Don Mccloskey (D)

Resume: 58, Spokane resident since 1970 … master’s degree, Gonzaga University, bachelors degrees from Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph’s colleges … mediator and trainer for gender diversity programs; previously worked as painter and roofer, retail supervisor, alcohol counselor, former Catholic priest … former member, City Human Services Advisory Board, County Dispute Resolution Board, co-chairman, Mayor’s Youth Commission, hospice volunteer … married, two adult children.

Finances: Has raised and spent less than $5,000.

Why running: “What motivated me to run … was the desire to bring a higher level of conversation to political campaigning and the holding of office.”

Top priority on taking office: Set up conflict resolution centers in Eastern Washington.

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