elections
Democrats endorse freeholder candidates, Republicans decide against endorsing
Overwhelmed by the number of freeholder candidates on your ballot? Longing for advice from your favorite political party? Your decision might have gotten easier, depending on your political stripes. The Clark […]
Presidential candidates get plenty of donations from Clark County
For every person living in Clark County in 2012, $8.15 was given to a presidential candidate, according to the Washington D.C.-based Sunlight Foundation. In fact, when compared to other counties across […]
Did a disgraced Democratic campaign official impact the super close Benton-Probst election?
Could Democrat Tim Probst have unseated Vancouver Republican Don Benton in the tightest state Senate election of 2012? That question is being pondered this week in the aftermath of embezzlement charges […]
Cantor will fundraise for Herrera Beutler Thursday evening during private Vancouver event
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, certainly has some political star power in her corner. Last year, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, attended her campaign kickoff in Vancouver, helping her bring […]
McKenna ballot chaser gets slightly less than expected from GOP
Vancouver's Fred Swink, who waited six months to be paid for helping Rob McKenna's gubernatorial campaign, says he did receive a check in the mail from the state Republican Party, […]
GOP heavy hitters working to strengthen power in state Senate
After a special election this November, Republicans in the state Senate hope their delicate majority coalition will grow by one more member: Jan Angel. Angel, a Republican from Port Orchard who […]
Nearly 6 months later, McKenna campaign helpers will be paid
Vancouver's Fred Swink knows it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. The 2012 elections were two days away, and Swink had done all he could to stump for Mitt Romney […]