In the last 48 hours, here have been the big candidates news.
1. House Speaker (D) announces [1]US Senate bid for Gordon Smith (R)
2. Sen. Bates (D) declines [2]run against Sen. Smith
3. Sen. Avakian (D) announces [3]Secretary of State run
(story broke on Catalyst first [4])
4. Sen. Jason Atkinson (R) declines [5]Secretary of State run (lauds Sen. Starr -R)
5. House GOP Leader Wayne Scott resigns [6]
6. Sen. Ryan Deckert (D) resigns [7]for OBA job