Cody Bridges, former Cosmopolis Fire Chief fired by Mayor Kyle Pauley Tuesday, filed Thursday evening for a seat on the Cosmopolis City Council, running against incumbent Debra Moran.
As filing week drew to a close, numerous city council positions drew a crowd of candidates, particularly in Ocean Shores and Aberdeen. Any race with more than two candidates will result in an August primary, with the top two advancing to the November general election. Nearly all the offices are non-partisan.
With Margo Shortt not seeking re-election, her Aberdeen City Council Ward 4, Position 7 seat had four candidates who filed as of 1 p.m. Friday (filing ended at 4 p.m.): Rebecca Sanchez, Tara M. Mareth, Marissa Aube, and Antara Croft. Current Ward 5, Position 10 Councilman Alan Richrod had two challengers as of mid-day Friday, Debi Ann Pieraccini and Chelsey Leavenworth.
The list of candidates for the Ocean Shores City Council Position 5 seat currently held by Lisa Scott has grown to five: Scott, Patrick Daugherty, Robert M. Doering Jr., Edgar W. Schroll and Lorraine Hardin. Position 7 has drawn three candidates so far: Patric Hayes, David Lynn and Rich Hartman.
In Westport, two council seats have drawn three candidates each: Position 1 will have incumbent Melissa Huerta facing Brylie James and Dennis Hall in the primary; Position 2 has drawn filings from Brenna James, Troy Meyers and Tom Fleckenstein, seeking to fill the seat vacated by Bob Parnell’s recent resignation.
In the two mayoral races in the county this year, incumbent McCleary Mayor Brenda Orffer has filed and will face Chris Miller. Incumbent Oakville Mayor Angelo Cilluffo had two challengers as of Friday afternoon, Bill Breedlove and Anthony Smith.
There are two countywide seats up for election, Prosecutor and Port District Commissioner 3. As of Friday afternoon, the incumbents, Norma Tillotson and Stan Pinnick respectively, had yet to draw any challengers. The prosecutor’s office is the only partisan race on the county ballot. Tillotson filed as a Democrat.
As of 1 p.m. Friday, the following had filed for election:
Grays Harbor Prosecutor, Norma J. Tillotson
Port District, Commissioner 3, Stan Pinnick
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 1, Melvin Taylor
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 1, Michael Trader
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 2, Kacey Ann Morrison
Aberdeen Council, Ward 2, Position 4, John Maki
Aberdeen Council, Ward 3, Position 5, Liz Ellis
Aberdeen Council Ward 3, Position 5, Norman Klein
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Rebecca Sanchez
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Tara Mareth
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Marissa Aube
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Antara Croft
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Alan Richrod
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Debi Ann Pieraccini
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Chelsey Leavenworth
Aberdeen Council Ward 6, Position 11, Frank Gordon
Cosmopolis Council, Position 4, Debra Moran
Cosmopolis Council, Position 4, Cody Bridges
Cosmopolis Council, Position 5, Miles Wenzel
Elma Council, Position 1, Pat Miller
Elma Council, Position 1, Tim Hedgpeth
Elma Council, Position 2, Jim Taylor
Elma Council, Position 3, John Heater
Hoquiam Council, Ward 1, Position 1, John Pellegrini
Hoquiam Council, Ward 1, Position 2, Paul McMillan
Hoquiam Council, Ward 2, Position 4, Jim George
Hoquiam Council, Ward 2, Position 4, Dennis J. Carpenter
Hoquiam Council, Ward 3, Position 5, Tracey Ushman
Hoquiam Council, Ward 3, Position 6, Bill Nelson
Hoquiam Council,Ward 4, Position 7, Jamie Brand
Hoquiam Council, Ward 4, Position 7, Greg Grun
Hoquiam Council, Ward 5, Position 10, Denise Anderson
Hoquiam Council, Ward 6, Position 12, Elizabeth Reid
McCleary Mayor, Chris Miller and Brenda Orffer
McCleary Council, Position 3, Max Ross
McCleary Council, Position 4, Andrea Dahl
McCleary Council, Position 5, Deborah Joy Iverson
McCleary Council, Position 5, Jacob Simmons
Montesano Council, Position 1, Clint Bryson
Montesano Council, Position 2, Rollin Caryl
Montesano Council, Position 2, Valerie Jester
Montesano Council, Position 3, Holly Shuck
Montesano Council, Position 3, Ian Cope
Montesano Council, Position 6, Brooke Chapman-Hoiness
Montesano Council, Position 6, Tyler Trimble
Oakville Mayor, Angelo Cilluffo, Bill Breedlove, and Anthony Smith
Oakville Council, Position 3, Dan Martin
Oakville Council, Position 4, Julie Zehe
Oakville Council, Position 5, John Ruymann
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Lisa Scott
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Patrick Daugherty
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Robert M. Doering
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Edgar W. Schroll
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Lorraine Hardin
Ocean Shores Council, Position 1, Susan Conniry
Ocean Shores Council, Position 1, Eric Noble
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, Rich Hartman
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, Patric Hayes
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, David Linn
Westport Council, Position 1, Brylie Jarnes
Westport Council, Position 1, Melissa Huerta
Westport Council, Position 1, Dennis Hall
Westport Council, Position 2, Brennan Jarnes
Westport Council, Position 2, Troy Meyers
Westport Council, Position 2, Tom Fleckenstein
Westport Council, Position 3, Louis Summers
Westport Council, Position 4, Tom Aronson
Hospital District 1, Position 2, Kevin Brossard
Hospital District 1, Position 4, Carolyn Wescott
Hospital District 1, Position 4, Chad E. Searles
Hospital District 2, District 4, Andrew Bickar
Hospital District 2, District 4, Melanie L. Sturgeon
Hospital District 2, District 5, Becky Walsh
A number of school board, park district and fire district positions are up for grabs and have been filed for by numerous candidates. A complete list of candidate filings can be found at co.grays-harbor.wa.us/government/Auditors/elections.php, and clicking “Candidate Filings” under the “Candidates” header on the page.
