Secondary filing period for office set for midsummer

EPHRATA — Some elective offices in Grant County did not attract candidates during the filing period last week, so a second chance to file is scheduled for midsummer. 

Sometimes the filing period is scheduled immediately following the filing week, but Ben Rodwell, Grant County elections deputy, said there were 20-30 offices no one filed, including port districts and parks and recreation districts. 

City and town council seats in Hartline, Grand Coulee, Krupp (also called Marlin), George, Wilson Creek and Mattawa didn’t attract any candidates. 

“In that case, there will be a special three-day filing period in the middle of July,” Rodwell said.  

If candidates file for those jobs in July, those races will appear on the November general election ballot, no matter how many candidates file for it, he said. 

“As many people as filed will be on the general election ballot,” he said. “If no one files, (those offices) will become vacant.” 

The Port of Ephrata will have one new commissioner; incumbent Mary Rathbone did not file for reelection. Tyler Chase and Jordan Hansen will be competing in November for the seat. 

Positions in four Grant County port districts failed to attract candidates, along with one hospital district and three fire districts. 

Many school board, city council, hospital, fire and port districts positions only attracted one candidate. Candidates running unopposed are listed below. 

Mayor: 

Coulee Dam: Bob Poch – incumbent
Electric City: Blake Martin
Krupp: Tracy Lesser – incumbent
Soap Lake: Peter Sharp – incumbent
Royal City: Ryan Piercy
Wilson Creek: Robert Herron - incumbent 

City council: 

Moses Lake:
Dustin Swartz – incumbent
Mark Fancher – incumbent. 

Ephrata:
James Mathis
Kathleen Harris - incumbent
Matt Moore - incumbent;
Phil Borck - incumbent.  

Mattawa:
Tony Acosta – incumbent
Wendy Lopez – incumbent 

George:
Kate Schooler – incumbent
Debby Kooy – incumbent
Julia Schooler – incumbent 

Grand Coulee:
Janet Christy
Tim Snead – incumbent 

Coulee Dam:
Kevin Black – incumbent
Brian Quill 

Coulee City:
Erin Correia – incumbent  

Krupp:
Lori Friend – incumbent  

Warden:
Agapito Gonzalez – incumbent
Omar Pruneda – incumbent 

Soap Lake:
Kayleen Bryson – incumbent
Andrew Arnold 

Wilson Creek:
Shirley Billings
Scott Mortimer – incumbent
Kellie Ribail – incumbent 

School board: 

Quincy:
Kacey Kiehn – incumbent
Chad Lower – incumbent 

Moses Lake:
Paul Hill – incumbent 

Ephrata:
Casey Devine – incumbent
Jim Adams – incumbent
Matthew Truscott – incumbent 

Wahluke:
Nick Trejo – incumbent 

Almira:
Todd Monson – incumbent
Adam Florenzen – incumbent
Rachael Barton – incumbent 

Warden:
Shane Cox – incumbent
Tiffany Hymas – incumbent
Bryce Cox – incumbent 

Othello:
Aaron Gerber – incumbent
Lindsy Mollette Prows – incumbent 

Coulee-Hartline:
Ryan Poe – incumbent
Conor Jorgensen – incumbent
Dawn Baergen – incumbent 

Royal:
Nasario Soliz Jr. - incumbent
Alison Huntzinger – incumbent 

Soap Lake:
Donald Clark – incumbent 

Wilson Creek:
Cori Kane – incumbent
Krystin Leslie  

Grand Coulee:
Shannon Nicholson – incumbent
Richard Black - incumbent 

    Casey Devine will be running unopposed for her seat on the Ephrata School Board.