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3 of 4 county incumbents to run again

Kootenai County commissioner Dan Green was sworn in at the Kootenai County administration building on Monday, January 10, 2011. He has said he will not run for re-election in 2016. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

Three of the four Kootenai County elected leaders whose terms are up next January are running for re-election in the May 17 primary. County Commissioner Dave Stewart and Sheriff Ben Wolfinger each will seek a second term. County Prosecutor Barry McHugh is running for a third term. County Commissioner Dan Green, first elected in 2010, will not run again. Green said he supports term limits: “Elected office, at any level, should not be a career.” The candidate filing period doesn’t begin until Monday, but many candidates already have publicly announced their plans to run. Candidates can file through March 11/ Scott Maben , SR. More here.

Question: Will you vote for the 3 county incumbents who are seeking re-election?

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