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Candidate Survivor: Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum
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Candidate Survivor: Spokane’s Spiciest Candidate Forum
We’re pairing with youth voting org The Washington Bus Education Fund to put congressional and legislative candidates through a little light torture.
Erin Sellers
Washington Congressional District 5
A crowded primary field of candidates jostles to represent Congressional District 5
The Republican incumbent, six Democrats and five Independents are fighting for one House of Representatives seat in a historically red region.
Erin Sellers
20 Questions with WA Congressional District 5 Candidates
Where do the council candidates stand on Medicare, the surveillance state, supporting rural constituents and more? Here’s a bite-sized snapshot before you get your ballots!
Erin Sellers
‘Woke-maxxing,’ and ‘rightfully pissed’
A younger generation of politicos looks to make their voices heard and reach Gen-Z voters in WA Congressional District 5 race
Erin Sellers
COVERAGE FROM OTHER OUTLETS:
- The Spokesman Review: Big money, dark money, union money: The cash trying to win Washington’s 5th Congressional district seat
- The Spokesman Review: Candidate profiles
State legislature races
After 23 years, four candidates vie to replace Ormsby as state rep
Housing, healthcare and federal policy take center stage in LD-3 race.
Yong-Yu Huang
12 questions with candidates for Washington’s Third Legislative District
All four candidates running for an open seat in WA’s 3rd Legislative District answered a potpourri of questions to give you a sense of where they stand.
Yong-Yu Huang
Six candidates vie for open seat in the Sixth
In race for 6th Legislative District, two Democrats say state government should enshrine rights; four Republicans say it should back off.
Aaron Hedge
10 questions with candidates for Washington’s Sixth Legislative District
Only one candidate running for position 1 in the 6th LD answered our questions. Here’s where Alan Nolan stands on a variety of issues.
Aaron Hedge
Three candidates compete for Position 2 in 6th Legislative District
Hopefuls focus on economics, homelessness as key issue in areas just outside city boundaries.
Sophia Mattice-Aldous
10 questions with two candidates for Washington’s Sixth Legislative District
Two of three candidates running for position 2 in the 6th LD answered our questions — or at least, most of them.
Sophia Mattice-Aldous
At statehouse candidate forum: ‘Yes’ on Jesus and guns, ‘no’ on trans health care and government
Republicans vying to fill the 6th district seats of Reps. Jenny Graham and Mike Volz told conservative voters they’d slash homelessness response, bulk up police and courts budgets and restore ‘parental rights.’
Aaron Hedge
COVERAGE FROM OTHER OUTLETS:
- The Spokesman Review: Voters have three very different choices as state Rep. Natasha Hill seeks re-election
- The Spokesman Review: Four candidates run to replace Democrat Timm Ormsby in 3rd House District race
- The Inlander: The two Washington state representative seats in the Sixth District lack incumbents; meet the nine candidates hoping voters will choose for the general election
- The Spokesman Review: Voters have many choices to replace state Rep. Mike Volz
- The Spokesman Review: Candidates with varying political ideologies look to fill open seat in 6th Legislative District
Washington State Supreme Court
Majority of seats on WA Supreme Court are up for election this year
Candidates in four competitive races will face off during the primary election. We tell you why you should care and who your choices are.
Sophia Mattice-Aldous
10 questions with candidates for four of the Washington State Supreme Court seats
Five of the nine seats on the WA State Supreme Court are up for election this November, and four have contested primaries. We asked candidates in those races 10 questions to help you vote!
Daisy Zavala Magaña
COVERAGE FROM OTHER OUTLETS:
- The Spokesman Review: Supreme Court Position 1
- The Spokesman Review: Supreme Court Position 3
- The Spokesman Review: Supreme Court Position 5
- The Spokesman Review: Supreme Court Position 7
- Oregon Public Broadcasting: Washington voters to decide candidates for 4 seats on state supreme court, with vote on 5th seat in November
- The Olympian: Nearly $1.3M already raised by WA Supreme Court candidates. The stakes are high
Spokane County Auditor
Auditing the Auditor Race
We pose questions about the Auditor’s race and then answer them ourselves
Daniel Walters
Ten Questions With (Two Out Of) The Three County Auditor Candidates
Where do the auditor candidates stand on ballot-box firebombings, mail-in voting, and which elections, if any, have been stolen
Daniel Walters
Cathcart says opponent offered to stay out of auditor race for job promise
Spokane County Auditor candidate Michael Cathcart says he rejected a proposal last year from Dale Whitaker to hire him if he became auditor. Cathcart is now facing a deluge of attacks from fellow Republicans.
Daniel Walters
COVERAGE FROM OTHER OUTLETS:
- The Spokesman Review: After 7 terms, voters will choose a new Spokane County auditor. Here are the choices
- The Spokesman Review: Yakima’s mayor attempts to influence Spokane County auditor race with ‘Stranger Things’ attack ad
- The Spokesman Review: Spokane County GOP discourages mention of candidate’s vacated assault conviction in hotly contested Spokane County race
- The Inlander: Three candidates hope to make it past the primary in the race for Spokane County auditor
Ballot Measures
The region’s transit authority is asking voters to renew 2/10ths of 1% sales tax
Meanwhile, some of Spokane’s biggest conservative political donors are pouring funds into a PAC to oppose the transit tax renewal.
Erin Sellers
COVERAGE FROM OTHER OUTLETS:
- The Inlander: The Spokane Transit Authority’s ballot measure to renew a sales tax draws attention to its healthy reserves
- The Spokesman Review: Getting There: STA says 0.2% tax is essential to maintain, improve service. Opponents say reserves suggest it’s overfunded
Resources & more info
| General resources | Voter Guides |
|---|---|
| Register to vote here. | WA state official voter guide |
| How to get a replacement ballot | Spokane County Voters Guide |
| Ballot drop box locations | RANGE's Voter's Guide to Voter Guides (from 2022 but still relevant because we tell you about the orgs publishing guides across the political spectrum!) |
Watch other candidate forums
- The Spokesman-Review and the Spokane Public Library's 5th Congressional District Candidate Forum.
- The Spokesman Review's candidate conversation with Spokane County Auditor candidates
- Spokane Indivisible and SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice): “Power to the People” CD5 Candidate Forum
- The People's Town Hall, a nonpartisan community candidate forum featuring candidates from legislative races and CD5.
Note: If your organization hosted a candidate forum, town hall, or race podcast that you would like included in this list, please email erin@rangemedia.co