Tag Archives: Campaign
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 […]
Madore relatively quiet in early weeks of election 2016
For many of you, the exasperation of another year of campaigning may already be underway as you pass the 4 x 8 campaign signs starting to dot our countryside. “It’s only May,” you may cry. “We have to look at these signs all summer?” But to a county government reporter, this year’s early campaigning seems […]
Will third time be a charm for Mielke?
It appears Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke will run for reelection after all. Mielke told The Reflector and Camas-Washougal Post Record that he is, indeed, running to keep his seat in District 4 for a third term, which covers rural east Clark County including the cities of Camas, Washougal and Battle Ground. Mielke never returned […]
It’s not over ’til it’s over
After six long and exhausting months on the campaign trail, it all ended this week. With the exception of a still tight city council race, the winners in local races have been called. The campaigning is over. The signs, blessedly, will start to come down. But don’t forget, there are two months to go before […]
Boldt-Hinton feud escalates
Oh, to be a fly on the wall at the Boldt-Hinton Thanksgiving dinners. Local conservative blogger Kelly Hinton filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission against Clark County council chair candidate Marc Boldt, no party preference, and Carolyn Crain, a local political activist behind the recently formed Republicans of Clark County. Note that this group isn’t the […]
The fists are up in general campaign
This campaign is getting ugly. Republican Councilor David Madore early Friday morning posted on his Facebook — a wealth of information, as always — attacking Marc Boldt, no party preference, for working with Jim Mains of High Five Media. Mains, as Boldt’s campaign manager, has been helping write press releases and communicating with voters through […]
Clark County council chair candidates pledge clean campaign
Clark County council chair candidates Mike Dalesandro, a Democrat, and Marc Boldt, no party preference, made a very important announcement earlier this week: they’re planning to get along this election. “Both candidates have committed to run campaigns that are free of personal attacks, hyperbole, and nasty political rhetoric,” the joint press release read. “They, and […]
Recent election results show no change
With no more ballots left to count, according to the Clark County Elections Office, here are the final totals from the Primary Election. Nothing changed from our most recent report, but if you’ve ever questioned whether your vote counts, check out the numbers in that chair race. In the race for Clark County council chair: […]
A quick guide to campaign signs
So how long before those campaign signs all over Clark County have to come down? The answer’s not so simple. It depends on the municipality in which the sign is posted. Here are the local rules according to the handy-dandy guide the Clark County Elections Office provides all candidates: Battle Ground—Election signs must be removed […]
Conservative blog alleges Mary Benton misused campaign funds
Update: Mary Benton got back to me very late last night, and I updated this blog post at 1:18 p.m. to reflect that. Reality Clark County, a conservative-leaning blog focusing on local politics, pointed out yesterday an apparent problem with Mary Benton’s campaign spending in her race for Clark County council District 2. The post alleges […]