On Politics Expect to hear a lot about the environment in this year's legislative and congressional races. Leading state and national environmental groups are preparing to pour money into their own ad campaigns and into candidates' campaign accounts in an effort to elect greener lawmakers this November. The ads feature images of children and clean water and ask voters to ask every candidate about their views on the environment. Environmental groups think they have public opinion on their side.
Polls consistently show the environment to be an important issue to a majority of Washington voters.
Those voters will get regular e-mails, plus phone calls and mailings during the campaigns. Washington Conservation Voters endorses mostly Democrats, but also sides with some Republicans, Wyble said. Still, the group would like Democrats to win control of the House this year. As for the Senate, where Democrats hold a 27-22 majority, Wyble said his group doesn't care much if Democrats lose a couple seats. Washington Conservation Voters also plans to interview and endorse Kitsap County commissioner candidates.