High school valedictorian, college football standout and UW-educated lawyer who built a career in his hometown, where a mayor told him at age 12 he should consider public office.
You can't play if you can't pay. At this early stage, candidates Tim Burgess, Mike McGinn, Charlie Staadecker and Ed Murray have broken the six-figure barrier.
Washington state business groups' positions run strongly in favor of better education. But to move Olympia forward, it will take more than good intentions and wishes for schools' success.