Author Archives: Calley Hair
An exercise: How might voting districts affect the current city council?
A proposal to divvy up Vancouver into three voting districts fell flat at city council last week. Councilors declined to move forward with a recommendation that they put the question of establishing districts on the November ballot. A little background: The change would draw boundaries lines around three as-yet-to-be determined districts, and voters in each […]
What’s a filing fee petition?
In order to run for Vancouver City Council, you need to jump through some hoops. Namely: filing a candidacy with the Clark County Election’s office, including paying a filing fee that totals 1 percent of the sought-after office’s annual salary. For a Vancouver city councilor next year, take home pay will be $24,540. Ergo, the […]
The Phantom Maureen
There’s a certain finesse to covering city council primary elections. You want to give each candidate a fair shake while framing the election for the reader in a useful way. Our rule of thumb is to give all the candidates a “welcome to the race” story of sorts, to introduce them to the voters and […]
Congresswoman is ‘deeply disappointed’ in the Port of Vancouver
Look, guys. She’s not mad. Just disappointed. In an open statement to the Port of Vancouver’s board of commissioners, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said she was “deeply disappointed to learn that the Port of Vancouver has yet to take a position on breaching of the Snake River dams.” Herrera Beutler was referring to […]
Perez earns caucus endorsement
Diana Perez — one of five people running in what’s turning out to be a crowded race for Vancouver City Council Position 6 — earned a key endorsement Friday evening. The National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington, a group that supports and mentors women candidates for public office, is throwing its clout behind Perez. In […]
What’s Peter Khalil up to?
Since announcing a challenge to U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler last month, the Democratic candidate for Washington’s 3rd Legislative District has been making appearances around the region. In early April, he spoke before the Vancouver City Council about halting fossil fuel infrastructure. He organized volunteers in Centralia, and he held a couple coffee shop meet-and-greets […]
Did you get a Congressional District Census from the RNC?
Two things to know: You’re not alone, and No, it’s not an official U.S. census. Even if the envelope says “DO NOT DESTROY, OFFICIAL DOCUMENT” and the letter opens with a formal-seeming registration code. The 2019 Congressional District Census, commissioned by the Republican National Committee, arrived in many Clark County mailboxes earlier this week. It […]
National Republicans: Herrera Beutler could be vulnerable
Looks like Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Washington’s 3rd Congressional District could flip in 2020. The district, represented by Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, was identified as one of the eight most vulnerable Republican-held areas in the country by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Friday. The eight representatives on the NRCC’s list […]
Campaign funding frontrunners (so far)
So far, nine people are in the running for four city council seats in 2019. Primary elections aren’t until August, but who’s gotten a jump start on fundraising so far? According to the Public Disclosure Commission, that crown belongs squarely on the head of Ty Stober. The incumbent seeking a second term in the Position […]
How often does Herrera Beutler vote the party line?
If Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler were to earn a grade in Republicanism, she’d have a clean C-average. That’s according to the latest ratings from the American Conservative Union Foundation, a prominent right-wing lobbying organization. She voted the party line 76 percent of the time last year. That was the metric used by the ACU to […]