Millwood Mayor
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin M. Freeman | 290 | 68.56% |
| Jay Molitor | 133 | 31.44% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
The Candidates
Kevin M. Freeman
- Age:
- 57
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Simon Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. Holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and a master’s degree in hydrogeology, both from the University of Idaho.
Work experience: Earth science consultant for 30 years and co-owner of Inland Earth Sciences since 2014.
Political experience: Served on the Millwood Planning Commission for four years, followed by eight years on the Millwood City Council and eight years as mayor of Millwood.
Family: Married. Has two children.
Jay Molitor
- Age:
- 78
- City:
- Millwood, Washington
Education: Graduated from Rogers High School in 1963 and later attended Spokane Community College and Gonzaga University but did not earn a degree.
Political experience: Lost bid for Millwood mayor in 2017.
Work experience: Started working at Roundup Co., a division of Fred Meyer, in 1967. The company was eventually sold to SuperValu, where he retired in 2003 as the vice president of business development, a position he had for six years.
Family: Married to wife Vikki and has two children and a grandson.
Complete Coverage
Millwood mayor candidates divided on police operations
A candidate running for Millwood mayor says it may be time for the town to consider forming its own police department. Jay Molitor, who is challenging incumbent Kevin Freeman, argues that the service the town gets from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is inadequate for Millwood’s population of nearly 1,800. He points to the police department of Reardan, a town with one-third the population, which has one full-time and several part-time officers.