Update your scorecards

The presidential campaign for Mitt Romney announced yesterday that former US Rep. Jennifer Dunn has officially endorsed Romney for the Republican nomination and will co-chair his "Women for Mitt" committee. By my count, that gives Romney his first major in-state endorsement. Others to date include:

US Rep. Jay Inslee -- Hillary Clinton
Atty General Rob McKenna -- John McCain
US Rep. Dave Reichert -- Rudy Giuliani
US Rep. Adam Smith -- Barack Obama

I've had this link bookmarked for months now but they're awfully behind on updating our state. I guess you can bookmark it too and maybe sometime they'll get their act together. In the meantime it can clutter up your browser.

Two more Democratic challengers for Reichert -- sort of

According to Postman's two Democratic state legislators are considering facing Dave Reichert next year: Senator Rodney Tom and Rep. Christopher Hurst. Although Darcy Burner is once again running, and probably once again losing as she surely did not fix her experience issue in the five months she hasn't been running, both these legislators provide Democrats capable centrists with experience.

Tom, as we all should know by now, won last year's marquee legislative contest against then-Senator Luke Esser, who has since taken over the GOP's busted party machinery. A former liberal Republican from Bellevue, Tom would offer name recognition in the most populous and important region of the 8th Congressional district. Also, being that Tom's seat isn't up until 2010, he could seek the Democratic nomination without having to give up his seat in the Senate.

Hurst, in contrast, represents a solid GOP-leaner in the House and it also sits in the heart of Reichert's geographical base. In 2006, Burner virtually tied Reichert in King County, but he easily defeated her in the rural Pierce County portion of the district. This could make him a very attractive potential candidate for Democrats, as well as his integrity, as evidenced by that he retired from the House for several terms while his daughter was in high school. He returned as she finished and defeated a tough incumbent and is now serving his third term. One potential problem for a Hurst candidacy is his sketchy record on social issues, especially on the question of gay rights. The state's premier gay rights advocacy group, Equal Rights Washington, endorsed Hurst's GOP opponent last year as a result of her moderate record on these issues and the lack of commitment to them by Hurst. Democrats in a socially moderate-liberal swing district like the 8th may be loath to nominate a candidate who is at the very least a social moderate like Reichert.

One legislator who was previously rumoured to be considering a run has apparently ruled it out due to a remission of cancer. Rep. Ross Hunter, who I'm convinced would have defeated Reichert had he run in 2006, seems to have once again had his political career stalled by illness. Best wishes for a full recovery, Ross.

Filing week: Day 5

Filing has now ended, with these candidates having filed for the following offices (previous entries once again in green):

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R], Wylie Mills [D].
Senate Dist. 19: Brian Hatfield [D-incumbent].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: David Kallstrom, Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent], Charles Stemper, Donald Yingling.
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 2: Larry Gossett [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 4: Larry Phillips [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent], Richard Pope [D].
County Council Dist. 8: Dow Constantine [D-incumbent], Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson [D], John Potter [R].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent], Jim Nobles [R].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R], Keith Scully [D], Bill Sherman [D].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 2: Jack Block Jr., Bob Edwards [incumbent], Wen Wu Lee, Thom McCann, The-Anh Nguyen, Gael Tarleton.
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Bill Bryant, Alec Fisken [incumbent], Catherine Perkins, Stephen Symms.

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: John Robert Albertson, Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent], Valentina Kiselev.
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Keri Andrews, Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 3: Mike Park [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent], Roger Freeman.
Federal Way City Council Pos. 7: Dini Duclos, Hope Elder, Troy Smith, Eric Stavney.
Kent City Council Pos. 1: Deborah Ranniger [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 3: Les Thomas [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Mark Gagnon, Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Lauren Briel, Jean Godden [incumbent], Robert Sondheim, Joseph Szwaja.
Seattle City Council Pos. 3: Scott Feldman, Bruce Harrell, John E. Manning, Al Runte, Venus Velázquez.
Seattle City Council Pos. 5: Tom Rasmussen [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess, David Della [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Bob Brown III, Sally Clark [incumbent], Judy Fenton, Stan Lippmann.

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: Paul Carroll, Bill Casper, Jim Hoard, Dave Hyres, Don Johnson, David Lovell, Jerry Thorpe.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 1: Spiro Manthou [incumbent], Harold G. Moss.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Jack Pleasant, Donald Powell, Lauren Walker, Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 7 (at-large): Julie Anderson [incumbent], Will Baker, Robert "The Traveler" Hill.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): Marty Campbell, David Curry, Jonathan Phillips., Marilyn Strickland.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent], Jack Turk [R].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D], William E. Cooper [R], Brian Sullivan [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D], Renee Radcliff Sinclair [R].
Assessor: Jason Marley, Cindy Portmann [incumbent].
Auditor: Carolyn Diepenbrock [incumbent].
Clerk: Bob Dantini, Sonya Kraski, Ronald Ledford.
Sheriff: Rob Beidler, Tom Greene, John Lovick.
Treasurer: Jerry Lindsley, Kirke Sievers.

