Dow Constantine will not seek reelection as King County executive

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In 2012, Constantine held a special midnight ceremony to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples at the first possible moment after the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage went into effect.
49% : A longtime supporter of legalizing same-sex marriage, Constantine turned the plaza outside the King County Administration Building in downtown Seattle into a party hall in advance of the new law taking effect and then stayed until 4 a.m. greeting couples.

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