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Millwood City Council Position 1

Election Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Tina Seifert 382 72.76%
Gareth Kahl 143 27.24%

* 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

Tina Seifert

City:
Spokane Valley, Washington

Education: Graduated from Central Valley High School in 1986. Holds an associate degree from Spokane Community College and a paralegal certificate from Eastern Washington University.

Work experience: Paralegal, mostly retired. Career has been largely with Maxey Law Office. Executive Director of the National Motorcycle Riders Memorial Association, which was co-founded by her husband.

Political experience: First run for office.

Family: Married to Steve Seifert and has one adult daughter and one adult stepson.

Campaign finance: Reported no campaign contributions as of Oct. 1, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.

Gareth Kahl

Age:
51
City:
Spokane, Washington

Education: Raised in Kalispell, Montana, holds an associate degree from LTT Tech, according to county voter guide. Licensed journeyman.

Work experience: Tradesman, co-founder of Dorsch & Kahl, an electrical contracting business.

Political experience: Not provided, appears to be first bid for public office.

Family: Marital status not provided. Father of three, according to county voters guide.

Campaign finance: Reported no campaign contributions as of Oct. 1, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.

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