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149 3rd Ave N
P.O. Box 1010
Okanogan, Wa 98840

Main Office (Room 104)
Phone: (509) 422-7240
Fax: (509) 422-7163

Elections Regular Hours:
8 a.m. ­ 5 p.m.

Election Day Hours:
7 a.m. ­ 8 p.m.

License Dept. (Room 103)
Phone: (509) 422-7350


2009 Offices Subject To Election

124 Offices Open.
Office (Term) Incumbent (Party) File With Filing Fee
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 01
(Douglas, Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos 2
(6-year term)
William Bayless
Nonpartisan
 County $0
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 03
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
Gary Oestreich
Nonpartisan
 County $0
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 04
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Herbert Wandler
Nonpartisan
 County $0
HOSPITAL DISTRICT 06
(Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan)
HOSPITAL COMMISSIONER #02
(6-year term)
GREG W BEHRENS
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CITY OF BREWSTER
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Lee Webster
Nonpartisan
 County $92.70
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Art Smyth
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year short and full term)
Jerry Tretwold
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Dave Freels
Nonpartisan
 County $0
TOWN OF CONCONULLY
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year short and full term)
Sam Martin
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Donald Smith
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year short and full term)
Cheryl Russell
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year short and full term)
Mary Jean Pell
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
Jim Lemaster
Nonpartisan
 County $0
TOWN OF COULEE DAM
(Douglas, Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Gayland "Quincy" Snow
Nonpartisan
 County $14.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Bob Poch
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Steve Chapman
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 3
(4-year short and full term)
Raymond Duclos
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
Sheryl Moore
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
TOWN OF ELMER CITY
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Mary Jo Carey
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Jeff DeWinkler
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Cliff Layton
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year term)
David Finch
Nonpartisan
 County $0
TOWN OF NESPELEM
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year short and full term)
Brian Nanamkin
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 1
(4-year short and full term)
VACANT
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Jonnie Bray
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 4
(2-year unexpired term)
Jama Vanbrunt
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CITY OF OKANOGAN
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Michael Blake
Nonpartisan
 County $90.00
Council Pos. 1
(2-year unexpired term)
Joan Pfeiffer
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Tracey Nicholas Orr
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
Council Pos. 3
(4-year short and full term)
Synthia Edwards
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
Council Pos. 5
(4-year short and full term)
Steven Gadd
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
Council Pos. 6
(2-year unexpired term)
Ken Thompson
Nonpartisan
 County $12.00
CITY OF OMAK
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year short and full term)
Cynthia Gagne
Nonpartisan
 County $144.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Mike Foth
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year short and full term)
John Q Sackman
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Donna Short
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 4
(2-year unexpired term)
Dino Decesari
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council At Large
(2-year term)
Lew Goebel
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CITY OF OROVILLE
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Charles Spieth
Nonpartisan
 County $30.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Jon Neal
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Tony Koepke
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(2-year unexpired term)
Edward Naillon
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CITY OF PATEROS
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Gail Howe
Nonpartisan
 County $84.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Michael Thurber
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 2
(4-year short and full term)
Ronald Roberson
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
TOWN OF RIVERSIDE
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(2-year unexpired term)
Margie Lou Mefford
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 1
(4-year short and full term)
VACANT
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year short and full term)
Kathy Armstrong
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year short and full term)
Bill Armstrong
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
William Bond
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CITY OF TONASKET
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Patrick Walter
Nonpartisan
 County $54.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Jean Ramsey
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 3
(4-year short and full term)
connie Maden
Nonpartisan
 County $0
TOWN OF TWISP
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(2-year unexpired term)
Stephanie Hickman
Nonpartisan
 County $48.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Vicki Hallowell
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Clinton Estes
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
Council Pos. 3
(2-year unexpired term)
VACANT
Nonpartisan
 County $10.00
TOWN OF WINTHROP
(Okanogan)
Mayor
(4-year term)
Dave Acheson
Nonpartisan
 County $78.00
Council Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Rick Northcott
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Council Pos. 2
(4-year term)
James Langdalen
Nonpartisan
 County $0
NESPELEM SCHOOL 14
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 1
(2-year unexpired term)
Patrick Morin, Jr
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 3
(4-year term)
P Jolene Marchand
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Jeannie Moon
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 5
(4-year term)
Andrew Joseph, Jr
Nonpartisan
 County $0
OMAK SCHOOL 19
