Jerry Cornfield has a report in the Herald with the clearest evidence yet that U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA, 1) is serious about running for governor.

Inslee held a fundraiser in Mulkiteo on Sunday and Cornfield quotes the invite:

“We know it's early in the cycle, but the Congressman is trying to put some funds in the bank early for his Congressional race and also if there is an opening to run for Governor,” read the invitation for the March 20 event sent by Alexa Seidl of Newman Partners in Seattle.