Who is running for which offices this August and November?

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Between the August 1 primary and the November 7 general election, some 132 candidates are standing for 75 elected offices throughout Thurston County this year.

In addition, the Thurston County Auditor has called for people to run for six additional positions.  These include:

  • Town Council, Town of Bucoda, Position No. 4
  • City Council, City of Tenino, Position No. 5
  • Fire Commissioner, West Thurston Regional Fire District - Littlerock, Position No. 2
  • Park Commissioner, Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation, District 1, Positions No. 2, 3, and 4

The special filing period ends Friday at 4:30 p.m. See related story for details. 

Of the 75 seats up for election, 38 have only one candidate.  All fire commissioner, cemetery board and park commission candidates are running unopposed, as well as several city council seats. 

District

Race

Name

     
County Commissioner, District No. 4 Vivian Eason
  Commissioner, District No. 4 Wayne Fournier
  Commissioner, District No. 5 Sarah Morris
  Commissioner, District No. 5 Michael Steadman
  Commissioner, District No. 5 Terry S. Ballard
  Commissioner, District No. 5 Emily Clouse
     
Thurston Superior Court Judge Position 6 Anne Egeler
     
Port of Olympia Commission Port Commissioner, District No. 1 Jasmine Vasavada
  Port Commissioner, District No. 1 Bill McGregor
  Port Commissioner, District No. 1 Skye Campbell-Ragsdale
  Port Commissioner, District No. 4 Maggie Sanders
  Port Commissioner, District No. 4 Rose Chiu Gundersen
  Port Commissioner, District No. 4 Joanna Manson
  Port Commissioner, District No. 4 Bill Moomau
  Port Commissioner, District No. 5 Nick Adams
  Port Commissioner, District No. 5 Troy Kirby
  Port Commissioner, District No. 5 Martin McElliott
  Port Commissioner, District No. 5 Sarah Tonge
     
Town of Bucoda Mayor Robert F. Gordon
  Town Council, Position No. 1 Callie Carpenter
  Town Council, Position No. 2 Steven Lyle
  Town Council, Position No. 5 Kiersten Presley
     
City of Lacey City Council, Position No. 1 Malcolm Miller
  City Council, Position No. 2 Spencer Zeman
  City Council, Position No. 2 Lenny Greenstein
  City Council, Position No.  3 Nicolas Dunning
  City Council, Position No.  3 Ed Kunkel
     
City of Olympia Mayor David Ross
  Mayor Dontae Payne
  Mayor Desiree Chantal Toliver
  City Council, Position No. 2 Yen Huynh
  City Council, Position No. 3 Dani Madrone
     
City of Rainier City Council, Position No. 2 Damion Green
  City Council, Position No. 2 Ryan Roth
  City Council, Position No. 2 Kirby McDonald
  City Council, Position No. 4 Ron Kemp
     
City of Tenino Mayor David Watterson
  Mayor Linda Gotovac
  City Council, Position No. 2 Elaine Klamn
     
City of Tumwater City Council, Position No. 1 Leatta Dahlhoff
  City Council, Position No. 2 Angela Jefferson
  City Council, Position No. 3 Joan Cathey
  City Council, Position No. 3 Doris Atkinson
  City Council, Position No. 7 Andrea McGhee
  City Council, Position No. 7 Kelly Von Holtz
  City Council, Position No. 7 Bernetia M. Johnson
     
City of Yelm City Council, Position No. 1 Stephanie Kangiser
  City Council, Position No. 1 Tracey Wood
  City Council, Position No. 2 Jerry Toompas
  City Council, Position No. 2 Joseph Dale Richardson
  City Council, Position No. 2 Shaun M. Keane
  City Council, Position No. 6 Trevor Palmer
  City Council, Position No. 6 Ashley Lea Brooks
     
CENTRALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401 Director Position 2 Maritza Bravo
  Director Position 3 Andrea Ware
  Director Position 4 Mandi McDougall
  Director Position 4 Sarah Holmes
     
Griffin School District No. 324 School Board Director, Position No. 1 Matt Dorcy
  School Board Director, Position No. 1 Tesa Frevert
  School Board Director, Position No. 2 Emma Rose
  School Board Director, Position No. 3 David Kangiser
  School Board Director, Position No. 3 Blair Baker
     
