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  • Kelly Foreman

    Updated Jul 27, 2023

    Age: 54 Hometown: Experience: Process Improvement Associate with Engie Impact Volunteer: I have years of experience with a company specializing in auditing, expense management and sustainability. I enjoy volunteering and have in the past volunteered with the Smithsonian and Habitat for Humanity. I currently volunteer with the Harrington Food Bank and am a board member with the Washington State Quilters Guild. Family: Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or...

  • Gavin Wagner

    Updated Jul 27, 2023

    Age: 46 Hometown: Experience: Artist with a farming problem Volunteer: Family: Married with two dogs and two cats Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or less. Longer answers will be cut off at the word limit, regardless of whether it is complete. Question 1: What is the biggest issue currently facing the city? Why is that the biggest issue? The biggest issue with Harrington and the other surrounding communities is the influx of low income families who come...

  • Steven Wright

    Updated Jul 27, 2023

    Age: 81 Hometown: Experience: Retired, formerly with Lincoln County Road Dept. Volunteer: I've been chairman of the board at the Harrington Golf Course and president of two labor unions. I ran for Lincoln County Commissioner in the early 1990s after retiring from the county road department. Family: Married with two adult children Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or less. Longer answers will be cut off at the word limit, regardless of whether it is complete....

  • Candidate for Auditor: Chandra Schumacher

    Ashley Parkinson, The Record-Times|Updated Jul 28, 2022

    DAVENPORT- Chandra Schumacher was named interim Lincoln County Auditor last year, after former auditor Shelly Johnston's resignation after 33 years. Schumacher is a third-generation farmer and currently resides in Harrington. She got a degree in accounting from Eastern Washington University. Schumacher has several years of accounting experience and five years with Odessa Union. She worked for EWU for 10 years and worked her way up to Chief Budget Officer in the EWU foundation...

  • A look at candidates outside Lincoln County

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Jul 14, 2022

    DAVENPORT – Races for Sheriff, Treasurer and County Commissioner have generated the vast majority of local interest, but impactful statewide, legislative and congressional races will appear on Lincoln County ballots this election season. Voters will see races for United States Senator, 5th Congressional District Representative, Secretary of State and State Representative on their ballots. For the first time since the 2021 redistricting process, Lincoln County voters will e...

  • Candidate for District Court Judge: Dan B. Johnson

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Jul 14, 2022

    DAVENPORT – Dan B. Johnson's one regret is not vying for a seat on the bench sooner. He'd like to make up for that by holding the District Court Judge seat as long as possible, with the 67-year-old having eight more years before he is required to retire. Johnson, a Minneapolis native, was appointed July 1, 2015 and has since been re-elected twice unopposed. "I'm not ready to retire yet," Johnson said. "I find the job enjoyable." Johnson has been involved in law for 42 y...