Considering running for office? Candidates workshop coming April 22

See chart showing all of the elected offices scheduled to be on this year's ballots

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Thurston County Elections will hold a Candidate Filing Workshop online on Thursday, April 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 

The meeting is open to anyone interested in running for office this year can attend the workshop without prior registration by clicking this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91599153291?pwd=V3B1WHFsR0R3b0Q0eU9UcTlaclhoUT09 

 The workshop will include information on how and where to file, candidate statements and photos for the voters' pamphlet, and a presentation by the Public Disclosure Commission. 

For more information, contact Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor, by email at elections@co.thurston.wa.us or telephone on 360-786-5408  or 7-1-1 Washington Relay. 

A full list of offices that will appear on the 2021 ballot is available here:

Office

Incumbent

(Note italics for those who have announced they are not running for re-election.)

Filing Fee

Port of Olympia    
Port Commissioner, District No. 2
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Bill McGregor $72
Port Commissioner, District No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Elizabeth (E.J.) Zita $72
Town of Bucoda    
Town Council, Position No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Gary M. Givens $0
Town Council, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Robert F. Gordon $0
Mayor
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Alan Carr $0
City of Lacey    
City Council, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Cynthia Pratt $208.80
City Council, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Andy Ryder $228.80
City Council, Position No. 6
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Michael R. Steadman $195.00
City Council, Position No. 7
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Carolyn H. Cox $195.00
City of Olympia    
City Council, Position No. 2
(Two Year Unexpired, Nonpartisan)
Yen Huynh $219.18
City Council, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Clark Gilman $219.18
City Council, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Lisa Parshley $219.18
City Council, Position No. 6
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Renata Rollins $219.18
City Council, Position No. 7
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Jim Cooper $219.18
Municipal Court Judge, Pos. No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Scott K. Ahlf $1,806.14
City of Rainier    
City Council, Position No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Kristin Guizzetti $24
City Council, Position No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Tom Arnbrister $24
City Council, Position No. 5
(Short + Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Dennis McVey $24
Mayor
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Robert (Bob) Shaw $54
City of Tenino    
City Council, Position No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Linda Gotovac $0
City Council, Position No. 2
(Two Year Unexpired Term, Nonpartisan)
Cutter J. Copeland $0
City Council, Position No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
John J. O’Callahan $0
City Council, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Jason Lawton $0
City of Tumwater    
City Council, Position No. 2
(Two Year Unexpired Term, Nonpartisan)
Angelina H. Jefferson $96.00
City Council, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Eileen Swarthout $96.00
City Council, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Michael Althauser $96.00
City Council, Position No. 6
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Debbie Sullivan $96.00
Mayor
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Pete Kmet $204.00
City of Yelm    
City Council, Position No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Cody Colt $98.16
City Council, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Tad Stillwell $98.16
City Council, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Tracey Wood $98.16
City Council, Position No. 7
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Terry Kaminski $98.16
Mayor
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
JW Foster $300.00

Centralia School District No. 401-L
   
School Board Director, Position No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Amy Buzzard $0
School Board Director, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Lori Fast $0
Griffin School District No. 324    
School Board Director, Position No. 3
(Two Year Unexpired Term, Nonpartisan)
Brad Ridgeway $0
School Board Director, Position No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Tim Layton $0
School Board Director, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Trish Gregory $0
North Thurston Public Schools    
School Board Director, District No. 2
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Chuck Namit $0
School Board Director, District No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Melissa (Mel) Hartley $0
Olympia School District No. 111    
School Board Director, District No. 3
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Leslie Huff $0
School Board Director, District No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Scott Clifthorne $0
Rainier School District No. 307    
School Board Director, District No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Cheri Davis $0
School Board Director, District No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Rebecca Stillings $0
Rochester School District No. 401    
School Board Director, District No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Michael Langer $0
School Board Director, District No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
John Mortenson $0
Tenino School District No. 402    
School Board Director, District No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Kasey Schiewe $0
School Board Director, District No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Forrest Bergin $0
School Board Director, District No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
VACANT $0
School Board Director, District No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Melissa Determan Beard $0
School Board Director, District No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Darby Kaikkonen $0
Yelm Community Schools    
School Board Director, District No. 1
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Mark L. Rohwedder $0
School Board Director, District No. 4
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Debbie Edwards $0
Fire Protection District No. 3 - Lacey    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1
(Short + Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Richard Kelling $0
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 5
(Four Year Unexpired Term, Nonpartisan)
Melissa Gamble $0
Fire Protection District No. 6 - East Olympia    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Richard C. Wells $0
Fire Protection District No. 8 - South Bay    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 5
(Short + Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Daniel A. Bivens $0
Fire Protection District No. 9 - McLane Black Lake    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Mark Campeau $0
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3
(Two Year Unexpired Term, Nonpartisan)
Len Albert $0
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 4
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Richard M. Milligan $0
Fire Protection District No. 12    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Everett D. Evans $0
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Ross F. Demmel $0
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 1
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Mike Peoples $0
Fire Protection District No. 17 - Bald Hills    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Gerald A. Bickett $0
SE Thurston Fire Authority    
Sub Region 3 Fire Commissioner,
Position No. 1 (Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Kevin L. Rademacher $0
West Thurston Regional Fire (Littlerock)    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 3
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
John Ricks $0
West Thurston Regional Fire (Rochester)    
Fire Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Calvin (Bear) Dahl $0
Tanglewilde Parks & Recreation District No. 1    
Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 1 (Four Year Term Nonpartisan) John Heinley $0
Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 2 (Short + Four Year Term, Nonpartisan) Robert E. Coker $0
Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 3 (Two-year Unexpired Term Nonpartisan) John Pirie $0
Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 4 (Two-year Unexpired Term Nonpartisan) Jerrold E. Griffin $0
Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Position No. 5
(Four Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Tony Barrett $0
Cemetery District No. 1 (Grand Mound)    
Cemetery Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Short + Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Kelly Mulvaney $0
Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm)    
Cemetery Commissioner, Position No. 2
(Six Year Term, Nonpartisan)
Judith M. Cusick $0

The above was provided to The JOLT by the Thurston County Auditor. 

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