OLYMPIA – A Republican running for governor and a Democrat who’s the longest serving lawmaker in Washington are proposing term limits for the governor’s office.
State Sen. Phil Fortunato, R-Auburn, and state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, have proposed a Constitutional amendment that would set a two-term limit on the governor’s office.
Currently, the governor is elected every four years but there’s no limits to how many times he or she can run for reelection.
The amendment would need a 2/3 majority vote in both the state House of Representatives and the state Senate, then it would be put on the ballot for voters to decide.
It would apply to future governors and would not prevent Gov. Jay Inslee from seeking a third term.
Inslee would be only the second governor in history to win a third term if he’s reelected.