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Ron Gipson [incumbent], Charlene Rawson, Jim Staniford, John Henry Williams.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Shawna Forde, Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: Shannon Affholter, Jackie Minchew, David Simpson.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Al French, Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder, Mary Verner.
Spokane City Council President: Rob Crow, Barbara Lampert, Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Bob Apple [incumbent], Donna McKereghan, Gary Pollard, Robert Stokes Jr, Luke Tolley.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Karen Cannon, George McGrath, Richard Rush, Larry Splater, Brad Stark [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: Steve Corker, Lewis Griffin, Jeremy Huston, Dan Peck, Rod Price, John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby, Rose Dempsey, Joseph Edwards.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Most notable in these last-minute filings is Bill Sherman's entry into the King County Prosecuting Attorney race, which would be a fine step-up for him after coming in 3rd for last year's open 43rd district House seat.  Jim Nobles has also apparently switched from the open Seattle City Council seat to challenging Democratic King County Assessor Scott Noble.  Also interesting is longtime Republican frequent candidate Richard Pope challenging liberal Republican incumbent Jane Hague for her King County Council seat.  Perhaps Pope is attempting to win an upset on the Democratic-trending Eastside?  In Pierce County it appears that former Pierce County Councilman Harold Moss will be challenging first-term Tacoma City Councilman Spiro Manthou, setting up a potentially-close general election matchup.

Filing week: Day 4

The following are today's new filings for the fourth day of filing week, with the previous entries once again shaded green.  Notable in today's filing is the re-emergence of Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson, who will be challenging Dow Constantine in the Democratic primary for the 8th King County Council district.  Also notable is the entry of Kirke Sievers into the open Snohomish County Treasurer race, which had previously only drawn one candidate.  I had not seen any indication from Sievers previously to show he was interested in the position.

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R].
Senate Dist. 19: Brian Hatfield [D-incumbent].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 2: Larry Gossett [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 4: Larry Phillips [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 8: Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson [D].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R], Keith Scully [D].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 2: Wen Wu Lee, Thom McCann, Gael Tarleton.
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Bill Bryant, Alec Fisken [incumbent], Stephen Symms.

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent], Valentina Kiselev.
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Keri Andrews, Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 3: Mike Park [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent], Roger Freeman.
Federal Way City Council Pos. 7: Dini Duclos, Hope Elder, Eric Stavney.
Kent City Council Pos. 1: Deborah Ranniger [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 3: Les Thomas [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Jean Godden [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 3: Bruce Harrell, Al Runte, Venus Velázquez.
Seattle City Council Pos. 5: Tom Rasmussen [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess, David Della [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Sally Clark [incumbent].

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: Bill Casper, Jim Hoard, Dave Hyres, Don Johnson, David Lovell, Jerry Thorpe.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Donald Powell, Lauren Walker, Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 7 (at-large): Julie Anderson [incumbent].
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): Marty Campbell, David Curry, Jonathan Phillips.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent], Jack Turk [R].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D], William E. Cooper [R], Brian Sullivan [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D], Renee Radcliff Sinclair [R].
Assessor: Cindy Portmann [incumbent].
Auditor: Carolyn Diepenbrock [incumbent].
Clerk: Bob Dantini, Sonya Kraski, Ronald Ledford.
Sheriff: Rob Beidler, Tom Greene, John Lovick.
Treasurer: Jerry Lindsley, Kirke Sievers.

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Charlene Rawson, Jim Staniford, John Henry Williams.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: Shannon Affholter, Jackie Minchew, David Simpson.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Al French, Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder.
Spokane City Council President: Rob Crow, Barbara Lampert, Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Donna McKereghan, Robert Stokes Jr.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Richard Rush, Brad Stark [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: Dan Peck, John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Filing week: Day 4

The following are today's new filings for the fourth day of filing week, with the previous entries once again shaded green.  Notable in today's filing is the re-emergence of Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson, who will be challenging Dow Constantine in the Democratic primary for the 8th King County Council district.  Also notable is the entry of Kirke Sievers into the open Snohomish County Treasurer race, which had previously only drawn one candidate.  I had not seen any indication from Sievers previously to show he was interested in the position.

