WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: This election, voters will have their choice on the ballot between two Democrats with distinct approaches to local government in the contest for the District 1 county commissioner seat. Or they could decide to write in the name of a Republican candidate who threw his hat into the ring last month.
Richard MacQuarrie, a local political activist and the principal of the Parabellum Strategy Group, interviewed Marie Shimada (D-Clinton), candidate for Island County Commissioner in District 1 (Central and South Whidbey).
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: The lack of affordable housing and its effects on families and businesses and the mental health crisis were at the heart of the conversation at Wednesday’s candidate forum that featured contenders for the Board of Island County Commissioners’ District 1 and 2 seats.
The Island County Democrats sent their monthly newsletter on Tue., August 30, 2024, including messages from Janet St. Clair, Melanie Bacon, Marie Shimada, Dave Paul, Clyde Shavers, and Rick Larsen.
The Island County Democrats sent their monthly newsletter on Tue., July 30, 2024, including messages from Melanie Bacon, Janet St. Clair, Dave Paul, Clyde Shavers, Rick Larsen, and Marie Shimada.
The Voter Interests Project presents our Candidate Interviews 2024 series. We invited candidates for Island County Commissioner in District 1 (Central and South Whidbey) Marie Shimada (D-Clinton), Melanie Bacon (D-Langley), Steven Myres (R-Freeland) and Wanda Grone (R-Langley) to participate.
The League of Women Voters of Whidbey Island held a virtual candidate forum for legislative and county commissioner candidates on July 18, 2024.
