In early 2012, Hasegawa announced that he was running to succeed Margarita Prentice in the Washington State Senate.
In a series of articles attacking Prentice, the Seattle Stranger dubbed her "Senator MoneyTree" because of her acceptance of contributions from Moneytree, a financial services company founded and headquartered in her district.
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