Democrat Troy Kelley left the State Auditor’s office a smoldering ruin when he was booted after being federally indicted for possessing stolen property, money laundering, and perjuring himself in connection with his real-estate business earlier this year. Democrat Pat McCarthy is the woman to restore integrity to the office, which investigates the state government for fraud and waste of public resources. As a Pierce County executive, McCarthy has managed a larger staff and exponentially larger budget than what she’d deal with in the state auditor’s office. Her opponent is Republican senator Mark Miloscia, who has voted against plans to expand light rail across Seattle and sponsored the failed anti-trans “bathroom bill,” which would have barred transgender people from using restrooms that correspond with their gender. Fuck. That. Dude.
