Nick Brown has won the WA Attorney General race, according to the Associated Press.
Just before the results were announced, Attorney General-elect Nick Brown sent out the following statement:
Team,
The results tonight show us holding a decisive lead. I’m deeply honored by your trust in me and I’m grateful for the commitment we share to build a safer, brighter future for Washington.
Every Washingtonian will always have a seat at my table. The Attorney General’s Office is for everyone — no matter your age, race, gender, where you live, who you love, or who you voted for today.
I also want to share my gratitude for everything you’ve done. Every donation, every personal endorsement, every volunteer shift — they all made a difference in this consequential election. Together, we stood up to far-right extremism in Washington.
However, our work isn’t over yet. The presidential election is still too close to call, and we may not know the results until later this week.
No matter who is in the White House, I will be a champion for =democracy and Washington values. Waiting to find out the results can be challenging, but right now, it’s more important than ever to have hope and recommit ourselves to defending our most precious human rights and civil liberties.
Thank you again. I can’t wait to get to work.
— Nick
Pete Serrano (Republican Party)
Statement:
Moving to Washington nine years ago was one of the best decisions of my life. I came to protect the environment through working at the Hanford Site as an environmental attorney. Since then, I’ve successfully fought to make Washington safer and to increase government transparency. I have challenged unconstitutional laws from Olympia and won! I have also stopped bad regulation in its tracks! I’ve led the City of Pasco as a councilmember, and now its mayor.
Washington has world class resources, but our politicians are failing. We lack safe streets; drugs, like fentanyl, fill the streets. As Attorney General, I will apply what I learned at Hanford to clean this mess.
According to the FBI, Washington is the 8th most dangerous state in the country. We have the resources to do better, but we need an Attorney General who will make sure Law Enforcement and County Prosecutors can enforce the law to make Washington Safe Again!
As your next Attorney General, my focus will be on Washington State, not Washington D.C. As Attorney General I will remove the partisan blinders to protect all Washingtonians. I look forward to representing you as your next Attorney General. Thank you for your vote!
Nick Brown (Democratic Party)
Statement:
Nick Brown was raised in Pierce County where his parents, a nurse and an Army veteran, taught him the importance of service and giving back to the community. Nick went to Morehouse College on an ROTC scholarship and after Harvard Law School, served as an Army JAG officer and federal prosecutor
.As General Counsel to Governor Inslee, Nick oversaw work to end the death penalty and coordinated the administration’s response to Donald Trump’s hateful Muslim ban. In 2021 President Biden appointed Nick as the first Black U.S. Attorney in state history. There, Nick prioritized addressing the fentanyl crisis, protecting consumers, cracking down on sex trafficking, and combatting violent crime.
As Attorney General, Nick will work to keep all Washingtonians safe – from crime, gun violence, discrimination, and the growing housing crisis. Nick believes Donald Trump poses an unprecedented threat to our country and will fight to protect our state from attacks on civil liberties. Nick believes the decision to have an abortion should be between a woman, her family, and doctor. He will fight any attempt to take away reproductive rights.
Nick is proudly endorsed by Governor Inslee, the Washington Education Association, Washington Conservation Action, and Washington State Labor Council.