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Former Vancouver staffer files second suit against the city
A former assistant city attorney filed a lawsuit against her past employer this week over its handling of public records. Debra Quinn is suing Vancouver in Clark County Superior Court for allegedly withholding information susceptible to public records laws, and providing only partial responses when fulfilling her lawyer’s multiple inquiries. The Aug. 10 suit isn’t […]
Rep. Herrera Beutler gains support of local building group
The Building Industry Association of Clark County is supporting Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in her upcoming reelection bid. The endorsement came from the Building Industry Group, a political action committee that represents the association. A press release from Herrera Beutler’s office touts the congresswoman’s work on the House Appropriations Committee to secure emergency housing funds […]
Fixing our health care system is personal to me. In Congress, I will fight to ensure no one goes through what my family and I did.
— Carolyn Long (@ElectLong) July 21, 2020
Southwest Washington needs a Representative who will protect, expand, and improve our health care — not one who works to take it away. pic.twitter.com/Zt9Roo4D0r
Long’s new TV ad highlights health care
Carolyn Long released the first campaign commercial of Southwest Washington’s 2020 congressional election cycle this week, a 30-second ad spot highlighting her family’s past struggles with the health care system. “The last time I saw my mom, I asked her to see a doctor, and two days later she had died. It was cancer,” Long […]
Masks, social distancing disregarded at candidate meetup
A Camas forum for Republican candidates is drawing some ire over its attendees’ flouting of masking and social distancing rules. President Liz Pike of the Clark County Republican Women hosted the forum at her Shangri-La Farm. Guests included John Ley and Rey Reynolds, both running for the state Senate, as well as Tim Eyman, Phil […]
Retiree group backing Long for Congress
The Alliance for Retired Americans, a nonprofit senior advocacy group, is supporting Carolyn Long in her bid to unseat Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in November. The organization announced its endorsement in a media release Monday. Jackie Boschok, President of the Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans, said in the release that Long “shares our goal […]
Voter forum to challenge county, state candidates
Looking to hear more from your candidates running for state and county office? The League of Women Voters of Clark County will hold its candidate forums on July 8 and 9th, ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election. The forums will not, however, include the candidates running for Congress in Washington’s Third Congressional District — […]
Gubernatorial candidate calls for October lockdown
A candidate for governor is going all-in on preparing for the next wave of COVID-19, proposing a weekslong, statewide lockdown in October. Nate Herzog, a Lake Forest Park resident running for governor, is calling for a 16-day hiatus on all travel, save for press, medical personnel, first responders and infrastructure workers. He’s calling it a […]
Young Democrats back Biden, Long and county independents
The Young Democrats of Clark County have issued their endorsements for the 2020 election, a list that includes a lot of Democrats and few surprises. For president, the group is backing former Vice President Joe Biden. For the U.S. Congress, they’ve endorsed Carolyn Long, a Washington State University Vancouver professor seeking the district’s seat for […]
Congresswoman receives bipartisanship award
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, a Republican from Battle Ground, was one of 30 lawmakers this week to earn an award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizing bipartisanship. This year marked the first for the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. According to the Chamber of Commerce, the award went to members of Congress who sponsored the […]
Letters, endorsements and confusing branding
A spokesperson for Carolyn Long, a Democrat running for Congress in southwest Washington, has apologized after the campaign released a statement that inaccurately implied the candidate had been endorsed by the Longview Daily News. She hasn’t been, just to clarify. The Daily News, like The Columbian, hasn’t issued its endorsements for the 2020 Congressional race […]