Next week marks the start of filing week, when candidates put cash down (1 percent of the elected position's annual salary) and throw themselves into the political ring.Many candidates, of course, declared months (or in some cases, years) ago. And political reporters tend to use…
Yakima City Councilman Norm Johnson has filed campaign paperwork to run as a Republican to replace Rep. Mary Skinner, R-Yakima, who recently announced that she's stepping down at the end of the year.And Johnson's not the only one. According to the Yakima Herald-Republic, Democrat Vickie…
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