Top Ferguson adviser exits for private sector

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 545

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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An original member of Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s executive leadership team, who played a key role in boosting the administration’s cooperation with tribes, resigned last month for a private sector job.

Jaime Martin, Ferguson’s external relations director since November 2024, is an enrolled member of the Snoqualmie Tribe and is believed to be the first Native American to serve on the senior staff of a Washington governor.

Martin is viewed widely as an architect …

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