MARYSVILLE – The leading gubernatorial candidate for the Republican Party will be here Wednesday from 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Bill Bryant’s Big Blue Bus will continue its statewide tour with a local Whistle Stop. Following his stump speech and taking questions from voters, he will team with volunteers for a dinner and phone calls to remind voters to turn in their primary ballots by Aug. 2.

The event will be at Snohomish County GOP Headquarters – 514 State Ave., Suite 109, Marysville.

Bryant, a lifelong Washingtonian, is chairman of BCI, a firm that helps farmers and agricultural companies on both sides of the mountains export their crops.