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Wendell George
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Mike Thornton
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
Gregory Grillo
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CURLEW SCHOOL 50J
(Ferry, Okanogan)
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #1
(4-year term)
HAROLD STRANDBERG
Nonpartisan
 County $0
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #3
(4-year term)
BRAD L MILLER
Nonpartisan
 County $0
BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL 75J
(Douglas, Okanogan)
DIRECTOR #2 @ LARGE
(4-year term)
RICK HALTERMAN
Nonpartisan
 County $0
DIRECTOR #5
(4-year term)
TRACY ZAHN
Nonpartisan
 County $0
OKANOGAN SCHOOL 105
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Jane Cline
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Sabrena Smith
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
Joe Mitschelen
Nonpartisan
 County $0
BREWSTER SCHOOL 111-203J
(Douglas, Okanogan)
Director Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Dana Divis
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 5
(4-year term)
Edith Sattler
Nonpartisan
 County $0
PATEROS SCHOOL 122-70J
(Chelan, Okanogan)
Director Pos. 2
(2-year unexpired term)
Marc Armstrong
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 3
(4-year term)
Patti Luchte
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Jerry Evans
Nonpartisan
 County $0
LAKE CHELAN SCHOOL 129J
(Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan)
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER - DISTRICT #1
(4-year term)
SIRI TIFT
Nonpartisan
 County $0
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER - DISTRICT #3
(4-year term)
KENNETH D BRUNNER
Nonpartisan
 County $0
GRAND COULEE DAM SCHOOL 301-304J
(Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan)
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #1
(4-year term)
Carla B Marconi
Nonpartisan
 County $0
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #02
(4-year term)
DONNA L DEWINKLER
Nonpartisan
 County $0
REPUBLIC SCHOOL 309
(Ferry, Okanogan)
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #1
(4-year term)
RALPH C ELLINGSON
Nonpartisan
 County $0
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #2
(2-year unexpired term)
JAMIE PARKER
Nonpartisan
 County $0
SCHOOL DIRECTOR #5
(4-year term)
RICHARD EICH
Nonpartisan
 County $0
METHOW VALLEY SCHOOL 350
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 2
(4-year term)
William Boosman
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 3
(2-year unexpired term)
John Sinclair
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Mary Anne Quigley
Nonpartisan
 County $0
TONASKET SCHOOL 404
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 1
(4-year term)
Lloyd Caton, Jr
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Ernesto Cerrillo
Nonpartisan
 County $0
OROVILLE SCHOOL 410
(Okanogan)
Director Pos. 2
(4-year term)
Verle Rowton
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 4
(4-year term)
Jerry Nelson
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Director Pos. 5
(2-year unexpired term)
Timothy Whiteaker
Nonpartisan
 County $0
COULEE AREA PARK AND REC DISTRICT
(Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(2-year unexpired term)
Phil Hansen
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 2
(2-year unexpired term)
Susan Chaffee
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 3
(2-year unexpired term)
Dorothy Boyd
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 4
(4-year short and full term)
Karl Pearson - resigned
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 5
(4-year term)
Carla Marconi
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CEMETERY DISTRICT 01
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(2-year unexpired term)
Shawnee Higbee
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
William Morgan
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CEMETERY DISTRICT 02
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
Susan Kowalczyk
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CEMETERY DISTRICT 03
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Jean Foster
Nonpartisan
 County $0
CEMETERY DISTRICT 04
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year term)
John Minyard
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 01
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Kenneth Ripley
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 02
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year short and full term)
Shelly Black
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 03
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year term)
Rodney Rumbolz
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 3
(4-year unexpired term)
Mike Cusick
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 04
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Ron Hirst
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 06
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
Roy Reiber
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 07
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
John Dow
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 08
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
James McCuen
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 09
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(2-year unexpired term)
Melbourne Peterson
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year short and full term)
Rod Haeberle
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. 3
(4-year unexpired term)
Douglas Walla
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 10
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year term)
Chris Williams
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 11
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 1
(6-year term)
Steve Leslie
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 12
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Patricia Ekenes
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FERRY-OKANOGAN FIRE DISTRICT 13
(Ferry, Okanogan)
FIRE COMMISSIONER #1
(6-year term)
JOHN E JENSEN
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FERRY-OKANOGAN FIRE DISTRICT 14
(Ferry, Okanogan)
FIRE COMMISSIONER #1
(6-year short and full term)
LANDON SWAFFORD
Nonpartisan
 County $0
DOUGLAS-OKANOGAN FIRE DISTRICT 15
(Douglas, Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year term)
Neil Shenyer
Nonpartisan
 County $0
Commissioner Pos. #4
(6-year short and full term)
Nonpartisan
 County $0
FIRE DISTRICT 16
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 2
(6-year short and full term)
Michael Woekle
Nonpartisan
 County $0
LAKE OSOYOOS WATER DISTRICT
(Okanogan)
Commissioner Pos. 3
(6-year term)
Bruce Cool
Nonpartisan
 County $0