'The lack of integrity ... it gets me,' says new leader for Washington's Mainstream GOP
A state political action group called Mainstream Republicans of Washington has a new leader — Deanna Martinez of Moses Lake.
The Mainstream Republicans see themselves as political moderates.
In the upcoming August primary, the group is supporting Dan Newhouse, who represents the 4th Congressional District in central Washington.
Newhouse voted to impeach former President Donald Trump.
"I want my representative to speak the truth, even when it's a difficult truth," Martinez said.
Trump is backing a Republican challenger in the race, Loren Culp. Culp ran for governor against Jay Inslee in 2020 and continues to claim the election was stolen. Martinez said that’s a problem for mainstream Republicans like her.
"The lack of integrity just ... it gets me. I can't vote for something like that," Martinez said.
Primary ballots are due on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
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David Hyde
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