Hilary Franz said a traumatic event she endured as a 4-year-old helped prepare her for a career in public service. Franz, a Democrat, is Washington State Lands Commissioner and announced a run for Washington Governor in May. Franz said a close family relative abducted her and her older sister in July of 1974, taking the girls from Portland, Oregon to Reading, Pennsylvania. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/candidate-franz-childhood-abduction/281-654c6b6c-0bf3-49f2-ac24-4a018e4edd94