Spokane County Fire District 4, Position 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Garner | 6,380 | 54.84% |
| Roger Krieger | 5,254 | 45.16% |
* 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 Garner
- Age:
- 57
- City:
- Colbert, Washington
Education: Graduated from Auburn High School. Has an associate degree in fire science technology and an associate degree in advanced life support from Spokane Community College.
Work Experience: Retired in February 2023 after over 30 years working as career firefighter, paramedic and station captain. Works for the Washington Department of Natural Resources part time in the summer on an incident management team. Has been teaching wildland firefighting part-time at Spokane Community College for six years.
Political Experience: First run for office.
Family: Married to Angela Garner. Has two daughters.
Campaign finance: Reported no contributions and has pledged not to raise more than $7,000.
Roger Krieger
- Age:
- 69
- City:
- Deer Park, Washington
Residence: Deer Park
Education: Graduated from Deer Park High School. Earned bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Washington University.
Work experience: Worked for 32 years as community service director of the city of Deer Park. Prior to that worked for the government of Petersburg, Alaska, for 10 years. Served as volunteer firefighter for 18 years in Petersburg, Alaska, and Spokane County Fire District 4.
Political experience: Incumbent fire commissioner for Spokane County District 4 and current board chairman.
Family: Married to Lesli Krieger. Has two children and five grandchildren.
Campaign finance: Reported no contributions and has pledged not to raise more than $7,000.
Complete Coverage
Fire commissioner candidates in northern Spokane County debate staffing, equipment and budget issues
Recently retired firefighter Dan Garner has launched a challenge to Spokane County Fire District 4 commissioner incumbent Roger Krieger, pulling in just over 100 votes more than the incumbent in the August primary.
Staffing, budgets among the concerns of Spokane County Fire District 4 commissioner candidates
The race for a commissioner’s seat on one of the largest fire districts in Spokane is underscored by a critical issue – staffing.