Inslee gives a campaign speech on the Capitol steps after filing for office.

OLYMPIA — In front of a crowd that included babies in arms, senior citizens and union members in hard hats, Democrat Jay Inslee tried to energize his gubernatorial campaign after making it official.
One of a handful of candidates to file paperwork and pay his fee Tuesday, Inslee gave a campaign speech on the Capitol steps after completing the process inside the building to run for governor.
State Republicans were quick with a counterpunch, saying voters shouldn’t choose Inslee to be governor after he decided he couldn’t serve out his congressional term and run for office at the same time. Inslee resigned his seat earlier this year to campaign full time.
“Ex-Congressman Inslee is obviously not concerned about the welfare of (Congressional) District One, so how can he be concerned about the welfare of the state?” State GOP Chairman Kirby Wilbur said in a prepared statement a few hours after Inslee filed.
After his speech, Inslee talked with reporters about plans for education improvements  that would build on successes around the state and pay bonuses to the best teachers willing to be mentors to new teachers. He shied away from the term charter schools, saying at one point it has different meanings to different people, and for some signifies a lack of control by locally elected school boards. Changes under his plan would be controlled by school boards, and possibly funded by state grants, he said.
Inslee also disagreed with fellow Democrat and retiring Gov. Chris Gregoire, who said he and Republican candidate Rob McKenna need to acknowledge the fact that the state faces a new source of revenue -- that is to say, a tax increase -- to cover a $1 billion jump in spending to comply with a recent state Supreme Court ruling on fully funded basic education. No new taxes are needed, he said, if the economy gets back on track, more people get back to work, and the state finds savings elsewhere in the budget, like reducing health care costs.

For the 5 p.m. update on the list of candidate filings, click here to go inside the blog.

United States	Statewide
U.S. Senator Partisan Office 6-year term
Chuck Jackson (Prefers Republican Party)	1429 Ave D #341 Snohomish WA 98290	chuck@scaryreality.com	5/14/2012 10:17:00 AM
Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party)	218 Main St Ste 704 Kirkland WA 98033	(206) 337-2242 michael@VoteBaumgartner.com	5/14/2012 10:28:00 AM
Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 12740 Seattle WA 98111	(206) 285-2012 maria@cantwell.com	5/14/2012 11:01:00 AM
Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 55683 Shoreline WA 98155	(206) 992-6166 artcoday@gmail.com	5/14/2012 10:28:00 PM
U.S. Representative Partisan Office 2-year term
Rich Cowan (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 30451 Spokane WA 99223	(509) 496-9460 Rich@RichCowanforCongress.com	5/14/2012 3:53:00 PM
Washington State	Statewide
Governor Partisan Office 4-year term
Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party)	901 Rainier Ave S Seattle WA 98144	(206) 533-0575 Jay@JayInslee.com	5/15/2012 10:32:00 AM
Lt. Governor Partisan Office 4-year term
Brad Owen (Prefers Democrat Party)	1933 E State Route 3 Shelton WA 98584	(360) 490-9086 bradowen@msn.com	5/14/2012 8:00:00 AM
Glenn Anderson (Prefers Indep Republican Party)	PO Box 1682 Issaquah WA 98027	(425) 222-7092 glenn.anderson@att.net	5/14/2012 10:14:00 AM
Bill Finkbeiner (Prefers Republican Party)	12011 Bel-Red Road Ste 206 Bellevue WA 98005	(206) 229-0412 billfinkbeiner@msn.com	5/15/2012 1:09:00 PM
Secretary of State Partisan Office 4-year term
Sam Wright (Prefers The Human Rights Party)	1522 Evanston Ct NE Olympia WA 98506	(360) 943-4424 samwright1522@comcast.net	5/14/2012 8:00:00 AM
Jim Kastama (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 1271 Tacoma WA 98401	(253) 655-0537 jim@jimkastama.com	5/14/2012 8:25:00 AM
Kathleen Drew (Prefers Democratic Party)	120 State Ave Ne #1042 Olympia WA 98501	(206) 979-5467 kathleendrew2012@gmail.com	5/14/2012 8:26:00 AM
Karen Murray (Prefers Constitution Party)	PO Box 1866 Quincy WA 98848	(509) 787-5125 info@murray4sos.org	5/14/2012 9:37:00 AM
Greg Nickels (Prefers Democratic Party)	3413 38th Ave SW Seattle WA 98126	(206) 938-2958 info@gregnickels.com	5/14/2012 11:09:00 AM
Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 3812 Lacey WA 98509	(360) 742-0678 KimWyman12@comcast.net	5/14/2012 4:11:00 PM
State Treasurer Partisan Office 4-year term
