Filing for elected offices starts May 11

Filing for elected positions on the 2015 election ballots gets underway May 11-15.

Candidates for positions in Wahiakum County file in the county auditor's office, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m.

Candidates for the two Naselle/Grays River Valley School Board positions will file at the Pacific County auditor's office.

All positions are non-partisan races. The positions and current office holders are:

Fire District # 1 Commissioner Position # 3, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 12, Fred Aegerter.

Fire District # 2 Commissioner Position # 1, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 0, Stewart Moonen. Fire District #2 Commissioner Position # 2, 2-Year Unexpired, Filing Fee $ 0, Oliver Van Den Berghe.

Fire District # 3 Commissioner Position # 1, 2-Year Unexpired, Filing Fee $ 0, Linda Strong.

Fire District # 3 Commissioner Position # 3, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 0, Donald Strong.

Fire District # 4 Commissioner Position # 1, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 13.68, Richard Bigler.

Cemetery District # 1 Commissioner Position # 1, 4-Year Unexpired, Filing Fee $ 0, Cathy LaBerge.

Cemetery District # 1 Commissioner Position # 2, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 0, Fred Stanley.

Cemetery District # 2 Commissioner Position # 1, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 0, Theresa Kuljis.

Cemetery District # 2 Commissioner Position # 3, 4-Year Unexpired, Filing Fee $ 0, Steve Mcclain.

Skamokawa Water & Sewer Commissioner Position #2, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee: $ 12.48, Brenda Van KanEgan. Precinct: Skamokawa Water & Sewer District.

Port Districts

Port District # 1 Commissioner Position # 3, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 13.68, Gary Quigley. Precincts: Elochoman and partial Skamokawa.

Port District # 2 Commissioner Position # 1, 6-Year Term, Filing Fee $ 13.68, Kayrene Gilbertsen. Precincts: East and West Puget Island.

Gilbertsen has announced she will not run for re-election.

[After this article was first published, Puget Island resident Lee Tischer said he would run for election for the Port 2 position. He is a former member of the Wahkiakum School District board of directors. "I’ve decided that I’m going to run for the Port 2 commissioner position that Kayrene Gilbertsen has held," Tischer said. "I’m happy to see the improvements being made to Vista Park, County Line Park and Svenson Park boat launch on Puget Island and want to keep the ball rolling in that direction and to help promote our great facilities to be used year round."]

Town Of Cathlamet

Filing Fee $10

Councilman Position # 1, 4-Year Term, Hannah Booth.

Councilman Position # 2, 4-Year Term, Wally Wright.

Cathlamet, Councilman Position # 3, 4-Year Term, William Talbott.

Wahkiakum School District # 200

No Filing Fee

Director Position # 2, 4-Year Term, Paula Culbertson, Precincts: North and South Cathlamet.

Director Position # 3, 2-Year Unexpired, Sue O’connor. Precincts: Elochoman and Skamokawa.

Director Position # 4, 4-Year Term, Tina Schubert.

Naselle-Grays River School District # 155

No Filing Fee

Director Position # 1, 4 Year Term, Robert Torppa.

Director Position # 3, 4 Year Term, Chuck Hendrickson.

Both positions are in Pacific County, and candidates will file with the Pacific County auditor.