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Trump Will Campaign, Fundraise In Northwest

NWNews | By Austin Jenkins,
Austin Jenkins
Published August 4, 2016 at 3:21 PM PDT
File photo of Donald Trump speaking to a crowd at the Spokane Convention Center Saturday May 7, 2016.
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File photo of Donald Trump speaking to a crowd at the Spokane Convention Center Saturday May 7, 2016.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to return to Washington and Oregon at the end this month. The Washington Post reports Trump will hold high dollar fundraisers in Portland and Seattle as part of a west coast swing. He’s also expected to hold public events.

State Senator Don Benton is Trump’s Washington state chairman.

“The tentative plan right now is to do a fundraising event or two and in addition do a public rally of some sort so that the folks get a chance to see Mr. Trump up close and personal and hear from his own words what his plans are for our country,” Benton said.

Benton said the dates and locations of Trump’s visit to the Northwest will be released later. Trump campaigned in Washington and Oregon in May.

The last time the two states went for a Republican presidential candidate was Ronald Reagan in 1984.

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Austin Jenkins
Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy as well as the Washington State legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia." Prior to joining the Northwest News Network, Austin worked as a television reporter in Seattle, Portland and Boise. Austin is a graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle and Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. Austin’s reporting has been recognized with awards from the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia."
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