Washington Governor Inslee runs for U.S. president on climate change platform

By Sharon Bernstein and Ginger Gibson SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday he will seek the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2020, joining the crowded field as a relative unknown who hopes to catch fire by making climate change a central issue of his campaign. Inslee, 68, is the first governor in the group vying for the chance to challenge President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee, in next year's general election. "I'm running for president because I am the only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation's number one priority," Inslee said in a video released Friday morning

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