School Board races to be hotly contested

Medical Lake draws 17 school board candidates

CHENEY – Controversial decisions relating to COVID-19 shutdowns, transgender policies, critical race theory and other topics have drawn numerous candidates in to School Board elections in Cheney and Medical Lake.

The most hotly contested race in the Aug. 1 primary will be for Medical Lake School Director No. 2.

Six people have filed for the seat, including Dolores Peterson, Wayne Terry, Michael Gerry, Alexis Alexander, Anita Hotchkiss and Suenn Casey.

Medical Lake’s other three contested School Board seats also drew a large field of candidates.

For Director No. 1, Lennell Spillman, Gerri Johnson and Bryan Musser are running.

The Director No. 3 position drew four candidates – Dennis Schilling, Laura Elliot Parsons, John T. Stanley and John Potter – as did the Director No. 4 seat, with candidates Mark Hudson, Ron Cooper, Steve Stimson and Nick Hawkins filing.

In Cheney, at least three School Board seats are being contested this election cycle.

Joshua Sutton and Elizabeth Winer are vying for the Director No. 2 seat.

For Director No. 4, Bill Hanson, John Boerger and Rick Flynn have filed.

The race for Director No. 5 also drew three candidates – Mitch Swenson, Ivan Khala and Bill Lathrop.

Several city council races also drew multiple candidates.

In Cheney, both Vincent Barthels and Rebecca Long filed for Position No. 2 and Pete Motague and Jacquielyn Belock filed for Position No. 6.

Here’s a list of the candidates who filed for positions representing areas in southern Spokane County:

Municipalities

Airway Heights City Council

Position No. 1 – Hank Bynaker

Position No. 2 – Kevin J. Richey

Position No. 3 – Veronica Messing

Position No. 5 – Larry Bowman

Position No. 7 – Jennifer Morton

Cheney City Council

Position No. 2 – Vincent Barthels and Rebecca Long.

Position No. 5 – Jason Nazzaro

Position No. 6 – Pete Montague and Jacquelyn Belock

Position No. 7 – Danielle LaBar

Fairfield

Mayor – Derek Knecht and David Rafferty

Council Position No. 2 - Brady Collinson

Council Position No. 3 - Cynthia Davidson and Diane Kooyman

Council Position No. 4 – Bill Enzler

Council Position No. 5 – Amanda Blood

Latah Town Council

Position No. 2 – Mahala Groves and Larry La Bolle

Position No. 3 – Diane Long

Position No. 5 – Corrina Cumor

Medical Lake City Council

Position No. 2—Ted Olson

Position No. 5 – Lance Speirs

Position No. 6 – Keli Shaffer

Position No. 7 – Chad Pritchard

Rosalia Park District

Position No. 1 – Kelley Messinger

Position No. 2 – Piper Dickinson

Position No. 3 -- Jake Dickinson

Spangle

City Council Position No. 3 – June Brumley

City Council Position No. 4 – Clyde Sample

City Council Position No. 5 – Austin Sievers

Cemetery District Commissioner No. 2 – Marcy A. Cockle.

Waverly Town Council

Position No. 3 – Ryan K. Wilson

School Boards

Cheney

Director No. 2 – Joshua Sutton and Elizabeth Winer

Director No. 3 – Henry C. Browne Jr.

Director No. 4 – Bill Hanson, John Boerger and Rick Flynn

Director No. 5 – Mitch Swenson, Ivan Khala and Bill Lathrop

Liberty (Spangle)

Director No. 1 – Stephanie Stout

Director No. 5 – Mark Bullock

Medical Lake

Director No. 1 – Lennelle Spillman, Gerri Johnson and Bryan Musser

Director No. 2 – Dolores Peterson, Wayne Terry, Michael Gerry, Alexis Alexander, Anita Hotchkiss and Sueann Casey

Director No. 3 – Dennis D. Schilling, Laura Elliot Parsons, John T. Stanley and John Potter

Director No. 4 – Mark Hudson, Ron Cooper, Steve Stimson and Nick Hawkins

Reardan-Edwall.

Director No. 2 – Tessa Wicks

Director No. 5 – Ryan Clouse

Rosalia

Director No. 1 – Mathew Floyd

Director No. 4 (At-Large) – Terry Larson, Raymond Anderson and Lisa McGuire

St. John

Director No. 2 – Micah (Armstrong) Lupo

Director No. 3 – Melissa Edminster and Dallas Loomis

Director No. 4 (At-Large) – Alan Blumenshein

Tekoa School Board

Director No. 1 – Robert Wilkins

Director No. 3 – Shane Monroy

Director No. 5 – S. Janette Smith

Great Northern School Board

Director No. 1 – Ken Pegg

Director No. 2 – Amy Shulund

Director No. 3 – John Pegg

Spokane County

Fire District No. 3, Commissioner No. 3 – Howard Marsh Jr.

Fire District No. 10, Commissioner No. 3 – Jerry McCoury

Four Lakes Water District No. 10 Position No. 1 – Steve McCray II

Four Lakes Water District No. 10 Position No. 3 - Daniel Fitzpatrick

Strathview Water District No. 16 Position No. 1 – Macy Silveria

Strathview Water District No. 16 Position No. 3 – Jim Doumit

Superior Court Judicial Position NO. 7 – Jacquelyn High-Edward

Spokane County Superior Court Judicial Position No. 8 – Marla L. Polin

Williams Lake Sewer and Water District No. 2 Position No. 2 – Mark Kimm