2017 Primary Candidate Forums

Seeking council seats on the Columbia

Ballots for the Aug. 1 primary election will be mailed next week in Benton and Franklin counties. These are nonpartisan races for city councils and school boards.

The League of Women Voters of Benton and Franklin Counties has scheduled three forums in July to offer people an opportunity to meet the “top-two” primary candidates.

The first forum for Richland City Council candidates will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at the HAPO Stage at John Dam Plaza in Richland. Candidates for four Richland City Council positions will be questioned by a LWV moderator, and if time allows, questions from the audience will be allowed as well.

The Kennewick City Council candidate forum will be 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 17 at the Mid-Columbia Library on Union Street in Kennewick. Candidates vying for two different city council positions will participate. As the Tri-Cities Herald has written, “Of particular interest will be a chance for people to see all six candidates running for the at-large post being vacated by Kennewick City Councilman Bob Parks."

The Pasco LWV forum will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at the Pasco Police Regional Training Center, 204 Clark Street. It will feature candidates for two Pasco School Board and two Pasco City Council positions.

Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray to Speak at GOTV Rally in Pasco

8th LD PCOs, Precinct Leaders, and GOTV volunteers:

Washington Governor Jay Inslee and U.S. Senator Patty Murray will speak at a GOTV rally in Pasco this Saturday!
     When:  2:00 PM, Saturday, November 5
     Where:  UA Local Union 598 Plumbers and Steamfitters, 1328 N 28th Ave, Pasco

These two elected officials are Washington Democrats’ brightest stars and the heroes of our state party’s Coordinated Campaign!  By hitching their re-election campaigns to campaigns of Democrats all across the state, they propel forward and upward all our candidates and local party organizations.

The timing of this meeting is three days before Election Day and it is a work meeting.  Come prepared to knock on doors!  We will visit Democratic-leaning voters who have not yet voted, remind them of what is at stake in Tuesday’s election, and urge them to vote immediately.

This is the ground game, a key element in Democratic Party successes.  It relies on the efforts of people like you and me.  As Democrats, we share the core values and vision for America’s future written in our platform.  As precinct leaders – effective communicators with a firm grasp of the issues, citizens committed to active involvement in the process of American self-government – we have special ability, and responsibility, to rouse our neighbors to vote.

Please do your part.  This 2016 election is truly momentous and historic!  Come and work together on Saturday, gain inspiration from our state’s great Democratic leaders, and lend your strong hand and voice to our worthy cause!

John Christenson, Chair
8th Legislative District Democratic Organization
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