Tag Archives: clark county republican party
Mielke’s senate write-in campaign raises $10,000
Remember last month, when we reported that Tom Mielke was eyeing a run for state senate? Well, in a shocking twist, Tom Mielke is running for state senate. The Republican launched a write-in campaign in the 18th Legislative District, despite the fact that the 18th is already represented by an incumbent Republican senator. According to […]
Mielke pitches a write-in senate campaign in LD-18
A former GOP state representative and Clark County Councilor appears to be weighing a write-in campaign against an incumbent Republican state senator. During a remote meeting on Saturday, the Clark County Republican Party heard a campaign pitch from Tom Mielke, who is apparently considering mounting a challenge to Sen. Ann Rivers in Washington’s 18th Legislative […]
County manager: Berrigan rhetoric doesn’t rise to a threat
There was much chatter this week over a Facebook post by Christian Berrigan, state committeeman for the Clark County Republican Party. In the post on his private, though publicly accessible, Facebook page, the outspoken conservative shared a post by Republican Councilor David Madore accusing Chair Marc Boldt, no party preference, and Republicans Jeanne Stewart and […]
Where’s the love for Julie Olson?
In all the fervor over one big, expensive race with significant financial backing by the Clark County Republican Party, it is easy to overlook that the local Republicans have another county candidate: Julie Olson. Olson, a Republican running for the Clark County council District 2 seat against Democrat Chuck Green, has been chugging away at […]
Save the drama for your mama, Clark County
That’s it, everyone. The best campaign ad of the 2015 political circus — uhh, I mean, cycle — is here. The Clark County Democrats shared this gem on their Facebook page earlier this week, and for some reason, I find it absolutely hilarious. Drama llamas? Drama party? What is this? Posters for your student body […]
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 […]
Those in glass-windowed buses…
Among the many talking points from the pro-Liz Pike for County Chair crowd—which seems more and more like an anti-Marc Boldt crowd than anything—is Boldt’s support for a sales tax increase. In 2011, a robocall in which then Republican Commissioner Marc Boldt, now running for chair with no party preference describes the potential cuts which […]
Boldt bites back at write-in proponents
Well, it’s not over ‘til it’s over. The news that an attempt to write in Rep. Liz Pike for Clark County council chair has prompted mixed reactions from local Republicans. Some are thrilled for an alternative choice to Marc Boldt, a former Republican county commissioner, and Mike Dalesandro, a Democrat. Others say the party had their […]