Bob Hasegawa probably vapes more than any other state senator. The Stranger
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth of six profiles of 2017 mayoral candidates we will be publishing before the Stranger Election Control Board announces its endorsements.
“Do you mind if I vape while we talk?” asks the Washington State senator as he sits down for an interview.
He takes a long drag from his palm-sized tobacco vaporizer. When he exhales, the air smells cloyingly of artificial banana bread.
Bob Hasegawa is wearing a faded Seattle Mariners T-shirt and shorts. His dining-room table is mostly covered with scattered papers and open binders. His campaign manager sits beside me writing e-mails and darting out of the room to answer phone calls.
