City Council, Position 3
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Dunne | 731 | 60.76% |
| Josh Beckett | 472 | 39.24% |
* 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
Dan Dunne
- Age:
- 55
Education: Graduated from Kentridge High School in Kent, Washington, in 1987. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Received a master’s in business administration from Gonzaga University in 2012.
Political experience: Has served on the Liberty Lake City Council since 2012.
Work experience: Works as an enterprise collaboration engineer for Washington Trust Bank. Spent more than 20 years as an engineer with KeyTronic, Esterline Interface Technologies, General Dynamics Itronix, Aegis, PTC and Kenworth Trucks.
Family: Married to Shanna Dunne. Has two children.
Fundraising: Dunne has chosen the Public Disclosure Commission’s mini reporting option. So long as he raises and spends less than $7,000, he doesn’t have to disclose donors or donation amounts.
Josh Beckett
- Age:
- 46
- City:
- Liberty Lake, WA
His words: “I’m running to return to the city council to restore balance and debate to the legislative process," according to his Facebook page.
His Pitch: Did not return calls or emails asking for information.
Notable Experience: Served on the City Council from 2009-13 and did not run for re-election in 2013.
Complete Coverage
Only one challenger for Liberty Lake council seats
There are five open positions but only on contested race on the Liberty Lake City Council: Dan Dunne is being challenged by former council member Josh Beckett.