Governing the Evergreen State: Political Life in Washington

by Cornell W. Clayton

Book Overview

Washington State is a place of political mavericks. Split tickets are a source of pride and independent voters outnumber Democrats and Republicans. Washington was first to have a voter-approved state Equal Rights Amendment, first to elect a woman as governor, and first to elect a Chinese-American to the position. Today, Washington's open primary election system and voter registration process demonstrate it has not drifted far from its populist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874223555
• ISBN13: 9780874223552
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Washington State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up