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| Christine Gregoire, Democrat (Incumbent) |
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| Candidate: Attorney general |
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| Christine Gregoire |
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| Age: 53 |
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| Residence: Olympia |
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| Occupation: |
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Attorney General |
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| Education: |
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B.A. in education, University of Washington; J.D., Gonzaga University |
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| Political history: No response |
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| Endorsements: |
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Washington State Council of Police and Sheriffs, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Washington Conservation Voters |
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| Campaign Web site: http://www.gregoire2000.com |
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| Campaign theme: No response. |
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Do you support the recommendations in the attorney general's privacy report? Please give details. |
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Yes. People have lost control of their private information. There are too many cases of identity theft and fraud caused by personal data getting into the wrong hands. The sale of our private information is pervasive. My privacy report calls for a balanced approach to protect privacy and business needs. |
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Would you support a law limiting the amount of damages people could recover from the state? Why or why not? |
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No. The state should be treated no differently than individuals, businesses or other entities. Rather than talk about limiting the ability of individuals to seek recourse from the state, we should be looking at ways to stop the damages and human tragedies from happening in the first place. |
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With some states reconsidering the death penalty, what is your position and what changes, if any, do you think are needed in Washington's law? Under what circumstances would you support a moratorium? |
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The death penalty was created here by initiative. I have no indication the people want to change our death-penalty law. Prosecutors have sought the death penalty in only the most egregious cases and there is no evidence of the abuses that prompted moratoriums in other states. |
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What would you do to improve the Attorney General's office? |
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The Attorney General's Office handles 20,000 cases a year. We must continue to recruit and retain top lawyers, we must ensure we have adequate systems to track and monitor the huge caseloads, and we must continue to seek alternatives to litigation to resolve legal problems. |
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What do you think the top priority of the office should be? |
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The top priority should be to provide the best legal representation possible on behalf of all the people of Washington. The office handles cases involving the lives, livelihoods and quality of life of citizens of the state and the public deserves the best legal team possible on its behalf. |
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