Jay Inslee

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has made combating climate change the focus of his 2020 campaign for president. But he's struggled to stand out in the field. (Associated Press)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, meets with staff members in his office as they review the state operating budget passed by the Legislature earlier in the day, Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, meets with staff members in his office as they review the state operating budget passed by the Legislature earlier in the day, Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center right, meets with staff members in his office as they review the state operating budget passed by the Legislature earlier in the day, Friday, June 30, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, meets with staff members in his office as they review the state operating budget passed by the Legislature earlier in the day at the Capitol Friday, June 30, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee right, greets Rep. June Robinson, D-Everett, left, in the wings of the House chamber at the Capitol, after the Washington Legislature approved a new two-year state operating budget, sending the spending plan to Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown Friday, June 30, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE - In this file photo taken April 11, 2017, Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange addresses members of the media in front of the facility as Gov. Jay Inslee looks on, in Lakewood, Wash. Inslee and Strange said they’ve made significant improvements in patient safety and staffing levels. He said he hopes to get more money to continue the work of fixing the hospital. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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FILE - In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a meeting about climate change and sustainable development at United Nations headquarters. President Donald Trump is a unifying force for Democrats, bringing together disparate factions in opposition to nearly every presidential move. “We have been right and successful in saying ‘no’ when he wants to drive the Titanic into the iceberg,” said Inslee. Now, Inslee said, “we have to take actions that show we can drive in forward and not in reverse.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee called the President Donald Trump's revised travel ban a "substantial retreat from the president." Inslee said Monday that president's actions were a reaction to the state's decision to sue over the initial travel ban, which resulted in a Seattle judge blocking its implementation around the country. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee right, looks up after signing an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in his office at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at left. The order ensures that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee right, signs an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in his office at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at left. The order ensures that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, during a news conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., to announce that he and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee have proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty in Washington state.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Gov. Jay Inslee, left, looks toward the House floor with outgoing Lt. Gov. Brad Owen before Inslee was sworn-in to a second term and made his inaugural address to a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Gov. Jay Inslee takes the oath of office before his inaugural address to a joint session of the Legislature as he begins his second term, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Gov. Jay Inslee gives his inaugural address to a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday as he begins his second term, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Newly sworn-in Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib, center, greets outgoing Lt. Governor Brad Owen, right, as Gov. Jay Inslee applauds a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Gov. Jay Inslee, left, smiles with his wife, Trudi Inslee, as he is about to be sworn-in for his second term during a joint session of the Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Gov. Jay Inslee, right, shares a laugh with his chief of staff David Postman just outside the House chambers before Inslee headed in to a joint session of the Legislature to begin his second term Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the annual AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE -- In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, Democratic incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee prepares to speak at a news conference in Seattle. Washington voters have a long history of sending a Democrat to the governor's office. This year, they'll decide whether to continue that trend, unbroken since 1984, when they cast their vote between Inslee and his Republican challenger, Bill Bryant. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)