State Sen. Stephen Johnson said Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election when his term expires at the end of next year.
Johnson, an attorney who’s been a lawmaker for 11 years, said he wants to “explore other options” in the legal field.
“I’ve come to the decision that it is time to seek a new challenge,” he said.
Johnson is the top-ranking Republican on the Senate judiciary committee and was deputy GOP leader in the Senate in 2001 and 2002.
Richard Roesler covers Washington state news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Olympia.
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