North Thurston Public Schools School Board Director, District No. 1 Veronica Shriver
  School Board Director, District No. 1 Gretchen Maliska
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Esperanza A. Badillo-Diiorio
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Tiana Kleinhoff
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Stephanie Scott
  School Board Director, District No. 5 Michelle J. Gipson
  School Board Director, District No. 5 David G. Newkirk
     
Olympia School District No. 111 School Board Director, District No. 1 Andrew M. Flojo
  School Board Director, District No. 1 Talauna Reed
  School Board Director, District No. 1 Maria R. Flores
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Matthew Kaphan
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Graham Hatch
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Jess Tourtellotte-Palumbo
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Frank Durocher
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Teresa Staal-Cowley
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Hilary Seidel
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Leslie Van Leishout
     
Rainier School District No. 307 School Board Director, District No. 1 Amanda Siemandel
  School Board Director, District No. 1 Aaron Lang
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Jerry F. Sprouffske
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Jon Palmer
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Dana Morgan Spivey
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Brian Hackethal
     
Rochester School District No. 401 School Board Director, District No. 2 Grant Rodeheaver
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Wava Garza
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Penelope Mena
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Susie Hawes
  School Board Director, District No. 4 James Neil Turner
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Michael L. Morrow
     
Tenino School District No. 402 School Board Director, District No. 2 Ryan T. Hilton
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Jennifer Johnson
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Adam Barr
  School Board Director, District No. 4 Jessica Reeves-Rush
     
Tumwater School District No. 033 School Board Director, District No. 1 Jeff (Cowboy) Curry
  School Board Director, District No. 1 Jill Tokarczyk Adams
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Casey Taylor
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Scott Killough
     
Yelm Community Schools School Board Director, District No. 2 Eric Heid
  School Board Director, District No. 2 Casey Shaw
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Allyn Verbal
  School Board Director, District No. 3 Denise Hendrickson
  School Board Director, District No. 5 Linda Hale
  School Board Director, District No. 5 Bill Hauss
  School Board Director, District No. 5 Karen (Kay) Anderson
     
Fire Protection District No. 03 - Lacey Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3 Frank Kirkbride
  Fire Commissioner, Position No. 4 Liberty Hetzler
     
Fire Protection District No. 06 - East Olympia Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3 Brandon Faust
     
Fire Protection District No. 08 - South Bay Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1 Gloria Zvirzdys
  Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2 Jake Hunter
     
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 9 - MCLANE BLACK LAKE Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3 Len Albert
  Fire Commissioner, Position No.  4 Jason A. Foust
  Fire Commissioner, Position No. 5 Mark Thompson
     
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 12 Fire Commissioner, Position No. 4 James Freed
     
Fire Protection District No. 13 - Griffin Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1 Arthur Dalessandro
  Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3 Dave Pearsall
     
Fire Protection District No. 17 - Bald Hills Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1 Harry W. Miller
     
SE Thurston Fire Authority Sub Region 1 Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2 David Shepherd
SE Thurston Fire Authority Sub Region 2 Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2 Jeff DeHan
SE Thurston Fire Authority Sub Region 3 Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1 Bill DeVore
SE Thurston Fire Authority Sub Region 3 Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2 Steven Slater
     
WEST THURSTON  REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY ROCHESTER Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1 Jeff Merryman
     
Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation District No. 1 Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 1 Dayv Lowry
  Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 5 Alexis Wallace
     
Cemetery District No. 1 (Grand Mound) Cemetery Commissioner, Position No. 3 Marc S. Spiegelberg
     
Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm) Cemetery Commissioner, Position No. 3 Kristen Colt

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  • TeninoArts

    Thank you for being the first news source to publish this information so clearly and completely. And I really appreciate having the daily emails with all the recent news headlined and linked. No sifting - easy to find what I want to know about.

    Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Report this

  • WayTooOld

    A neighbor ran for one of the council seats in the most recent election. That person received death threats for their efforts, along with less serious but still unpleasant consequences. People who are actually elected to office face the same things. It seems like that could be a factor in reluctance to run. Lack of healthy competition is a problem.

    Friday, May 26, 2023 Report this