McCain to visit North Bend and Bellevue

McCain to visit North Bend and Bellevue

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., laughs during a campaign stop at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, May 9. 2008.

Story Published: May 12, 2008 at 7:30 AM PDT

Story Updated: May 13, 2008 at 8:08 AM PDT

By Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) - U.S. Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, is scheduled to visit Western Washington on Tuesday for an environmental roundtable in North Bend and a fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Bellevue.

The North Bend event will be at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center - the gateway to the Cedar River Municipal Watershed, the main drinking water source for the greater Seattle area.

According to a Web site for the Bellevue event Tuesday evening, tickets are $10,000 for a photo reception, $2,300 for a VIP reception, $1,000 for the main reception, and $33,100 for a "victory dinner."

McCain will be campaigning in Portland, Ore., on Monday.

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