Murray seeks to block Trump nominee for Eastern WA U.S. Attorney
S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, says she plans to block the confirmation of President Trump’s choice to be the new United States Attorney for eastern Washington.
Pete Serrano is the former mayor of Pasco and was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Washington attorney general last year. He was appointed U.S. attorney Aug. 6 by Attorney General Pam Bondi. He stepped down as Pasco mayor and began his new job in Spokane five days later. But his confirmation hearing will not occur until sometime in the next four months.
Serrano, 44, ran for attorney general on a platform to protect gun rights and prohibit abortions. During that campaign he also called people jailed for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol “political prisoners.”
“His extreme right-wing views are far out of step with the people of Washington state, and I will be using every legislative tool I have to block his confirmation,” Murray said in a press release.
https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2025/09/murray-seeks-to-block-trump-nominee-for-eastern-wa-u-s-attorney/