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Experience wins out with Nick Brown, who rightly pointed out in his endorsement interview that no other candidate knew the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) as well as he did. Though we think State Senator Manka Dhingra is plenty qualified for the role, and though we liked her criminal justice policies better than his, Brown’s understanding of the department and his breadth of knowledge in the civil law arena tipped the scales in his favor.

 

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