Denny Heck To Run For Lieutenant Governor

With the vacancy created by Cyrus Habib not running for a 2nd term, US Representative Denny Heck, a Democrat, has filed paperwork to run for Lieutenant Governor for the State Of Washington.
Heck, who announced he was leaving the House because of the political climate .
The current Lieutenant Governor is leaving politics to enter the Jesuits.

Heck Retiring From House Of Representatives

The Cascadian, the blog for the Northwest Progressive Institute, reports that Democrat Denny Heck, who represents Washington's 10th CD, is retiring from Congress.
According to the report, the current climate in Washington is playing a big part in Heck's planned departure.  
The 10th CD is Washington's newest Congressional District encompassing much of the South Sound, including Olympia.  Heck has represented the district since it's inception.  Heck began serving in 2013.