Cheney City Council Position 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Barthels | 1,065 | 55.79% |
| Rebecca Long | 844 | 44.21% |
* 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
Vincent Barthels
- Age:
- 43
- City:
- Cheney, Washington
Education: Graduated from Cheney High School in 1995. Graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's of science in 1999 and a master's of public administration in 2010.
Work experience: Environmental services manager at Ardurra, a civil engineering company.
Political experience: Has served on Cheney City Council for 5 years. He was appointed in 2018 and elected for a four-year term in 2019. Spent 8 years prior on the Cheney Planning Commission.
Family: Married to Vikki Barthels. They have two adult children.
Rebecca Long
- Age:
- 42
- City:
- Cheney, Washington
Education: Attended Eastern Washington University for a bachelor's degree in computer science starting in 2002. Also received a master’s degree in computer science from Eastern Washington University in 2013.
Work Experience: Leads two global software engineering teams as a director of software engineering for ENGIE Impact. Long has been in the position for a little over 5 years.
Political Experience: First ran for a position in Cheney City Council two years ago, but lost to an incumbent.
Campaign finance: Raised about $8,800, including $1,800 in loans as of Oct. 1, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Contributors include Spokane County Water District 3 Commissioner Mary Wissink and former state legislative candidate Pam Kohlmeier and Spokane City Council candidate Kate Telis.
Complete Coverage
Cheney City Council candidates take opposite positions on proposed housing plan
Before they were on a ballot facing off for a Cheney City Council seat, the candidates for position 2 already were on opposite sides of a proposed plan for housing north of Cheney.