David Madore has made good on his promise at the county Republican convention earlier this year and filed for re-election to the District 3 position on the Clark County council.
The Republican made the filing late Thursday afternoon with one day left until the end of the candidate filing period.
As of Thursday, Madore’s rivals for the District 3 position are Tanisha Harris, a 39-year-old Democrat who works for YWCA Clark County as a program specialist for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, and Republican John Blom, a 32-year-old real estate agent who had earlier announced for Madore’s seat. Both filed as candidates Monday.
Madore, the 64-year-old CEO of Vancouver motion-control device manufacturer US Digital, had signaled his intentions to retain his seat in March during a speech at the Republican convention.
“If you will have me, I will be glad to continue to represent you and I will fight for you,” Madore told the crowd at the event. He reiterated that he was running in an interview on CVTV’s “Clark County Focus” feature, his website has been updated to reflect his candidacy, and he appeared at a candidate forum put on by local political organization Right2BHeard.
The filing comes in the midst of continued strife on the county council. Republican Councilors Julie Olson and Jeanne Stewart and Chair Marc Boldt, a former Republican who now has no party preference, have voted to overturn initiatives and policies championed last year by Madore and Republican Councilor Tom Mielke.
The three have been both praised and criticized for their voting record since the council expanded from three members to five in January under the home rule charter. Madore has branded the three councilors “the liberal majority” and said controversial decisions by the council are a tug-of-war “for and against the people.”
In other races, Vaughn Gregor Henderson, a Democrat, filed for the 49th Legislative District Senate seat. Justin M. Forsman, who prefers Independent Party, previously filed in the race.
Candidates can file for federal, state and local offices with the Clark County Elections Office in person until 5 p.m. today at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin St., Vancouver. Candidates also can file at www.clark.wa.gov/elections until 4 p.m. today. Candidates must have a valid email address to file online.
Candidates must be registered to vote in the jurisdiction for which they are filing, and pay a filing fee of 1 percent of that office’s total yearly compensation.
A complete list of open elective offices, their filing fees and a copy of the 2016 Candidate Guide are available at the elections office or at www.clark.wa.gov/elections/candidates.
Columbian reporters Kaitlin Gillespie and Lauren Dake contributed to this report.
