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Member of OPEIU Local 11 running for Clark County clerk post VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancou- ver resident Sherry Parker, a member of Office and Professional Employees Local 11, is the Democratic nominee for the position of Clark County clerk. Parker will face Republican nomi- nee Baine Wilson of LaCenter in the November general election. Wilson oversees the clerk’s office collections Steve Stuart Is Standing Strong on the Issues! Steve supports good jobs. Steve Stuart with Cager Claybaugh, ILWU Local 4. Steve Delivers: • Energy • Ideas • Results for Labor! Steve has stood up for working people in Clark County, and now they’re standing up for him with endorsements: • Laborer Local 335 • International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 4 • SW WA Electrician's PAC #48 • Clark County Central Labor Council • AFSCME • PNWRC unit. The winner will succeed Jo Anne McBride, who did not seek re- election after serving five terms as the county clerk. McBride has endorsed Parker to take her place. In the Sept. 19 Democratic pri- mary, Parker defeated MarCine Miles with 68 percent of the vote. Parker, 59, has worked in the clerk’s office for seven years, most re- cently as a courtroom assistant. Prior to that she was a legal secretary/ac- countant for the Superior Court in the Juvenile Department. The Clark County clerk’s office has an annual budget of approxi- mately $1.5 million and a staff of 40. It serves as the Superior Court’s finan- cial officer and keeper of the records. “I have experience managing peo- ple, time and resources,” Parker said. “I know the challenges our office faces due to tight budgets and high caseloads and I know how the county budget process works.” Parker’s husband, Phil, is a mem- ber of Electrical Workers Local 48 and president of the Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington. Two sons, Jeffrey and David, also are members of Local 48. Sherry Parker has been endorsed by IBEW Locals 48, 46 and 77, as PAC See the website at www.stuartforclarkcounty.com Paid for by Committee to Re-Elect Steve Stuart (D), 1010 Washington Street, Suite 240, Vancouver, WA 98660 Re-elect Steve because we love it here! 48 SHERRY PARKER well as the Clark, Skamania and West Klickitat Counties Labor Council; the Columbia-Pacific Building Trades Council and Laborers Local 335. In her spare time, Parker serves on the Clark College board of trustees, on the Operating Budget Task Force for the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, on the Salmon Creek Lions Club, and she’s chair of the Clark County Lions Hearing Committee. For more information about her campaign, go to her Web site at: www.parker4clerk.com . Southwest Washington Electricians Sample Ballot Swanson, Thomas &Coon ATTORNEYS AT LAW Since 1981 James Coon Jacqueline Jacobson Ray Thomas Kimberly Tucker Margaret Weddell Cynthia F. Newton Tip of the week: If you have a claim for injury or disease, you should make sure your lawyer considers your workers’ compensation, social security and dis- ability pension rights together to maximize your total recovery. We represent people on all types of injury and disease related claims. n Workers’ Compensation n Construction Injuries n Personal Injury/Product Liability n Death Claims n Asbestos/Mesothelioma n Social Security Disability We provide straight answers at no cost on any of the above areas of law. CALL US or VISIT OUR WEB SITE ( 503) 228-5222 PAGE 12 http://www.stc-law.com NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Maria Cantwell – Senator (D) rd Brian Baird – 3 Congressional District (D) Susan Owens - Supreme Court (NP) Gerry Alexander – Supreme Court (NP) Tom Chambers – Supreme Court (NP) Joel Penoyar – Court of Appeals (NP) Tomas Villanueva – 15 th Leg District (D) Deb Wallace – 17 th Leg District (D) th Pat Campbell – 17 Leg District (D) Julie McCord – 18 th Leg District (D) th Jonathan Fant – 18 Leg District (D) Bill Fromhold – 49 th Leg District (D) th Jim Moeller – 49 Leg District (D) Linda Franklin – Assessor (D) Greg Kimsey – Auditor (R) Sherry Parker – Clerk (D) Steve Stuart – Commissioner (D) Art Curtis – Prosecuting Attorney (D) Tim Shotwell – Sheriff (D) Doug Lasher – Treasurer (D) Please VOTE – November 7th OCTOBER 20, 2006
