Submitting week — the five-day window for candidates who need to run for an elected workplace to submit the required types and pay the submitting payment — formally kicked off immediately. Submitting week ends at 5 p.m. Friday.
As of 4 p.m. immediately, a complete of 61 candidates filed to run for one of many 82 open workplaces that might be on the November common election poll. Many of the candidates submitting Monday are present workplace holders looking for reelection, though just a few new faces are within the combine.
Again on the poll for the primary time in 5 years are 15 seats on the Clark County Constitution Overview Fee. Every of the county’s 5 districts has three seats. As of Monday afternoon, 20 candidates had filed for the positions. Amongst them are former county constitution evaluation Commissioners Cemal Richards and Janet Landesberg, La Middle Metropolis Councilor Myrna Leija, former Clark County freeholder and one-time Republican legislative candidate Peter Silliman, in addition to Brad Benton.
Benton is the son of former Washington state senator and President Donald Trump appointee Don Benton. The youthful Benton unsuccessfully ran for a seat in Washington’s Senate in 2024 and the state Home in 2022.
The constitution commissioner races is not going to seem on the August major election poll however might be on the November common election poll.
Each metropolis within the county has not less than one open council seat. Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Mayor Professional Tem Erik Paulsen and Councilors Kim Harless and Diana Perez all filed Monday to hunt reelection.
In Battle Floor, Mayor Troy McCoy and Councilor Cherish DesRochers filed Monday, as did Philip Johnson, who served on the council from 2012 by means of 2023. John Idsinga, a former mayor and college board member, can also be working for a seat on town council.
In Ridgefield, Mayor Matt Cole and Councilors Katie Favela, Rian Davis and Meghan Hamilton filed Monday looking for reelection.
Though Camas has 4 open metropolis council seats this yr, just one individual — present Councilor Leslie Lewallen — filed Monday to run.
Washougal has three metropolis council seats open this election cycle. Solely present Councilor David Fritz filed as a candidate Monday.
Whereas Yacolt has 5 council seats up grabs, solely present council member Jeff Carothers filed his candidacy Monday.
Additionally as of Monday afternoon, 12 candidates filed for one of many 25 college board positions in competition, and eight candidates filed for the ten open fireplace district commissioner seats.
4 port fee spots are up for election. As of Monday afternoon, 4 candidates had filed. Brad Richardson, govt director of the Clark County Historic Museum, is working for commissioner on the Port of Camas-Washougal. Temple Lentz, a former county councilor and present president and CEO of The Historic Belief, is working for commissioner on the Port of Vancouver.
To view the complete roster of candidates who’ve declared campaigns with the Clark County Auditor’s Workplace, go to clark.wa.gov/elections.
