WENATCHEE — The public can meet candidates for local mayoral, council and sewer district races at a free event the North Central Washington Association of Realtors is hosting next week.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Voting for the 2019 primary election begins today, July 19, and will end Aug. 6. The general election is Nov. 5. Here are all of our stories about local races.
The 18-day voting period for the Aug. 6 Primary Election starts on Friday. In addition, Washington state is rolling out — and essentially testing — a new $9.5 million statewide elections system known as VoteWa.
ENTIAT — Mayor John Alt II faces competition from Sarah Tulla-Marie Stenberg and Michael A. Buckingham this year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Two members of the Wenatchee City Council and a political newcomer are seeking the at-large District A seat on the council.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — After former state Rep. Matt Manweller, who was facing sexual misconduct allegations, announced his intention of resigning if re-elected in November, voters chose the Ellensburg Republican anyway.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — A physical therapist, a land surveyor and a public information officer are facing off in the Aug. 6 primary election for Eastmont School Board Position 5.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
BRIDGEPORT — Which comes first: businesses or customers?
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
DALLAS — H. Ross Perot, the feisty Texas technology billionaire who rattled U.S. politics with two independent presidential campaigns in the 1990s that struck a chord with disgruntled voters, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, his family said.
WATERVILLE — Sewer system upgrades.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — For the first time in recent memory, the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce is endorsing a political campaign.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — California billionaire and liberal activist Tom Steyer will announce this week that he plans to enter the already crowded field of candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a person close to him.
CHELAN — Lake Chelan School District Superintendent Barry DePaoli was fined $150 by the state Public Disclosure Commission for violating state law by using school facilities to support a bond measure.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
OLYMPIA — County officials across Washington are racing to enter a backlog of voter-registration data into a new statewide elections system in time to get ballots printed and mailed by mid-July, for the Aug. 6 primary.
CHELAN — Three candidates with city government experience are running for Chelan mayor this year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WATERLOO, Iowa — Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail with a new drive to contrast his views with those of other Democratic presidential hopefuls after a rough debate performance last week highlighted his tenuous grasp on front-runner status.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren gained substantial ground after last week’s Democratic presidential debates; former Vice President Joe Biden and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke declined.
The candidates argued, interrupted and bulldozed through their allotted time during the second of two Democratic primary debates, and the moderators struggled to keep the conversation on track.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Donald Trump may end Obama-era protections for the young immigrants known as Dreamers.
WATERVILLE — Candidates for Waterville mayor will answer questions at a forum starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Park.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
With virtually the entire adult U.S. population seeking the Democratic presidential nomination — or so it seems — the party faces some knotty questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two of the leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, will be inching toward their 80th birthdays come Election Day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of black voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
NCW — Of 35 available positions, six were filled during special filing periods held by the Chelan and Douglas county auditors.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — South Wenatchee voters will choose a City Council member to represent them this fall, and at least one more Latino will join the council.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With their playbook for pushing government boundaries as a guide, some Silicon Valley investors are nudging election officials toward an innovation that prominent coders and cryptographers warn is downright dangerous for democracy.
WENATCHEE — Two City Council members will face each other and a newcomer in the at-large District A race this year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — Many local council and school board members are not seeking re-election this year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Gov. Jay Inslee’s presidential campaign has surpassed 65,000 individual donors from across the country, all but guaranteeing him a spot in the first Democratic debate in late June.
WENATCHEE — Giving Latinos a better chance of election to the City Council was the intent of a recent switch to voting districts, but the decision will change the council’s makeup in more ways than one.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — If you missed out on candidate filing last week, you still have a chance to run for office this year.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Corrected version: An earlier version of this story excluded a candidate who withdrew, but whose name was removed from the Secretary of State's Office list without a note about withdrawal.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — Many candidates got lucky this week after no one signed up to run against them.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — By the end of the week, many candidates found themselves facing competition for the coming election.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — Candidate filing started Monday and runs through Friday for the fall election.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
OLYMPIA — A fundraising organization that made the largest donations to the 2018 Grant County Public Utility District elections has been assessed a $10,000 fine for failing to register as a political committee, failing to disclose donors and failing to disclose financial information.
CHELAN — Mayor Mike Cooney initially planned to only serve one term, but now he says he just enjoys the job too much.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
CHELAN — Voters in the Lake Chelan School District soundly rejected at $75.5 million bond proposal at the polls Tuesday, with a 57-percent “no” vote.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
PATEROS — Pateros Elementary School students will get a break from the winter weather soon.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
NCW — The Chelan County Auditor’s Office mailed ballots Thursday for the April 23 special election.
LEAVENWORTH — Born and raised in Leavenworth, Scott Bradshaw went out of town and state to pursue a career in the utility industry, but returned to retire in his hometown.
LEAVENWORTH — Two of Carl Florea's neighbors have primary residences elsewhere and only live in Leavenworth part time.
LEAVENWORTH — Although Cheri Farivar's office doesn't have term limits, she said she believes in them.
EAST WENATCHEE — A second East Wenatchee council member has announced candidacy for the fall mayoral election.
EAST WENATCHEE — Eastmont School Board President Steve Piccirillo announced Monday he will not seek re-election this fall.
WENATCHEE — Voters in the city of Wenatchee may be casting ballots in new precincts next election.
LEAVENWORTH — Cascade Medical Center’s emergency medical services tax renewal is passing.
NCW — It looks like local school districts will be able to pursue planned projects, as all measures in today's election are passing.
NCW — Voting has started for the Feb. 12 special election, which includes tax proposals to benefit local school and hospital districts.
WENATCHEE — Before a packed courtroom, Travis Brandt, after his third attempt at the bench, was sworn in Tuesday as Chelan County’s newest superior court judge.
