Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi was leading in at least one race going into the final weekend of his campaign against Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, according to Fuse Washington, a progressive advocacy group that released new numbers Thursday…
Grant County Prosecutor D. Angus Lee, a Republican who grew up in Vancouver and is the son of respected retired criminal defense attorney Darrell Lee, has been paying attention to the race for Clark County prosecutor because his parents live…
Peter Van Nortwick wants to make one thing clear: While he has been campaigning for Clark County assessor on the slogan, “Stop Unfair Property Taxes,” nobody should interpret that to mean he’s promising lower property taxes. Van Nortwick responded Thursday…
Since the August primary, every poll made public has shown Republican state Rep. Jaime Herrera maintaining a lead — sometimes slim, sometimes substantial — over Denny Heck, her Democratic opponent in the hard-fought 3rd Congressional District race. However, in the…
In the final days before the election, prosecuting attorney candidate Brent Boger has campaigned extensively on one topic: murder-for-hire convict Dino Constance’s allegations of prosecutorial misconduct against Tony Golik. The Republican party has sent several e-mails to The Columbian, pressing…
Middle school teacher Monica Stonier, a Democrat, is running against Republican businessman Paul Harris in the open 17th Legislative District race. Nevertheless, she has scored endorsements from the Clark County Association of Realtors and the Vancouver Business Journal, which said…
The Washington Democratic Party is trying to persuade voters that Republican Brian Peck may have faked his residency in order to run for the Legislature in the 17th District, where he has mounted an aggressive campaign against one-term state Rep.…
Vancouver businessman David Horowitz, who finished close behind Peter Van Nortwick in the primary for Clark County assessor, said Monday he’s voting for Van Nortwick, a fellow Republican, in the Nov. 2 general election. Horowitz, a financial consultant who specializes…
If you don’t hang up on robocalls, those automated political messages that tend to ring right when you are trying to get dinner on the table, you might hear Peter Van Nortwick make three promises. Van Nortwick, a self-employed appraiser,…
There are often fighting words thrown around during election season. One such remark, written on prosecutor candidate Tony Golik’s campaign Facebook page, crossed the line, opponent Brent Boger said. The statement was written by one of Golik’s campaign supporters and…
