Mary Hall, Pierce County Elections supervisor, announced her candidacy for Thurston County Auditor on Monday, according to a news release.
Mary Hall, Pierce County Elections supervisor, announced her candidacy for Thurston County Auditor on Monday, according to a news release.
She has 16 years of elections administration experience. She will run for the position vacated by Kim Wyman.
Hall, a Democrat, will file for election on the 2013 ballot. She lives in Olympia with her husband, John, their two dogs and a cat. They have two adult children.
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Early and absentee voting is under way in Ada and Canyon counties for the May 21 election.
The Ada ballot includes Greater Boise Auditorium District board and Meridian, Kuna and Melba school board elections.
In Canyon County, voters will be selecting trustees for Caldwell, Kuna, Melba, Meridian, Middleton, Nampa and Notus school districts; commissioners for Canyon, Nampa and Golden Gate highway districts and considering school levies for Homedale, Parma, Vallivue and Wilder districts.
A Tumwater city council member will resign at the end of this month after serving three years.
School boards, the makeup of two city councils and positions on the Greater Boise Auditorium District board are up for a vote.
West Richland Mayor Donna Noski has decided against running for re-election, and at least one person has already tossed a hat into the ring.
Councilman Brent Gerry announced Wednesday that he will file on May 13 to run for mayor. Filing for all elected positions in Benton County runs from May 13-17.
This is Gerry's fourth year on the city council. During that time, the mayor, council and city staff have worked long hours digging deep into the city's needs, he said.
Two council incumbents, a former councilwoman and a political newcomer filed Monday for elected positions with the city of West Richland.
Former city councilwoman and mayor pro-tem Nancy Aldrich is running for mayor. She served on the council off and on for the past 20 years.
Jay Bowman, son of longtime Benton County Commissioner Leo Bowman, filed for city council Pos. 1, held by Brent Gerry, who filed to run for mayor of West Richland, making the city's mayoral race the only contested race in Benton County on Monday, the first day of the weeklong filing period.
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