WA State Fair Accused of Excluding Pierce County Republican Party

WA State Fair accused of excluding Pierce County Republican Party

(The Center Square) – For the first time in many years, the Pierce County Republican Party will not have a booth at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Wash. –

Pierce County GOP chair, WA State Fair officials to meet over booth restrictions - Everett Post

(The Center Square) – Jim Walsh, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, says officials with the Washington State Fair are “asking for a world of hurt” if they don’t reverse course in a flap with the Pierce County Republican Party. In the meantime, Pierce County Republican Party Chair Dave McMullan told The Center Square he will meet with fair executives on Thursday to try to reach a resolution. The fair is set to open in a little over t…

EXCLUSIVE: From Midway to Meltdown — The Real Story Behind the WA State Fair Controversy

For most Washingtonians, September means cooler evenings, back-to-school shopping, and one of the state’s most cherished traditions, the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. For me, it’s personal. When I first moved to Seattle, two local events instantly captured my heart: Seafair and the Puyallup Fair, as we still called it back then. My family would go four or five times each season. I took youth groups there. I went with my father-in-law, with …