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R].
Senate Dist. 19: Brian Hatfield [D-incumbent].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 2: Larry Gossett [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 4: Larry Phillips [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 8: Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson [D].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R], Keith Scully [D].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 2: Wen Wu Lee, Thom McCann, Gael Tarleton.
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Bill Bryant, Alec Fisken [incumbent], Stephen Symms.

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent], Valentina Kiselev.
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Keri Andrews, Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 3: Mike Park [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent], Roger Freeman.
Federal Way City Council Pos. 7: Dini Duclos, Hope Elder, Eric Stavney.
Kent City Council Pos. 1: Deborah Ranniger [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 3: Les Thomas [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Jean Godden [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 3: Bruce Harrell, Al Runte, Venus Velázquez.
Seattle City Council Pos. 5: Tom Rasmussen [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess, David Della [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Sally Clark [incumbent].

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: Bill Casper, Jim Hoard, Dave Hyres, Don Johnson, David Lovell, Jerry Thorpe.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Donald Powell, Lauren Walker, Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 7 (at-large): Julie Anderson [incumbent].
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): Marty Campbell, David Curry, Jonathan Phillips.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent], Jack Turk [R].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D], William E. Cooper [R], Brian Sullivan [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D], Renee Radcliff Sinclair [R].
Assessor: Cindy Portmann [incumbent].
Auditor: Carolyn Diepenbrock [incumbent].
Clerk: Bob Dantini, Sonya Kraski, Ronald Ledford.
Sheriff: Rob Beidler, Tom Greene, John Lovick.
Treasurer: Jerry Lindsley, Kirke Sievers.

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Charlene Rawson, Jim Staniford, John Henry Williams.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: Shannon Affholter, Jackie Minchew, David Simpson.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Al French, Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder.
Spokane City Council President: Rob Crow, Barbara Lampert, Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Donna McKereghan, Robert Stokes Jr.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Richard Rush, Brad Stark [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: Dan Peck, John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Filing week: Day 3

Here's day three's filings, with previously filed candidates in green once again.

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R].
Senate Dist. 19: Brian Hatfield [D-incumbent].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 2: Larry Gossett [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 4: Larry Phillips [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R], Keith Scully [D].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 2: Thom McCann, Gael Tarleton.
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Alec Fisken [incumbent], Stephen Symms.

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent], Valentina Kiselev.
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Keri Andrews, Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 3: Mike Park [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent], Roger Freeman.
Federal Way City Council Pos. 7: Dini Duclos, Hope Elder, Eric Stavney.
Kent City Council Pos. 1: Deborah Ranniger [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 3: Les Thomas [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Jean Godden [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 3: Bruce Harrell, Al Runte, Venus Velázquez.
Seattle City Council Pos. 5: Tom Rasmussen [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess.
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Sally Clark [incumbent].

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: Bill Casper, Dave Hyres, David Lovell, Jerry Thorpe.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Donald Powell, Lauren Walker, Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): David Curry, Jonathan Phillips.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent], Jack Turk [R].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D], Brian Sullivan [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D], Renee Radcliff Sinclair [R].
Assessor: Cindy Portmann [incumbent].
Auditor: Carolyn Diepenbrock [incumbent].
Clerk: Bob Dantini, Sonya Kraski, Ronald Ledford.
Sheriff: Rob Beidler, Tom Greene, John Lovick.
Treasurer: Jerry Lindsley.

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Charlene Rawson, Jim Staniford, John Henry Williams.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: Shannon Affholter, Jackie Minchew, David Simpson.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Al French, Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder.
Spokane City Council President: Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Donna McKereghan, Robert Stokes Jr.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Richard Rush, Brad Stark [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Republican files for open treasurer position

While testing out how a new browser works with our occasionally-difficult PDC website, I discovered that there has finally been a candidate filing for next year's open state treasurer race.  Allan Martin, the state's deputy treasurer and formerly Chelan County's treasurer, filed June 1 as a Republican for the seat being vacated by Mike Murphy.  I don't know much about Martin aside from his resumé, but he seems to be capable and qualified from the looks of things, which these days is great news for the beleaguered state GOP.

Filing week: Day 2

Here's day two's filings, with previously filed candidates in green.

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R].
Senate Dist. 19: Brian Hatfield [D-incumbent].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 2: Larry Gossett [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 2: Thom McCann.
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Alec Fisken [incumbent].

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 3: Mike Park [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 7: Dini Duclos, Hope Elder, Eric Stavney.
Kent City Council Pos. 1: Deborah Ranniger [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 3: Les Thomas [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Jean Godden [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 3: Al Runte.
Seattle City Council Pos. 5: Tom Rasmussen [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess.
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Sally Clark [incumbent].

