Filing for political office is underway

By Rick Nelson

The initial filing period for elected offices on the fall election ballots closed last Friday, with the following results:

Court of Appeals, Division 2, District 3 (Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum counties), Judge Position 2 Nonpartisan Office, 3-year unexpired term: Anne Cruser, Kalama.

Pacific/Wahkiakum Superior Court, Nonpartisan Office, 1-year unexpired term: Michael S. Turner, Raymond, and Donald J. Richter, incumbent, South Bend.

TOWN OF CATHLAMET

Councilman #1 Nonpartisan Office, 4-year term, Robert Stowe.

Councilman #2 Nonpartisan Office, 4-year short and full term, Janis Dodrill and Bill Wainwright.

Councilman #3 Nonpartisan Office 4-year term, Paige Lake.

Councilman #4 Nonpartisan Office 2-year unexpired term, David C. Olson.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 155, Pacific, Wahkiakum counties

Director District 3 Nonpartisan Office 4-year term, Chuck Hendrickson.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 200, Wahkiakum

Director #2 Nonpartisan Office 4-year term,

Paula Culbertson.

Director #4 Nonpartisan Office 4-year term, Patty Anderson.

WAHKIAKUM PORT DISTRICT 2

Commissioner 2 Nonpartisan Office 6-year term, Brian O'Connor, incumbent, Skamokawa, and Austin C. Smith, Skamokawa.

FIRE PROTECT DIST 1

Commissioner #1 Nonpartisan Office 6-year term, Jeff Bollen, Puget Island.

FIRE PROTECT DIST 2

Commissioner #3 Nonpartisan Office 6-year term, Stephen W. Lewis, Cathlamet.

FIRE PROTECT DIST 3

Commissioner #1 Nonpartisan Office 6-year term, Linda Strong, Rosburg.

Commissioner #3 Nonpartisan Office 6-year term, Mark Letham, Grays River.

A supplemental filing period will be held in August for positions not claimed last week. These include positions on the School District 155 board, Port District 1, Fire Districts 3 and 4, Cemetery Districts 1 and 2, and the Skamokawa Water-Sewer District.