Jaime Herrera Beutler Weighs Run for Governor

Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), two years after she cast her fateful vote to impeach Donald Trump, is mulling a run for Washington governor, The Dispatch reports.

“Herrera Beutler isn’t eager to talk about her political future… Privately, though, Herrera Beutler is making the rounds, asking close confidants if she should challenge third-term Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in 2024.”

“Herrera Beutler would face an uphill climb. Washington is reliably blue, with Democrats continually controlling the governor’s mansion longer than in any other state: A Republican has not won a gubernatorial contest there since John Spellman in 1980.”