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: Bill Casper, David Lovell.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Donald Powell, Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): David Curry, Jonathan Phillips.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D], Brian Sullivan [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D].
Assessor: Cindy Portmann [incumbent].
Auditor: Carolyn Diepenbrock [incumbent].
Clerk: Bob Dantini, Sonya Kraski, Ronald Ledford.
Sheriff: Rob Beidler, Tom Greene, John Lovick.
Treasurer: Jerry Lindsley.

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Charlene Rawson, Jim Staniford, John Henry Williams.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: Shannon Affholter, Jackie Minchew, David Simpson.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder.
Spokane City Council President: Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Robert Stokes Jr.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Richard Rush, Brad Stark [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Filing week: Day 1

Today marks the beginning of filing week, where local races across the state will begin to take shape. Each day I intend to post recent candidate filings for specific races I've been monitoring, though at least for today I had to wait until several hours after the daily deadline due to work. Here are the entries:

State
Senate Dist. 14: Jim Clements [R-incumbent], Curtis King [R].

Clark County
Vancouver City Council Pos. 4: Tim Leavitt [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 5: Larry Smith [incumbent].
Vancouver City Council Pos. 6: Pat Campbell, Dan Tonkovich [incumbent].

King County
County Council Dist. 6: Jane Hague [R-incumbent].
Assessor: Scott Noble [D-incumbent].
Prosecuting Attorney: Dan Satterberg [R].
Seattle Port Commission Pos. 5: Alec Fisken [incumbent].

Bellevue City Council Pos. 1: Grant Degginger [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 3: John Chelminiak [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 5: Claudia Balducci [incumbent].
Bellevue City Council Pos. 7: Phil Noble [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 1: Jim Ferrell [incumbent].
Federal Way City Council Pos. 5: Jack Dovey [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 5: Debbie Raplee [incumbent].
Kent City Council Pos. 7: Ron Harmon [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 1: Jean Godden [incumbent].
Seattle City Council Pos. 7: Tim Burgess.
Seattle City Council Pos. 9: Sally Clark [incumbent].

Pierce County
Port Commission Pos. 3: David Lovell.
Port Commission Pos. 5: Clare Petrich [incumbent], Bernard Tuma.

Tacoma City Council Pos. 3: Ronnie Allen Warren.
Tacoma City Council Pos. 8 (at-large): David Curry, Jonathan Phillips.

Snohomish County
Executive: Aaron Reardon [D-incumbent].
County Council Dist. 2: Jean Berkey [D].
County Council Dist. 3: Mike Cooper [D].

Everett City Council Pos. 4: Charlene Rawson.
Everett City Council Pos. 5: Drew Nielsen [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 6: Brenda Stonecipher [incumbent].
Everett City Council Pos. 7: David Simpson.
*For some unknown reason, other county offices besides the executive and council were not listed with the others on the last update. I recall seeing Carolyn Diepenbrock having filed for auditor and John Lovick having filed for sheriff earlier in the day.

Spokane County
Spokane Mayor: Dennis Hession [incumbent], Robert Kroboth, Michael Noder.
Spokane City Council President: Joe Shogan [incumbent].
Spokane City Council Dist. 1: Robert Stokes Jr.
Spokane City Council Dist. 2: Richard Rush.
Spokane City Council Dist. 3: John Waite.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 2: Steve Taylor [incumbent].
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 3: David Crosby.
Spokane Valley City Council Pos. 6: Bill Gothmann [incumbent].

Ferguson likely to run for Maleng position

King County Councilman Bob Ferguson apparently has his eyes set on the Democratic nomination for the open county prosecuting attorney race, according to party officials. He says he has yet to decide, but the Democratic Party is already beginning to get behind him as their candidate. On the GOP side, acting incumbent Dan Satterberg says he will be running for the GOP, and the two most potentially-attractive possible GOP candidates, Reagan Dunn and John McKay, immediately endorsed him for the nomination. Former Seattle City Attorney Mark Sidran is also reported to be considering running for the Democratic nomination, but the party seems to be moving firmly towards Ferguson. That's quite a rarity for him, considering that he's had to run against candidates favoured by party bosses in both his county council runs so far.

A Ferguson-Satterberg matchup would pit two very different resumés against each other, as laid out in the linked article. Ferguson worked several years in law but was never a prosecutor, yet has had a short but spectacular political career. Satterberg, in contrast, has extensive prosecutorial experience through his ~15 year career as Maleng's chief of staff, but has never run for office. In an election, though, I'm afraid Ferguson has a certain upper hand.