WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES: Letter: Candidate regrets ‘evil woman’ comment
Former Island County Commissioner Rick Hannold (R-Oak Harbor), who is running against Commissioner Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island) to regain his seat, wrote a letter to the editor apologizing for comments made in a candidate forum on May 20. The letter was published in the Saturday, May 28, 2022 edition of the Whidbey News Times.
They Said It
Rick Hannold: “I am quoted as referring to Commissioner Janet St. Clair as an evil woman. I want to say that I deeply regret that comment.… I offer my apology to Ms. St. Clair. I am sorry to have made such a cruel statement.”
On The Ballot in August 2022
| County Commissioner, District 3 Tim Hazelo (R-Oak Harbor) Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island), the incumbent Rick Hannold (R-Oak Harbor) |
| Assessor Kelly Mauck (R) Theodore Kubusiak (no party preference) Incumbent Bernie Upchurch did not file for re-election |
| Auditor Sheilah Crider (R), the incumbent Barbara Fuller (D) |
| Clerk Deirdre Butler (no party preference) Debra Van Pelt (D), the incumbent |
| Coroner Shantel Porter (I) Incumbent Robert Bishop did not file for re-election |
| Prosecutor Greg Banks (no party preference), the incumbent |
| Sheriff Rick Felici (R), the incumbent Lane Campbell (R) |
| Treasurer Richard MacQuarrie (R) Tony Lam (D) Incumbent Wanda Grone did not file for re-election |
