OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday appointed Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs as Washington’s secretary of state. Hobbs is the first Democrat to hold the office since the mid-1960s. He replaces Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who is set to leave office Nov. 19 to take an election security job in the Biden administration. Hobbs, who is of Japanese descent, will be the first person of color to head the secretary of state’s office. Hobbs will serve until the general election in November 2022, which will determine who will serve the remainder of Wyman’s four-year term.
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