Final results of the Aug. 7 primary election confirm that there will be a Democrat vs. Democrat general election for State Senate in the 32nd Legislative District, but they also…
South County Politics
South County Politics: 32nd Legislative District will have at least one Democrat-Democrat general election
The 32nd Legislative District will have at least one general-election contest between two Democrats. It may actually have two after all primary ballots are counted beyond what was posted Tuesday night. The…
South County Politics: 32nd District State Senate candidates debate property taxes
The state property-tax level has become a major issue among State Senate candidates in the 32nd Legislative District. Voters have received their primary election ballots, which are due in the…
South County Politics: PUD Commission candidates take varied approaches to campaign
Five candidates are running to represent the south county area on the Snohomish County Public Utility District Board of Commissioners. Each is taking a different approach to the campaign. Incumbent…
South County Politics: Monday voter registration deadline, PUD election
Monday, July 9, is the deadline for voters to register online or by mail for the Aug. 7 primary or for previously registered Washington voters to file a change of…
South County Politics: Ballot order turns ABC into GFX for PUD
The ABC alphabet will turn into a GFX alphabet for 2018 ballots. That’s for candidate order for PUD commissioner and other positions contained entirely within Snohomish County, like those in…
South County Politics: Incumbent 1st Legislative District Democrats get two challengers each
Each of the 1st Legislative District’s two Democratic state representatives has two challengers on the Aug. 7 primary election ballot. Incumbent Democrat Derek Stanford will meet Republican Josh Colver, a 19-year-old Bothell resident, who calls…
South County Politics: Primary in 32nd Legislative District will be competitive and expensive
Primary-election contests in the 32nd Legislative District will get lots of attention. That’s because Democrats are challenging each other in two races and because Republicans may have a hard time…
South County Politics: Candidate filing is this week
Candidates file this week — from Monday, May 14, through Friday, May 18 — for offices on 2018 ballots. They can file online, by mail or in person at either…
South County Politics: Palumbo, Kloba, Kagi look back on productive legislative session
Democratic State Sen. Guy Palumbo and Reps. Shelley Kloba and Ruth Kagi describe the 2018 legislative session as productive. Palumbo and Kloba represent most of Mountlake Terrace, all of Brier and Bothell and the rest…
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South County Politics: Monday registration deadline for April 24 library levy, voters’ pamphlet statements
Monday, March 26, is the deadline for voters to register on line or by mail for the April 24 Sno-Isle Library election or for previously registered Washington voters to file…
South County Politics: Two Democrats plan to seek Kagi’s position
Two Democrats have announced that they plan to seek the position that Democratic 32nd Legislative District Rep. Ruth Kagi will leave after 10 two-year terms in State House of Representatives….
South County Politics: Kagi, Ryu, other legislators change course on public records
State Reps. Ruth Kagi and Cindy Ryu, along with 39 other legislators, reversed course after an unpopular vote last week that would have exempted the legislature from state public records…
South County Politics: Legislators weigh in on open-records vote; low voter turnout in school election
Kagi, Chase explain votes that exempt legislature from records law State Rep. Ruth Kagi has joined State Sen. Maralyn Chase in explaining the pair’s votes for a bill that would…
South County Politics: Rep. Kloba’s legislative priorities; candidates for fall
Democratic State Rep. Kloba lists four 2018 legislative priorities Democratic State Rep. Shelley Kloba says she is emphasizing four objectives for the 60-day 2018 legislative session that started Jan. 8. She said…
South County Politics: Legislators’ priorities for 2018 session
State Sen. Palumbo says Legislature needs to finish on time Democratic State Sen. Guy Palumbo says that the most important task for legislators during the 60-day legislative session that started…
South County Politics: February school election voter registration deadlines coming up
Voter registration deadline is Friday or Monday or Tuesday The deadline for voters to register online or by mail for the Feb. 13 Edmonds School District special election, or for…
South County Politics: Legislators say capital budget tops other priorities
South Snohomish County Democratic state legislators say that passing a capital budget is at the top of a long to-do list now that Democrats will control both the State Senate…
South County Politics: Legislative leadership, election turnout
Liias to be State Senate majority floor leader Democratic State Sen. Marko Liias, who has been Senate minority floor leader, will become majority floor leader when Democrats take control of…
South County Politics: More takeaways from the Nov. 7 election
In addition to comments on the Tuesday, Nov. 7, general election that I posted last week, here are some more: Council race in Edmonds wasn’t close I expected the contest…
South County Politics: Some takeaways from the Nov. 7 election
Results reported from the Nov. 7 general election give early answers to most of the questions that I raised last week. Here are some comments on the results of local…
South County Politics: Election storylines
Tuesday’s elections in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace will answer several big questions. Here are some that I’ll be watching: Can Lynnwood’s mayor hold off a councilmember’s challenge? Can Lynnwood…
South County Politics: Endorsements; advisory votes
Democrats in the 1st and 32nd legislative districts and the Snohomish County Democrats organization have endorsed candidates for city councils, school boards and other local non-partisan Snohomish County offices. The Snohomish County…
South County Politics: Registration deadline; fundraising
New Washington voters can register through Monday, Oct. 30 New Washington voters can register through 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, to vote in the Nov. 7 general election, but they must register in person at the…
South County Politics: MLT council candidates; voters’ pamphlets
Introductory statements from MLT candidates Barnes and Ryan Mountlake Terrace City Council incumbent Rick Ryan and challenger Stephen Barnes recently sent statements introducing themselves to voters. Ryan and Barnes are…