Sen. Marko Liias to launch campaign for lieutenant governor
LYNNWOOD — A second Snohomish County lawmaker says he wants to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.
Sen. Marko Liias, D-Lynnwood, said he will launch his campaign Tuesday to succeed Democratic Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, who announced last week he will forgo re-election to pursue the priesthood.
Liias, 38, a former Mukilteo City Councilman now in his 12th year in the Legislature, is seeking to become the first LGBTQ person elected to a statewide executive office in Washington.
He said seeking the office “was not something that was on my radar” but Habib encouraged him to consider it. Upon reflection and conversations with friends, Liias decided it would be an opportunity to serve the public in a greater capacity.
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