![Washington Gov. Jay Inslee with former Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson, left, and construction workers behind speaks from the construction site of a new floating bridge on Lake Washington in Medina, Wash., in 2014. The state Senate has rejected the gubernatorial appointment of Peterson, ousting her from the job she has held since shortly after Inslee took office in 2012. The rare move was taken by the Senate Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, with majority Republicans and a Democrat who caucuses with them voting 25-21 to remove Peterson. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/uO6q6eDqVn9RLDznlEJuDvMVKgE=/600x0/media.spokesman.com/graphics/2018/07/sr-loader.png)
Why did state Senate Republicans fire Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson? 13
On Friday heads rolled, to borrow a phrase from our own Republican state Sen. Michael Baumgartner. Actually, just one head rolled: Lynn Peterson, the state's transportation secretary. But why?