Jim Kastama
A candidate for Secretary of State, State of Washington in the 2012 Washington Primary
Party: Democrat
Age: 65
City: Puyallup, WA
Contact information
- Web: jimkastama.com
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Wyman (R) | 483,279 | 39.99% |
| Kathleen Drew (D) | 258,242 | 21.37% |
| Greg Nickels (D) | 191,289 | 15.83% |
| Jim Kastama (D) | 169,048 | 13.99% |
| Karen Murray (C) | 46,235 | 3.83% |
| David J. Anderson (N) | 41,112 | 3.40% |
| Sam Wright (T) | 19,182 | 1.59% |
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No money for state agency assessments
OLYMPIA – The state attorney general’s office will weigh in on a potential fight between the Legislature and the executive branch over the meaning of three little words: “within available funds.” The words appear twice in a 2005 statute that requires state agencies to develop “quality management systems” to help figure out ways to do their jobs better. Most agencies have never done such assessments because the deadlines were delayed and then the recession hit and budgets tightened.