2 state justices plan fair re-runs

By Brad Shannon | The Olympian • Published June 03, 2008

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Also Monday, Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed drew a Democratic opponent, Jason Osgood, a computer programmer from Seattle; and perennial candidate Mark Greene, who has run for different offices as a Democrat or Libertarian but this time lists his political preference as Party of Commons.

Osgood could not be reached to comment.

Locally, Chris Stearns and Terrence Artz filed for the Public Utility District commissioner held by Gary Cooper; Stearns lost in a run for that seat in 2002.

First-day filings

U.S. House:

• District 3, serving southwest Washington including west Thurston County — Brian Baird, Vancouver (Democrat); Cheryl Crist, Olympia (Democrat)

• District 6, serving Olympic Peninsula including Mason County — Doug Cloud, Tacoma (Republican); Norm Dicks, Belfair (Democrat)

• District 9, serving area from Lacey to Federal Way — Adam Smith, Tacoma (Democrat)

Statewide:

• Governor — Chris Gregoire, Olympia (Democrat)

• Lieutenant governor — Brad Owen, Shelton (Democrat)

• Secretary of state — Sam Reed, Olympia (Republican); Mark Green, Bellevue (Party of Commons); Jason Osgood, Seattle (Democrat)

• Auditor — Brian Sonntag, University Place (Democrat)

• Attorney general — John Ladenburg, Tacoma (Democrat)

• Superintendent of public instruction (nonpartisan) — Don Hansler, Spanaway; Randy Dorn, Eatonville

State Supreme Court (nonpartisan):

• Position 3 — Mary Fairhurst, Tumwater

• Position 4 — Charles Johnson, Olympia

Court of Appeals (nonpartisan):

• Division 2, District 2, position 1, serving six counties including Thurston — J. Robin Hunt, Kingston

Legislature:

• 20th District, serving Lewis and southwest Thurston counties — Senate: Neal Kirby, Centralia (Republican); House position 2: Gary Alexander, Thurston County (Republican)

• 22nd District, serving Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, north Thurston County — Senate: Karen Fraser, Thurston County (Democrat)

• 35th District, serving parts of four counties from west Thurston to south Kitsap — House position 1: Kathy Haigh, Shelton (Democrat); House position 2: Fred Finn, Thurston County (Democrat)

Thurston County Commission:

• District 1 — Cathy Wolfe, Olympia (Democrat)

• District 2 — Bill Pilkey, Olympia (Independent); Sandra Romero, Lacey (Democrat); Jon Halvorson, Lacey (Democrat)

Thurston County Superior Court (nonpartisan):

• Position 1 — Chris Wickham, Olympia

• Position 2 — Paula Casey, Olympia

• Position 3 — Charles Williams, Olympia

• Position 4 — Tom McPhee, Olympia

• Position 5 — Richard Cork Hicks, Olympia

• Position 6 — Chris Pomeroy, Olympia

• Position 7 — Gary Tabor, Lacey

• Position 8 — Anne Hirsch, Olympia

Thurston County Public Utility District (nonpartisan):

• District 3 — Chris Stearns, Thurston County; Terrence Artz, Olympia.

Precinct committee officers:

Several people also filed for Republican or Democratic PCO. A full list is available at www.co.thurston.wa.us/auditor/elections/2008elections/candidatefiling.pdf.