All Post Falls, CdA Races Contested
Item: Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene mayors face challengers Filing deadline yields host of contested races /Alison Boggs, SR
More Info: Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin faces two political newcomers — private investigator Steven De Gon and Matthew Behringer, a 24-year-old who recently moved to this area. Larkin started as a councilman in 1996 before becoming mayor in 2001. Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem, seeking her third term, faces a repeat challenge from Joseph Kunka, a marketing manager for a company that turns restaurant grease into biodiesel. Kunka ran for mayor in 2005 and for council in 2007. Bloem is a fourth-generation resident and the city’s first female mayor.
Question: Do you prefer city council races that force incumbents to defend a seat or the old horse-race system where the top three vote-getters win seats?
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