Washington Gov. Jay Inslee jumps into 2020 race with a White House bid focused on climate change
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee jumps into 2020 race with a White House bid focused on climate change

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Jay Inslee announced Friday that he will run for president in 2020, becoming the first governor to join a crowded field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in the next election cycle. In his announcement video, the 68-year-old governor made it clear that his campaign would focus on climate change, pledging to transition the nation to 100 percent renewable energy sources and create "millions of good paying jobs" in "every community across America." "We're the first generation to feel the sting of climate change," Inslee said over footage of the burned-out rubble California's wildfires left behind last year. The following year, he co-authored a book titled "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean-Energy Economy," in which he detailed a vision for combating climate change by investing in clean energy and a renewable energy workforce. The group, helmed by former Democratic Governors Association political director Corey Platt, plans to move to pressure other candidates to focus on climate change if Inslee drops out of the race, Politico reported.

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