Secretary Wyman and former Seahawk Lawyer Milloy at the 12th Man rally (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Helle) Not much can stop the Capitol from preparing for the 2016 Legislative Session, except a visit from a former Seahawk, the team’s mascot and two Sea Gals. Lawyer Milloy, a strong safety for the Hawks in 2009 and 2010, helped whip up the crowd at a rally outside the Capitol Thursday ahead of Sunday’s (very cold) playoff game in Minnesota. Along with the…
As Washington bears down on a Monday, Oct. 5, voter deadline to register online or by mail, Secretary Wyman enlisted a little Seahawks star power to help spread the message. Two-time Pro Bowler Mack Strong, the Hawks’ popular and talented fullback for many years, graciously taped a 30-second video urging all eligible Washingtonians to get registered and then to vote. Ballots will be coming out in just a few weeks, Secretary Wyman noted, and every vote matters. Registration…
(Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) It kinda looked like a giant gray mushroom just south of downtown Seattle. It was a less-than-perfect place to watch baseball on a warm summer night (who wants to be indoors watching baseball on those nights?!). But it also was the first home for the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners, and it briefly was home base for the Sonics (remember them?) and Sounders in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Of course, we are…
Secretary Wyman presents Seahawks officials with a medallion and certificate at the VMAC. (Photos courtesy Philip Kerrigan) Secretary of State Kim Wyman has presented the Seahawks a special national medallion for exceptional public service through its charitable and community-building efforts. Wyman made the presentation in a ceremony Wednesday at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton. She hailed the team and the organization for “giving so humbly and making such a difference in this state and region. We honor you…
Gov. Inslee, Secretary Wyman and first lady Trudi Inslee (left) lead cheers with the 12th Man on the Capitol steps. (Photo courtesy Legislative Photo Department) When you have a bunch of loyal 12s working at the Capitol two days before the Super Bowl, you need to do something to let them cheer on their beloved Seahawks. Gov. Inslee gave them an excuse to yell at the top of their lungs when he issued a proclamation calling for three Moments of…
Vince Lombardi Trophy. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Horn) When the Office of Secretary of State hosts a 30th birthday event for the Washington State Combined Fund Drive Thursday at the State Capitol in Olympia, a special “guest” will appear – the Vince Lombardi Trophy, courtesy of the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s executive office, located on the second floor of the Legislative Building. There…
(Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) For so many in our region, the Seattle Seahawks have been as long a Northwest presence as rain, moss, conifers and Mount Rainier. But there are some of us who remember when there was no Seahawks team around here, when the nearest pro football teams were the (horrors!) Oakland Raiders and (gasp!) San Francisco 49ers. That all changed when the NFL awarded Seattle a franchise in 1974. The Seahawks began play in 1976 as…
(Photo courtesy of Benjamin Helle) Although hundreds of thousands of fans converged on Downtown Seattle and CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field Wednesday for the parade honoring the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win over the Broncos, many fans around the Capitol couldn’t go north because they work for the Legislature, which is in the middle of its 60-day session. But that didn’t stop a large contingent of the 12th Man from gathering on the north steps of the Legislative Building to cheer…
Walking toward the Legislative Building on the way to work usually is inspiring on its own. But when you see the 12th Man flag flying high outside the Lege on the same day as the Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade in Seattle, well, it can give anyone a jolt on this chilly morning. Even the glass doors on the north side of the building show a reflection of the 12th Man flag fluttering in the cold breeze. Congrats to the NFL…
Secretary Wyman talks with Seahawks great Walter Jones in her office after the 12th Man rally in January. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Helle) Secretary of State Kim Wyman and her staff congratulate retired Seattle Seahawks All-Pro left tackle (and friend of our office) Walter Jones for being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last weekend, in his first year of eligibility. Jones was named to the Pro Bowl nine times, the most in Seahawks history. He also was…