Jim McIntire (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 21941 Seattle WA 98111	(360) 399-6509 jim@jimmcintire.com	5/15/2012 3:18:00 PM
State Auditor Partisan Office 4-year term
James Watkins (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 2213 Kirkland WA 98083	(425) 390-4348 info@watkinsforauditor.com	5/14/2012 9:18:00 AM
Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 99415 Lakewood WA 98496	(800) 831-8397 troy@troykelley.com	5/14/2012 5:44:00 PM
Attorney General Partisan Office 4-year term
Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 40417 Bellevue WA 98015	(206) 232-0339 info@reagandunn.com	5/14/2012 10:06:00 AM
Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 2405 Seattle WA 98111	(206) 523-7245 mikescottwebb@gmail.com	5/15/2012 9:03:00 AM
Commissioner of Public Lands Partisan Office 4-year term
Peter J. Goldmark (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 12917 Seattle WA 98111	(206) 913-8619 info@petergoldmark.com	5/14/2012 8:00:00 AM
Superintendent of Public Instruction Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Randy I. Dorn	PO Box 5499 Lacey WA 98509	(253) 256-2147 info@randydorn2012.com	5/14/2012 9:47:00 AM
James Bauckman	PO Box 412 Bellingham WA 98227	(360) 201-5022 jamesbauckman@gmail.com	5/15/2012 1:44:00 PM
Insurance Commissioner Partisan Office 4-year term
Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 7485 Olympia WA 98507	(360) 352-5661 mike@mikekreidler.com	5/14/2012 12:30:00 PM
Legislative District 3	Spokane*
State Senator Partisan Office 4-year term
Nancy McLaughlin (Prefers G.O.P. Party)	P.O. Box 10208 Spokane WA 99209	(509) 251-7235 info@nancy4senate.com	5/14/2012 9:49:00 AM
Andy Billig (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 145 Spokane WA 99210	(509) 850-3233 andy@andybillig.com	5/14/2012 3:36:00 PM
State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan Office 2-year term
Bob Apple (Prefers Democratic Party)	316 E Sprague Spokane WA 99202	(509) 487-4107 cometapple@msn.com	5/14/2012 12:14:00 PM
Tim Benn (Prefers G.O.P. Party)	PO Box 6543 Spokane WA 99217	(509) 487-1219 votetimbenn@gmail.com	5/15/2012 10:35:00 AM
Marcus Riccelli (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 1325 Spokane WA 99210	(509) 979-9550 marcus@marcusriccelli.com	5/15/2012 3:35:00 PM
State Representative Pos. 2 Partisan Office 2-year term
Timm Ormsby (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 2177 Spokane WA 99217	(509) 389-8288 vote.ormsby@gmail.com	5/14/2012 2:32:00 PM
Legislative District 4	Spokane*
State Senator Partisan Office 4-year term
Mike Padden (Prefers Republican Party)	13021 East 9th Spokane Vly WA 99216	(509) 928-1694 vote@paddenforsenate.com	5/14/2012 12:28:00 PM
State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan Office 2-year term
Larry Crouse (Prefers Republican Party)	10705 E 44th Ave Spokane Vly WA 99206	(509) 924-6029 crouse588@comcast.net	5/14/2012 9:56:00 AM
State Representative Pos. 2 Partisan Office 2-year term
Amy C Biviano (Prefers Democratic Party)	1902 S Century Ln Spokane Vly WA 99212	(509) 280-8000 amy@amybiviano.com	5/15/2012 3:22:00 PM
Legislative District 6	Spokane*
State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan Office 2-year term
Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 31082 Spokane WA 99223	(509) 220-5535 spitzerforthepeople@gmail.com	5/14/2012 10:57:00 AM
State Representative Pos. 2 Partisan Office 2-year term
Larry Keller (Prefers Republican Party)	POB 605 Cheney WA 99004	(509) 688-4349 larry@larrykeller.org	5/14/2012 8:54:00 AM
Jeff Holy (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 40285 Spokane WA 99220	(509) 747-5840 votejeffholy@gmail.com	5/14/2012 9:08:00 AM
Dennis Dellwo (Prefers Democratic Party)	PO Box 31102 Spokane WA 99223	(509) 731-3389 dennis@electdellwo.com	5/14/2012 9:59:00 AM
Legislative District 7	Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens
State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan Office 2-year term
Shelly Short (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 37 ADDY WA 99101	(509) 994-7430 shelly@vote4shelly.com	5/14/2012 3:09:00 PM
Legislative District 9	Adams, Asotin, Franklin*, Garfield, Spokane*, Whitman*
State Senator Partisan Office 4-year term
Mark G. Schoesler (Prefers G.O.P. Party)	1588 E Rosenoff Rd Ritzville WA 99169	(509) 659-1909 mschoesler@yahoo.com	5/15/2012 9:25:00 AM
State Representative Pos. 1 Partisan Office 2-year term
Susan Fagan (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 1471 Pullman WA 99163	(509) 338-4397 susan@susanfagan.com	5/15/2012 3:46:00 PM
