Candidates file to challenge Spokane City Council incumbents in 2017 elections
A legislative assistant, a health care consultant and a restaurant owner were among candidates filing for local office on Monday, the first day of filing week for this fall’s elections.
Kate Burke, a legislative aide to state Sen. Andy Billig, filed for the northeast district seat currently held by Amber Waldref, who can’t seek re-election because of term limits. Burke, 28, is a former Americorps Vista volunteer who also worked for the Lands Council. A Spokane native, she said the district “needs a champion to fight for funding and services that they need.”
Tony Kiepe, a health care consultant for AristaPoint and employee of the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, filed for the south district seat. He called the state of Spokane’s streets “totally unacceptable” and the city’s budget priorities should put roads and public safety first.
He’ll face Breean Beggs, a Spokane attorney appointed to that seat in 2016, who also filed Monday. Beggs and Kiepe both applied for the seat vacated by former Councilman Jon Snyder.
Also filing for a Spokane City Council seat Monday was Matthew Howes, co-owner of Adelo’s Pizza, Pasta and Pints. Howes filed for the Northwest Spokane City Council seat currently held by Candace Mumm. She filed Monday for re-election.
Cities, towns, school districts and other local government bodies around Washington have elections this year. For a complete list of candidates for local offices around Spokane County, with their contact information, click here.
Here’s a list of candidates who had filed for municipal and school board races in Spokane County as of noon:
Spokane
Council District 1: Kate Burke
Council District 2: Breean Beggs, Tony Kiepe
Council District 3: Matthew Howes, Candace Mumm
Municipal Court 1: Tracy Arlene Staab
Spokane Valley
Council Position 1: Chris Jackson
Council Position 2: Brandi Peetz
Council Position 4: Ben Wick, Ed Pace
Council Position 5: Pamela Haley, Robert (Rocky) Samson
Council Position 7: Linda (Hatcher) Thompson
Airway Heights
Council Position 4: Jared Lacambra
Cheney
Mayor: Chris Grover
Council Position 4: Teresa Overhauser
Deer Park
Mayor: Robert Whisman
Council Position 1: Mary Babb
Fairfield
Council Position 2: Darcie Sainsbury
Liberty Lake
Council Position 4: Odin Langford
Council Position 6: Mike Kennedy
Medical Lake
Mayor: Shirley Maike, Laura Parsons, Don Mayfield
Council Position 1: John Paikuli
Council Position 2: Monica Manza
Council Position 3: Arthur Burton
Council Position 5: Gary Plumlee, Michael Deeley
Millwood
Council Position 1: Shawna Beese
Waverly
Mayor: William Tensfeld, Paul Curtis
Council Position 1: Lori Stark, Kim Billington
Council Position 2: Joel Martensen
Council Position 4: Alexander Fuchs
Council Position 5: Bree Killstrom
School Districts
Spokane, Position 5: Mike Wiser
Central Valley, District 2: Tom Dingus
Cheney, District 2: Suzanne Dolle
Deer Park, District 2: Brad Erickson; District 3: Joanne Greer
East Valley, District 4: Fred Helms
Mead, District 5: Carmen Green
Nine Mile Falls, Position 4: Vicki Daggy
Riverside, District 2: Jon Roman
St. John, Position 5: Kelli Melhus
Tekoa, District 2: Mary Marsh
West Valley, District 2: Robert Dompier; District 5: Pam McLeod
Spokane County Superior Court
Position 6: Tony Hazel
7th Legislative District
Senate: Shelly Short
House: Jacquelin Maycumber