Randy Eastwood is a real estate agent and politician based in Kenmore, Washington.He is a native of Colorado, having grown up in the Denver area.... (R) |
Re-elected | 62% | 36% |
| 2006 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Larry W. Ishmael (R) | Re-elected | 68% | 32% |
| 2008 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Larry W. Ishmael (R) | Re-elected | 68% | 32% |
| 2010 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | James Watkins (R) | Re-elected | 57% | 43% |
Personal life
Inslee and his wife Trudi were high school sweethearts and have been married since August 27, 1972. They have three sons, Jack, Connor, and Joe, and live on Bainbridge Island.Inslee is an avid basketball player and a member of "Hoopaholics", a charity group dedicated to "treatment of old guys addicted to basketball and who can no longer jump" as Inslee has often joked. In October 2009, he played basketball at the White House in a series of games featuring members of Congress on one team and members of the administration, including President Obama, on the other.
Works
- Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks, Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy, Island Press (October 1, 2007), ISBN 978-1597261753
External links
- Representative Jay Inslee official U.S. House site
- Jay Inslee for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Profile at SourceWatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...