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Carolyn Long is running for the 3rd District congressional seat.

Carolyn Long endorsed by Barack Obama

Carolyn Long is running for the 3rd District congressional seat.

October 1, 2018, 11:55am Clark County News

Carolyn Long, a Democrat running for the 3rd Congressional District seat, has earned a high-profile endorsement from former President Barack Obama. Read story

Vancouver developer donates to political candidates, establishes connections

October 1, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Several candidates running for local office tell the same story. Read story

Incumbent Clark County Councilor Julie Olson, left, is facing Elizabeth Veneman in the general election.

Incumbent faces newcomer in county race

Incumbent Clark County Councilor Julie Olson, left, is facing Elizabeth Veneman in the general election.

October 1, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

When Julie Olson first ran for Clark County Council in 2015, she campaigned on broad issues, such as property rights, protecting taxpayer money and economic growth. Read story

Damion Jiles (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Legislative candidate Jiles has court record, tells his side

Damion Jiles (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

September 30, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Damion Jiles, a Democratic candidate for the Legislature, has been the subject of two restraining orders sought by two different women, and was convicted of misdemeanor assault, according to a review of court records by The Columbian. Read story

FILE - This April 2, 2010 file photo shows a Tesoro Corp. refinery, including a gas flare flame that is part of normal plant operations, in Anacortes, Wash. A campaign bankrolled by the oil industry has raised $20.46 million to defeat a carbon pollution fee on the ballot in Washington state aiming at tackling climate change. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Big money pours into fight over Washington’s carbon fee

FILE - This April 2, 2010 file photo shows a Tesoro Corp. refinery, including a gas flare flame that is part of normal plant operations, in Anacortes, Wash. A campaign bankrolled by the oil industry has raised $20.46 million to defeat a carbon pollution fee on the ballot in Washington state aiming at tackling climate change. (AP Photo/Ted S.

September 27, 2018, 12:39pm Election

A campaign bankrolled by the oil industry has raised $20.46 million to defeat a carbon pollution fee on the ballot in Washington state aiming at tackling climate change. Read story

State Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Felida, left, and Democratic challenger Chris Thobaben speak with members of The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Tuesday.

Rep. Vick says education bill was ‘spot on’video icon

State Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Felida, left, and Democratic challenger Chris Thobaben speak with members of The Columbian’s Editorial Board on Tuesday.

September 25, 2018, 7:38pm Clark County News

During an interview with The Columbian’s Editorial Board, state Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Felida, described the education funding package approved by lawmakers last year as a “very clear solution” that was “spot on and very defensible.” Read story

Democrat Chris Thobaben, a major and reserve officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, is making his first run for office against three-time incumbent state Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Felida.

Vick, Thobaben race one to watch

Democrat Chris Thobaben, a major and reserve officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, is making his first run for office against three-time incumbent state Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Felida.

September 24, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

It’s been 22 years since Washington’s 18th Legislative District had a Democrat in the state House of Representatives. But if the party is lucky, it could potentially score a double play on Election Day, sending two Democrats to Olympia and turning a longtime red district blue. Read story

Legislative candidates Paul Harris, left, and Damion Jiles talk with members of The Columbian’s Editorial Board about the 17th Legislative District race Wednesday.

Rep. Harris defends education-funding packagevideo icon

Legislative candidates Paul Harris, left, and Damion Jiles talk with members of The Columbian’s Editorial Board about the 17th Legislative District race Wednesday.

September 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

State Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, said that he was sad about the teachers strikes that held up the first day of school for multiple districts in Southwest Washington. Teachers took to the picket lines this summer to demand raises they say were guaranteed to them under new education funding allocated… Read story

Legislative candidates Larry Hoff and Kathy Gillespie speak Tuesday with The Columbian’s Editorial Board about the issues in their 18th Legislative District race for a state House of Representatives seat.

Gillespie, Hoff discuss tolls, bridges, schools, gun controlvideo icon

Legislative candidates Larry Hoff and Kathy Gillespie speak Tuesday with The Columbian’s Editorial Board about the issues in their 18th Legislative District race for a state House of Representatives seat.

September 19, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

During this year’s election season, candidates running for office in Clark County have eagerly denounced Oregon’s plan to enact tolls, or “value pricing,” on stretches of Interstate 5 that would ensnare Southwest Washington commuters. Read story

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, speaks while Candidate Carolyn Long, reacts during the 3rd Congressional Candidate Forum hosted by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce at the Oaktree Restaurant in Woodland on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2018.

Herrera Beutler, Long face off at packed forum in Woodlandvideo icon

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, left, speaks while Candidate Carolyn Long, reacts during the 3rd Congressional Candidate Forum hosted by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce at the Oaktree Restaurant in Woodland on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2018.

September 18, 2018, 2:37pm Clark County News

As the first public forum between candidates for the 3rd Congressional District began Tuesday, tensions were high. Hundreds packed into the Oak Tree Restaurant only to find they would be forced to listen in from the bar or the hall. About 40 students from a Woodland High School government class… Read story