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The history of Asian Americans in WA politics is chronicled. With a growing number of Asian Americans becoming elected officials, lessons learned from Gary Locke's 1996 campaign for the governorship of WA are analyzed. In the primary elections, Locke positioned himself as a moderate Democrat; his Asian American heritage underscored this position. During the campaign he focused on moderate & middle-class voters, & his immigrant success story resonated with many. The Asian American media in WA & nationwide played a positive role in his campaign. He won the race with a wide margin. This case shows the importance of fund-raising, especially early in a campaign, & of a multicultural image. M. Pflum

"Executives, Executive Politics, and the LGBTQ Community" published on by Oxford University Press.

The 2000 US gubernatorial & state legislature elections are analyzed. After discussing trends in gubernatorial elections since 1984, the outcome of this 2000 election are discussed, emphasizing the major parties' ability to preserve a majority of their gubernatorial seats. It is contended that incumbent candidates in state legislature elections are generally successful in maintaining their seats because of a decrease in the number of seats being contested by candidates from other parties & of the increased cost challengers face in running against incumbents. The outcome from the 2000 state legislature elections are then reported, illustrating the Republican Party's increased control of state legislatures; the election results from several key states are scrutinized to determine if recent outcome trends for the major parties continued. In addition, the results from referenda & initiative issues on state ballots are reported. It is concluded that the Republican Party's slight control over both Congressional houses is expected & suggested that results from state legislature elections demonstrate the dominance of moderate political perspectives among the present-day electorate. 3 Tables, 7 References. J. W. Parker