At the State House, Ted Kennedy Jr. seems to be taking the same advice his father reportedly gave Hillary Clinton when she entered the US Senate from New York: A famous last name wonât excuse you from hard work.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law a controversial 'religious freedom' bill that some groups have said will open the door to greater LGBT discrimination. Bill Clark/Getty.
Langlie and Daniel J. Evans are the state's only three term governors. Populist Party candidate John Rankin Rogers is the only non-Democratic or Republican nominee to win office. The current governor is Jay Inslee, who took office on January 16, 2013; his term will expire in January 2017.