Kristin Alexander
Guest Bloggers
Kristin Alexander
Blog Moderator and Primary Contributor
Kristin Alexander is the short and perky media relations manager for the Washington State Attorney General's Office in downtown Seattle. When asked why she wanted to work for the AGO, she said something about wanting a job where she could ride her bike to work and desiring to buy a fish at the Pike Place Market. They hired her anyway. She promptly bought a salmon fillet from the mongers but after an inaugural bike ride up the city’s steep hills, opted to take the bus instead.
Kristin spends most of her day fielding calls from reporters who cover consumer affairs and peppering the attorneys and investigators in the office’s Consumer Protection Division with questions. She worked as a newspaper reporter prior to her government career and believes in the power of both traditional and “new” media to help educate consumers.
In her free time, Kristin performs at local theaters, dabbles in nonfiction writing and professes her appreciation for Washington’s vintners and their delectable juices.
Guest Bloggers
Paul Edwards
Public Affairs Intern - Volunteer
Paul Edwards is a Communication student at Pacific Lutheran University and two-time combat veteran with the United States Army. He resides with his family in Olympia.
Alex Binz
Public Affairs and Policy Research Assistant - Volunteer
Alex Binz is a research assistant at the Attorney General’s Office. He is currently a senior at Seattle Pacific University, pursuing a double major in Political Economy and Rhetoric, and he plans on earning a joint J.D./Ph.D. after he graduates. He specializes in the history and theory of economics, and has presented research at professional economic conferences for the last three years.
Johnie Freatman
Public Affairs Intern - Volunteer
Johnie Freatman will be a freshman this fall at the University of Southern California and is captivated by two passions: sports and politics. He constantly ponders how to make a career out of his two loves. For a long time, he has strived to be an elite sports announcer and that hasn’t changed. But he also wants to eventually try his hand in politics. In any event, he looks forward to incorporating his love of current events and communication into these blogs.
Rob McKenna
Washington State Attorney General
All Consuming was born June 20, 2007. The next day, Attorney General Rob McKenna ventured into the blogosphere with his first post, composed on his smartphone while attending the National Association of Attorneys General summer meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
Various Assistant Attorneys General
Now and then, one of our assistant attorneys general has something important or interesting to say – and we mean that in the nicest way. Our attorneys are a great group of busy, bright folks with a wide range of expertise. We love when they blog.