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"A staff member for the area's congressman announced that he will seek the 40th Legislative District state House seat of retiring Rep. Dave Quall, D-Mount Vernon.

Democrat Thomas Boucher, a 2nd Congressional District staff member for U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, said that if elected to the Legislature, he would focus on boosting small businesses and investing in the state's infrastructure to attract more businesses to the local economy."