SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are recommending a pair of firsts for Washington state’s two U.S. attorney posts.
Nick Brown, the former counsel to Gov. Inslee, would be the first Black U.S. attorney in western Washington, and Vanessa Waldref, a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Spokane, would be the first woman to run the shop there.
The senators forwarded the recommendations to the Biden administration and say they hope for quick appointments and Senate confirmations. They said both candidates have served their country with distinction and would do well enforcing federal law and civil rights.