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PAGE 8 | August 16, 2019 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS WASHINGTON SW Washington Labor Council-backed candidates advance to general election VANCOUVER, Wash. — Sev- eral candidates endorsed by the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council in the August pri- mary will advance to the general election in November. In Wash- ington, the two candidates that receive the most votes in the pri- mary move on to the general election. Vancouver City Council In the three-way race for Posi- tion 2, labor-endorsed incum- bent Erik Paulsen outpolled his opponents, taking 64.73% of the vote. Maureen McGoldrick fin- ished second with 20.87%. Clark County Commission Labor Council-endorsed incum- bent Republican Gary Med- vigy was the top vote-getter, capturing 58.18% of the vote. His Democratic challenger, Adrian Cortes, a special educa- tion teacher for the Camas School District, finished with 41.82%. In Washington, all par- tisan elections appear on the pri- mary ballot even if only two candidates are seeking the posi- tion. The winner in November will serve a one-year unexpired term. Vancouver School Board Lisa Messer captured nearly 30% of the vote to finish first in a four-person race for Position 4. The Heritage High School science teacher will face Kathy Decker, an early childhood edu- cator, in November. Decker re- ceived 28.26% of the vote. The Labor Council also endorsed 18-year-old Lindsay Luis in the race. She finished fourth, taking 16.21% of the vote. Tracie Barrows, a school psychologist in Evergreen Pub- lic Schools, was the top vote- getter in a four-person race for Position 5. Barrows received 44.69% of the vote. Chris Lewis, a certified public ac- countant, finished second with 26.29%. In the race for Position 1, la- bor-backed Caressa Milgrove finished third (21% of the vote) out of four candidates. Incum- bent Dale Rice won with 37.79% of the votes cast. Kyle Sproul took second with 32.52% of the vote. Rice, an in- vestment adviser, has been on the school board for 29 years. Voter turnout in the primary was low, with only 20.3% of registered voters casting ballots. November endorsements The Southwest Washington La- bor Council made several early endorsements for the November General Election. They are backing the re-election of Ty Stober to the Vancouver City Council; they support Jack Burkman running for Vancou- ver Port Commissioner, Posi- tion 3; and they endorsed Bethany Rivard and Rachel Rogers for Evergreen Public Schools School Board Position 2 and Position 4, respectively. We Honor All The Hard Working Men and Women on Labor Day Iron Workers Local 14, Spokane Iron Workers Local 29, Portland Iron Workers Local 86, Seattle Iron Workers Local 506, Seattle Iron Workers Local 516, Portland Iron Workers Local 751, Anchorage Kent Sickles THIS NEWSPAPER BROUGHT TO YOU BY AMERICA'S LABOR MOVEMENT. SHOP LOCAL. AND BUY UNION AND AMERICAN-MADE.
