Senate Democratic Majority Leader Lisa Brown announced today that she will not seek re-election this November.
The 20-year legislator represents the 3rd legislative district (Spokane). Brown was elected to the House in 1992, and to the Senate in 1996. She served as the Senate Ways & Means Chair before becoming the majority leader in 2004.
Rep. Andy Billig, a Democrat from the same district, is likely to announce for Brown's seat. The race has already drawn city council member Nancy McLaughlin, a Republican.
Brown joins five of her Senate colleagues (four Democrats and one Republican) who also have opted to leave the state Legislature. Half of the Senate is up for re-election, while all 98 seats in the House are up.
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