Final results of the Aug. 7 primary election confirm that there will be a Democrat vs. Democrat general election for State Senate in the 32nd Legislative District, but they also…
South County Politics
South County Politics: 32nd Legislative District will have at least one Democrat-Democrat general election
The 32nd Legislative District will have at least one general-election contest between two Democrats. It may actually have two after all primary ballots are counted beyond what was posted Tuesday night. The…
South County Politics: 32nd District State Senate candidates debate property taxes
The state property-tax level has become a major issue among State Senate candidates in the 32nd Legislative District. Voters have received their primary election ballots, which are due in the…
South County Politics: PUD Commission candidates, including three from Lynnwood, take varied approaches to campaign
Five candidates are running to represent the south county area on the Snohomish County Public Utility District Board of Commissioners. Each is taking a different approach to the campaign. Incumbent…
South County Politics: Monday voter registration deadline, PUD election
Monday, July 9, is the deadline for voters to register online or by mail for the Aug. 7 primary or for previously registered Washington voters to file a change of…
South County Politics: Ballot order turns ABC into GFX for PUD
The ABC alphabet will turn into a GFX alphabet for 2018 ballots. That’s for candidate order for PUD commissioner and other positions contained entirely within Snohomish County, like those in…
South County Politics: EMS levy on August ballot
Voters in Lynnwood and in the nearby unincorporated areas covered by the South County Fire and Rescue Regional Fire Authority will see a tax-levy measure on their Aug. 7 primary election ballots….
South County Politics: Candidate filing is this week
Candidates file this week — from Monday, May 14, through Friday, May 18 — for offices on 2018 ballots. They can file online, by mail or in person at either…
South County Politics: Reps. Kagi and Ortiz-Self look back on ‘productive’ legislative session
Democratic State Reps. Ruth Kagi and Lillian Ortiz-Self describe the 2018 legislative session as productive. Kagi says she leaves after “positive” session Kagi, who announced in March at the end…
South County Politics: Monday registration deadline for April 24 library levy, voters’ pamphlet statements
Monday, March 26, is the deadline for voters to register on line or by mail for the April 24 Sno-Isle Library election or for previously registered Washington voters to file…
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South County Politics: Two Democrats plan to seek Kagi’s position
Two Democrats have announced that they plan to seek the position that Democratic 32nd Legislative District Rep. Ruth Kagi will leave after 10 two-year terms in State House of Representatives….
South County Politics: Kagi, Ryu, other legislators change course on public records
State Reps. Ruth Kagi and Cindy Ryu, along with 39 other legislators, reversed course after an unpopular vote last week that would have exempted the legislature from state public records…
South County Politics: Legislators weigh in on open-records vote; low voter turnout in school election
Kagi, Chase explain votes that exempt legislature from records law State Rep. Ruth Kagi has joined State Sen. Maralyn Chase in explaining the pair’s votes for a bill that would…
South County Politics: Two Democratic 32nd District legislators get election challengers
Two Democratic 32nd District legislators, State Sen. Marilyn Chase and State Rep. Cindy Ryu already have challengers for the August primary and November general election. Neither of the two candidates…
South County Politics: Three legislators’ priorities for 2018 session
Rep. Kagi seeks legislation on placement for foster children and youth Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi says that one of her top goals for the current legislative session is addressing…
South County Politics: February school election voter registration deadlines coming up
Voter registration deadline is Friday or Monday or Tuesday The deadline for voters to register online or by mail for the Feb. 13 Edmonds School District special election, or for…
South county politics: Legislators say capital budget tops other priorities
South Snohomish County Democratic state legislators say that passing a capital budget is at the top of a long to-do list now that Democrats will control both the State Senate…
South County Politics: Legislative leadership, election turnout
Liias to be State Senate majority floor leader Democratic State Sen. Marko Liias, who has been Senate minority floor leader, will become majority floor leader when Democrats take control of…
South County Politics: More takeaways from the Nov. 7 election
In addition to comments on the Tuesday, Nov. 7, general election that I posted last week, here are some more: Council race in Edmonds wasn’t close I expected the contest…
South County Politics: Some takeaways from the Nov. 7 election
Results reported from the Nov. 7 general election give early answers to most of the questions that I raised last week. Here are some comments on the results of local…
South County Politics: Election storylines
Tuesday’s elections in Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace will answer several big questions. Here are some that I’ll be watching: Can Lynnwood’s mayor hold off a councilmember’s challenge? Can Lynnwood…
South County Politics: Endorsements; advisory votes
Democrats in the 1st, 21st and 32nd legislative districts and the Snohomish County Democrats organization have endorsed candidates for city councils, school boards and other local non-partisan Snohomish County offices. The Snohomish…
South County Politics: Registration deadline and voters’ pamphlet; fundraising
New Washington voters can register through Monday, Oct. 30 New Washington voters can register through 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, to vote in the Nov. 7 general election, but they must register in person at the…
South County Politics: Lynnwood council, Fire District 1 candidates
Issue statement from Lynnwood candidates Graziani and Ross Lynnwood City Council incumbent Ruth Ross and challenger Rosamaria Graziani recently sent statements about the most important issue or issues in the Nov. 7 general election. Ross…
South County Politics: Lynnwood mayor and council candidates
Issue statement from candidates for Lynnwood mayor Lynnwood City Councilmember George Hurst is challenging incumbent Mayor Nicola Smith in the Nov. 7 election. Hurst and Smith recently sent statements about their views on what they think…