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Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib endorses Pete Buttigieg for president

Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib bangs the gavel as he presides as President of the Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Habib is endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press)

Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib is endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president and will serve as a Western co-chair for the campaign

SEATTLE (AP) – Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib announced Thursday that he’s endorsing Pete Buttigieg for president and will serve as a Western co-chair for the campaign.

Habib’s announcement comes a day before ballots are sent out to the state’s nearly 4.5 million voters, ahead of the March 10 presidential primary. He’s the first statewide candidate to endorse a candidate in the primary.

The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor was in Seattle last Saturday for a private fundraiser and Habib’s endorsement comes in a week where Washington has drawn two other Democratic nominee candidates to the state. More than 17,000 people were at a rally for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tacoma Monday night, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a rally in Seattle on Saturday.

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