State Representative Pos. 2 Partisan Office 2-year term
Joe Schmick (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 620 COLFAX WA 99111	(509) 879-2078 people4schmick@colfax.com	5/14/2012 9:13:00 PM
COUNTY WIDE	Spokane
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 Partisan Office 4-year term
Todd Mielke (Prefers Republican Party)	P.O. Box 9309 Spokane WA 99209	(509) 220-2200 todd@toddmielke.com	5/14/2012 8:43:00 AM
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 Partisan Office 4-year term
Rob Chase (Prefers Republican Party)	P.O. Box 822 Liberty Lake WA 99019	(509) 954-3829 stripe340@comcast.net	5/14/2012 9:39:00 AM
Daryl Romeyn (Prefers Democratic Party)	3905 S. Chapman Rd Greenacres WA 99016	(509) 922-0490 darylromeyn@yahoo.com	5/14/2012 2:38:00 PM
Shelly O'Quinn (Prefers Republican Party)	PO Box 729 Spokane WA 99210	(509) 599-9936 shelly.oquinn@gmail.com	5/15/2012 4:01:00 PM
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE POS 8 Non Partisan Office 2-year unexpired term
Randy A. Brandt	PO Box 18099 Spokane WA 99228	(509) 276-0045	5/14/2012 1:35:00 PM
Supreme Court	Statewide
Justice Position 2 Non Partisan Office 6-year term
Susan Owens	6963 Littlerock Rd SW Olympia WA 98512-7246	(360) 866-6052 SOWENS@OLYPEN.COM	5/14/2012 8:58:00 AM
Justice Position 8 Non Partisan Office 6-year short and full term
Steve Gonzalez	PO Box 12316 SEATTLE WA 98111	(360) 207-1789 info@justicegonzalez.com	5/14/2012 9:22:00 AM
Justice Position 9 Non Partisan Office 6-year term
Sheryl Gordon McCloud	710 Cherry St Seattle WA 98104	(206) 224-8777 sheryl@sgmccloud.com	5/14/2012 10:18:00 AM
Bruce Hilyer	PO Box 19794 Seattle WA 98109	(206) 852-4295 bwhilyer@yahoo.com	5/14/2012 10:26:00 AM
John W. Ladenburg	603 Stewart Street #819 Seattle WA 98101	(253) 241-1311 John@Ladenburg.org	5/15/2012 10:41:00 AM
Richard B. Sanders	PO Box 11794 Olympia WA 98508	(206) 999-9350 RBSanders@aol.com	5/15/2012 4:07:00 PM
Court of Appeals, Division 3, District 1	Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens
Judge Position 1 Non Partisan Office 6-year term
Laurel Siddoway	1821 S Upper Terrace Rd Spokane WA 99203	(509) 624-8066 lhsiddoway@gmail.com	5/14/2012 10:02:00 AM
Spokane Superior Court	Spokane
Judge Position 1 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Annette S. Plese	12831 E 37th Ln Spokane Vly WA 99206	(509) 924-1909 229nbrown@comcast.net	5/14/2012 8:51:00 AM
Judge Position 2 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
James M. Triplet	n. 921 adams suite a spokane WA 99201	(509) 326-7046 jmtriplet@hotmail.com	5/14/2012 11:31:00 AM
Judge Position 3 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Tari Eitzen	1321 W Broadway Ave Spokane WA 99201	(509) 710-4257	5/14/2012 12:09:00 PM
Judge Position 4 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Kathleen M. O'Connor	1321 W Broadway Ave Spokane WA 99201		5/14/2012 12:43:00 PM
Judge Position 5 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Michael P. Price	2025 S Rockwood Blvd Spokane WA 99203		5/14/2012 11:11:00 AM
Judge Position 6 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Sam F. Cozza	4919 South Pittsburg St. Spokane WA 99223	(509) 954-5441 smcozza@hotmail.com	5/14/2012 11:48:00 AM
Judge Position 7 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Maryann C Moreno	1321 West Broadway Spokane WA 99201	(509) 939-1239 mmlorenz66@comcast.net	5/14/2012 3:35:00 PM
Judge Position 8 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Harold D. Clarke III	6313 W. Skagit Spokane WA 99208	(509) 464-1957 clarke6313@comcast.net	5/15/2012 3:59:00 PM
Judge Position 9 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
John O. Cooney	9403 E Woolard Rd Colbert WA 99005	(509) 570-3732 john@electjudgecooney.com	5/14/2012 8:38:00 AM
Judge Position 10 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Linda G. Tompkins	P.O. Box 830 Liberty Lake WA 99019		5/14/2012 12:32:00 PM
Judge Position 11 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Greg Sypolt	17605 E Montgomery Ave Spokane Vly WA 99016	(509) 535-9595	5/14/2012 12:18:00 PM
Judge Position 12 Non Partisan Office 4-year term
Ellen Kalama Clark	7840 E Gunning Ln Spokane WA 99212	(509) 927-0292 ellenkclark@gmail.com	5/14/2012 2:35:00 PM
PUD 01	Spokane, Stevens
Commissioner #3 Non Partisan Office 6-year term
Dwight M Morgan	1084 LEE HEDRICK RD COLVILLE WA 99114	dwightmorgan44@yahoo.com	5/15/2012 11:03:00 AM
Lloyd Henry	833 ALADDIN RD COLVILLE WA 99114	(509) 684-2045	5/15/2012 2:46:00 PM

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