Medical Lake Mayor
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Terri Cooper | 716 | 64.22% |
| Shirley Maike | 399 | 35.78% |
* 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
Terri Cooper
- Age:
- 64
- City:
- Medical Lake, Washington
Education: Earned bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in public administration at Eastern Washington University in 2009 and master's degree in business administration from Western Governors University.
Political experience: Elected Medical Lake Mayor in 2021. Co-founder of Re*Imagine Medical Lake, organization focused on revitalizing Medical Lake.
Work experience: Worked for 19 years as the court administrator and commissioner for Cheney Municipal Court. Worked for six years as the court administrator of Medical Lake Municipal Court.
Family: Married to Ken Cooper and has three children.
Campaign finance: Has raised $12,100 as of Oct. 2, according to the Public Disclosure Commission. Contributors include Reggie Heebink, events coordinator for the Shriners Event Center and Kaye Peterson, assistant camp director of the Silver Lake Bible Camp.
Shirley Maike
- Age:
- 71
- City:
- Medical Lake, Washington
Education: Graduated from Medical Lake High School. Legal certificate from the Spokane Community College.
Political experience: Incumbent Medical Lake City mayor. Served five terms as city council member. Served as Medical Lake representative on the Spokane County Community Housing and Development Committee. Former member of the Medical Lake Civil Service Commission, Planning Commission and Spokane County Boundary Review Board.
Work experience: Advanced from clerical work to chief operations manager at Eastern State Hospital, where she worked for 40 years. Compliance officer at Passages Family Support in Spokane.
Family: Married, no children.
Complete Coverage
Bringing back city-run police force, promoting tourism among issues in Medical Lake mayoral race between Shirley Maike, Terri Cooper
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