Clark County filings include Campbell
The Columbian tracks Clark County candidate filings:
Before anyone dismisses Campbell's chances, it's worth remembering that hardly anyone gave him any chance against Burkman. Obviously a city council race is a different kettle of fish than a Legislative race, but I would imagine Campbell still has a decent amount of name recognition out in the eastern part of town.
Tonkovich, in my view, is a thoughtful, pragmatic but thoroughly establishment candidate. Which could be worse, as Vancouver does okay on some stuff and not so great on others. Trying to revitalize downtown and thinking about transit are worthy goals that hold promise, but they are also a perennial Achilles heel for council members. There's a big chunk of east Vancouver that still harbors resentments over the late 1990's annexation, and that happens to be the 17th-LD portion, Campbell's home area.
It's been roughly a decade since the annexation of east Vancouver, the area roughly from I-205 to NE 164th Ave, and there has never emerged a serious opposition movement to the established order in Vancouver. Which could mean Mayor Royce Pollard has done such a great job that everyone is satisfied, or it could mean that the only people motivated enough to challenge things are often far-right anti-tax folks, or it could mean that so many people came here from somewhere else they just don't care. It is worth noting, once again, that since most people don't actually read The Columbian, and nobody else covers city issues much at all, most people simply don't know what's going on.
There have been on-going tensions between Vancouver and Clark County over potential annexations, and those could be exacerbated by the new 20-year growth plan the county is adopting. (Public testimony is scheduled for this evening and tomorrow evening.) So it will be interesting to see what conversations a Pat Campbell candidacy might create.
A Washington State Patrol sergeant filed Monday to run for Fire District 5 commissioner, only three days after the district was hammered by a $3.53 million sexual harassment judgment.Another filing of note is that Pat Campbell, who lost to Jim Dunn in a 17th-LD House race in 2006, has filed to challenge long-time Vancouver city council member Dan Tonkovich. Some readers may recall that Campbell ran a nearly zero-budget campaign in both the primary and the general elections, upending former city councilman Jack Burkman in the 2006 Democratic primary.
Roy Rhine, who twice ran for state representative in the 17th Legislative District, intends to challenge incumbent Conrad Geiger, the only one of the three fire commissioners up for re-election this year.
Rhine said last Friday's verdict had little to do with his decision. Rhine said he has longtime connections with the district, as a volunteer and volunteer coordinator.
Before anyone dismisses Campbell's chances, it's worth remembering that hardly anyone gave him any chance against Burkman. Obviously a city council race is a different kettle of fish than a Legislative race, but I would imagine Campbell still has a decent amount of name recognition out in the eastern part of town.
Tonkovich, in my view, is a thoughtful, pragmatic but thoroughly establishment candidate. Which could be worse, as Vancouver does okay on some stuff and not so great on others. Trying to revitalize downtown and thinking about transit are worthy goals that hold promise, but they are also a perennial Achilles heel for council members. There's a big chunk of east Vancouver that still harbors resentments over the late 1990's annexation, and that happens to be the 17th-LD portion, Campbell's home area.
It's been roughly a decade since the annexation of east Vancouver, the area roughly from I-205 to NE 164th Ave, and there has never emerged a serious opposition movement to the established order in Vancouver. Which could mean Mayor Royce Pollard has done such a great job that everyone is satisfied, or it could mean that the only people motivated enough to challenge things are often far-right anti-tax folks, or it could mean that so many people came here from somewhere else they just don't care. It is worth noting, once again, that since most people don't actually read The Columbian, and nobody else covers city issues much at all, most people simply don't know what's going on.
There have been on-going tensions between Vancouver and Clark County over potential annexations, and those could be exacerbated by the new 20-year growth plan the county is adopting. (Public testimony is scheduled for this evening and tomorrow evening.) So it will be interesting to see what conversations a Pat Campbell candidacy might create.
