Election

Alishia Topper, left, and Robert Hinds each make their case to The Columbian’s Editorial Board for why they should be the next Clark County treasurer.

Treasurer candidates praise Lasher, see room for improvement

October 11, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Both candidates running for Clark County treasurer agree on one thing: Democrat Doug Lasher, who is stepping down from the post after serving for eight terms, has done an admirable job. However, during an interview with The Columbian’s Editorial Board, both said there is room for improvement and each trumpeted… Read story

In this photo taken Sept. 19, 2018, an election worker displays a guide giving an example of how election ballots should be read at the King County Elections office in Renton, Wash.

Election results waiting game on West Coast

October 10, 2018, 6:14am Election

If control of the U.S. House comes down to any of the competitive congressional races in Washington and California, the nation might have to wait days to learn the outcome. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, takes part in a debate with her Republican challenger, Susan Hutchison, left, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, Susan Hutchison hold 1st debate

October 8, 2018, 4:04pm Election

Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and Republican challenger Susan Hutchison sparred on topics ranging from tax cuts and trade wars to gun policy Monday in the first of two debates before next month’s election. Read story

Robert Hinds and Alishia Topper are candidates for Clark County treasurer.

County treasurer race: Topper leads Hinds

October 8, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Clark County Treasurer Doug Lasher’s decision not to seek a ninth term came as a surprise to many — even Vancouver City Councilor Alishia Topper. Although the two had discussed the possibility of Lasher leaving the office beforehand, Topper didn’t know for certain until May 18, the last day of… Read story

Environmentalists Alona and Don Steinke canvass the Carter Park neighborhood to inform voters of Initiative 1631, a ballot measure that would price carbon. The Steinkes have become prominent activists in the region’s environmental community.

Fueling a movement: Don Steinke gathers 2,444 signatures for I-1631

October 8, 2018, 6:01am Clark County News

Local activist devotes his energy to fighting climate change Read story

Herrera Beutler-Long congressional race gains national attention

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, and Democratic candidate Carolyn Long speak to The Columbian's Editorial Board in August .

October 7, 2018, 10:29pm Election

Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler grew up on 2.5 acres in Southwest Washington, which her father — a lithographer and evangelical Christian — sought out as a more tranquil setting for home-schooling than the family’s previous residence in Los Angeles County. Read story

Initiative 1639 seeks to curb gun violence

A pistol sits in a display case at a gun shop in Lynnwood. Washington’s Initiative 1639 would require safe storage of all firearms and tougher background checks for buyers of semi-automatic rifles.

October 7, 2018, 6:00am Election

Voters in Washington will decide the fate of an initiative that seeks to curb gun violence by toughening background checks for people buying semi-automatic rifles, increasing the age limit to 21 for buyers of those guns and requiring safe storage of all firearms. Read story

Democrat Gillespie, Republican Hoff face off in 18th District

Candidates Kathy Gillespie and Larry Hoff

Along a tidy row of houses in Felida, Larry Hoff leaned over the bed of his blue Chevy truck to adjust a heap of yard signs for the campaigns of Brandon Vick and Jaime Herrera Beutler, two Republicans running in the November election. On top of the stack was another… Read story