List of Local Candidates for 2009 Election

Following is the list of local candidates who have filed for the open positions in Columbia and northeastern Walla Walla Counties. ("i" signifies an incumbent.) All positions are non-partisan.

Dayton City Council:

Position 1: Unfiled
Position 3: Merle D. Jackson (i)
Position 4: Unfiled
Position 5: Charlie Button
Position 6: Micki Varney (i)
Position 7: Unfiled

Starbuck Town Council:

Mayor: Ruth Shearer
Position 1: Unfiled
Position 2: LaDonna Brabant
Position 4: Unfiled

Dayton School District:

District 1: David Bailey (i)
Position 4: Joe Huether
Position 5: Tamara Fritze (i)

Starbuck School District:

Position 3: Zonia Dedloff (i)
Position 4: Kelly Snyder-White

Fire District 1 Commission:

Position 2: Richard E. Rubenser (i)
Position 3: Charlie Mead (i)

Fire District 2 Commission:

Position 2: Unfiled

Fire District 3 Commission:

Position 1: Richard H. Ingram (i)

Port of Columbia Commission:

District 1: Gene R. Warren (i)
District 3: Dale McKinley

Columbia County Hospital District:

Position 1: Ted Paterson (i)
Position 3: Jim Kime
Position 4: Lisa Naylor (i)


Prescott City Council:

Mayor: Libby McCaw
Position 2: Gene Alandi

Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District:

Position 1: Donald R. Hollenbaugh
Position 2: Patsy Walsh Adams
Position 3: Douglas Venn
Position 4: Jerry C. Tonne

Waitsburg School District:

Position 1: Marilyn Johnson
Position 3: Ross Hamann
Position 4: Randy C. Pearson

Prescott School District:

Position 1: Erik Young
Position 3: Karen Tonne
At Large Pos: Dave Brock, Sara Fletcher