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Candidate Filing June 1st Through 5th
Candidate filing for the 2009 primary and general elections will be open starting June 1st, for five days in Columbia and Walla Walla counties. Several positions are up for election this year, including Dayton and Starbuck City Councils, school boards in Dayton, Waitsburg, Prescott and Starbuck, and positions on hospital, port and fire district commissions. The list of open positions and current incumbents is shown at right.
Also open for filing this year is the special election for the 16th District legislative position currently held by Democrat Laura Grant-Herriot. Grant-Herriot was appointed earlier this year to replace her late father, Bill Grant. Grant-Herriot and three Republicans – Terry Nealey of Dayton, Kevin Young, of Walla Walla and Matt Watkins of Pasco – have announced their intention to file for the position.
Filing for the legislative position will be through the Secretary of State's office in Olympia. Filing for the other open positions will be at the County Auditors' offices, as shown at right.
This year's primary election will be held August 18th, and the general election will be November 3rd. According to Columbia County Auditor Sharon Richter, only races in which three or more candidates file for the same position will be included on the primary ballot. In those races, the top two vote-getters will move on to the general election. Those races with fewer than three filers will appear only on the general election ballot in November.
Terms Expiring in 2009
The Columbia County Auditor's Office is the filing place for the following positions:
Columbia County Hospital District/Commissioners:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
Position 1 - Theodore Paterson -12/31/2013
Position 3 - Normond Passmore - 12/31/2015
Position 4 - Lisa Naylor - 12/31/2015
Port of Columbia/Commissioners:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
District 1 - Gene Warren - 12/31/2013
District 3 - Douglas L. Krueger - 12/31/2015
City of Dayton:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
Position 1 - Bill Graham - 12/31/2013
Position 3 - Merle Jackson - 12/31/2013
Position 4 - Terry Herrin - 12/31/2011
Position 5 - Leslie Sweetwood - 12/31/2013
Position 6 - Michelle Varney - 12/31/2011
Position 7 - Shelly A. Franklin - 12/31/2013
Town of Starbuck:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
Mayor - Don Jackson - 12/31/2013
Position 1 - Anthony - Hoilman 12/31/2013
Position 2 - Audrey Perkins - 12/31/2013
Position 4 - Sharon A. Shantie - 12/31/2013
Dayton School District No. 2/Directors:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
District 1 - David Bailey - 2013
Position 4 (At Large) - Garry Snyder- 2011
Position 5 (At Large) - Tamara Fritze - 2013
Starbuck School District No. 35/Directors:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
District 3 - Zonia Dedloff - 2013
Position 4 (At large) - Don Jackson - 2013
Fire District 1/Commissioners:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
Position 2 - Dick Rubenser- 2015
Position 3 - Charles Mead V - 2013
Fire District 2/Commissioners:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration DatePosition 2 - Scott Johnson - 2015
Fire District 3/Commissioners:
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration DatePosition 1 - Richard Ingram Jr. - 2015
The Walla Walla County Auditor's Office is the filing place for the following positions:
Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District/Commissioner Positions: (Joint with Walla Walla County):
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
Subdivision 1 - Don Hollenbaugh- 12/31/2013
Subdivision 2 - Patricia L. Adams - 12/31/2013
Subdivision 3 - Douglas "Doug" Venn - 12/31/2013
Subdivision 4 - Jerry Tonne - 12/31/2011
Waitsburg School District No. 401-100
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
District 3 - Ross Hamann - 2013
Position 4 (At large) - Randy Pearson - 2013
Prescott School District No. 402-37
Position/District • Name of Incumbent• Expiration Date
District 1 - Richard T. Beckman - 2013
District 3 - Karen Tonne - 2011
Position at Large - David Brock - 2013