Raul Garcia became one of the first Republicans to announce a campaign for Washington governor on Friday. Garcia, a doctor out of Yakima, made the announcement at Seattle's Kerry Park. He joins a short list of people who have officially announced they will run in 2024. Garcia, who has cast himself as a moderate, also ran in 2020. However, Democratic incumbent Jay Inslee was reelected for his third term. Garcia's campaign announcement follows Inslee's decision not to seek a fourth term. The governor said he made his decision after thinking "long and hard" about not running for reelection. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/raul-garcia-announces-campaign-washington-governor/281-d8b69ad0-03e0-4d92-8c1a-b4c7b9391d0c