Incumbent state representatives in the 32nd and 21st legislative districts, each of which include portions of Edmonds, won re-election easily during general election balloting Tuesday night. Position 1 Rep. Strom Peterson (D-21st), a former Edmonds City Councilmember and downtown business owner, defeated Libertarian challenger Alex Hels, with 74 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s returns….
Snohomish County voters who will be sitting on the edge of their seats watching the election results on Tuesday, Nov. 8 may prefer to watch the results with a group of like-minded people. Luckily, Snohomish County Democrats and Republicans will host respective parties on Tuesday night. For Democrats, an election night party will be hosted…
Edmonds Community College has provided a link to the video of the Oct. 11 candidates forum featuring those running for office in the 1st, 2nd and 7th Congressional Districts. The forum will also be broadcast on cable via Comcast 21/26 and Frontier 38 during the following dates and times: Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m….
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, candidate to replace the retiring Jim McDermott as Washington State’s 7th Congressional District Representative, will hold a meet and greet in Edmonds this Sunday, Oct. 16 at the Cascadia Art Museum multipurpose room. RSVPs are requested for the event, which will run from 11 a.m.-noon. RSVP at bit.ly/EdmondsRSVP. Walkinshaw, a State Representative…
The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce will present its 14th annual candidates forum on Monday, Oct. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Edmonds City Council Chambers in the Public Safety Complex (located at 250 5th Ave. N. in downtown Edmonds). Doors are open at 6 p.m. for the public to mingle with candidates and enjoy refreshments. All…
In the race to fill the seat of retiring Congressman Jim McDermott in Washington state’s 7th District, which includes Edmonds, State Rep. Brady Piñero Walkinshaw will advance to the general election in November. Walkinshaw and Joe McDermott (no relationship to Jim McDermott) had been locked in a battle for second place — behind frontrunner Pramila…
After Wednesday’s ballot count, Brady Walkinshaw showed a slight lead over Joe McDermott for the race to replace retiring Rep. Jim McDermott in Washington’s 7th Congressional District, which includes Edmonds, our online news partner The Seattle Times reported. The two candidates were neck-and-neck after Tuesday’s count, with McDermott barely ahead. On Wednesday, though, State Rep….
In early results Tuesday night, a Snohomish County measure that would raise the sales tax by 0.2 percent was failing, with 50.65 percent of voters voting no. The measure would provide funding for public safety and health programs, especially those targeted at helping the county’s heroin epidemic. It would also give some Snohomish County cities…
Snohomish County is citing a growing number of opioid overdose deaths as it advocates for a sales-tax increase on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot that would, in large part, help it hire more sheriff’s deputies, according to this story from our online news partner The Seattle Times. A much smaller portion of the money…
Updated July 22 with responses from Republican candidate Jeff Scherrer Publisher’s note: We submitted questions to all local Washington State House of Representative candidates whose names will appear on the Aug. 2, 2016 primary election ballot. Here are the responses received from those vying for the Position 1 in the 21st Legislative District, which includes…
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Ballots for the Aug. 2, 2016 primary election were mailed July 14 and should have been received in your mailbox. Included are primary races for statewide offices, including governor, plus races for State Legislature as well as U.S. Congress. An online sample ballot is available here. Voters’ pamphlets have been mailed, but you can also…
Congressman Jim McDermott announced his retirement at the end of this year, leaving an open seat for Washington state’s 7th Congressional District. Nine candidates are running to replace him and all nine were present at the candidate forum held by the League of Women Voters on Saturday at Shoreline City Hall. Listed in the order…
Publisher’s note: We submitted questions to all local Washington State House of Representative candidates whose names will appear on the Aug. 2, 2016 primary election ballot. Here is the response received from one of those vying for the Position 1 in the 21st Legislative District, which includes parts of Edmonds and Lynnwood. To find your…
The League of Women Voters is holding a forum for candidates running for the 7th Congressional District Saturday, July 16, from 10:30 a.m. to noon (doors open at 10 a.m.) in the Shoreline City Hall Council Chambers, 17500 Midvale Ave. N., Shoreline. Candidates, in the order they appear on the ballot, are: Brady Piñero Walkinshaw…
Publisher’s note: We submitted questions to all local Washington State House of Representative candidates whose names will appear on the Aug. 2, 2016 primary election ballot. Here are responses received from those vying for the Position 1 in the 32nd Legislative District, which includes the city of Shoreline and part of northwest Seattle, Woodway, south…
Legislative candidates in the 32nd District all agreed Tuesday that education is the state Legislature’s priority, but they differed on how to provide the money. Candidates for two positions in the district spoke at a candidate forum Tuesday at the Richmond Beach Congregational Church. The event was sponsored by the church’s Peace and Justice committee….
Publisher’s note: We submitted questions to all local Washington State House of Representative candidates whose names will appear on the Aug. 2, 2016 primary election ballot. Here are responses received so far from those vying for the Position 2 in the 32nd Legislative District, which includes the city of Shoreline and part of northwest Seattle,…
