Elections, Government & Politics

Whatcom County: Bellingham School District 501: Director Position 4: Phil Stockton

Whatcom County: Bellingham School District 501: Director Position 4: Phil Stockton   Phil Stockton Candidate for Bellingham School District Director Position 4 Philip Stockton successfully worked ten years in sales and marketing, for both small and large companies. After finishing college in 2018 to pursue his passion, Philip began working in community organizing with hopes of making an impact in his community. Getting to know people and finding solutions to divisive issues ...

Our Town, USA VS Leftist

Our Town, USA, City Government vs Leftists       Author Sue Runyan I worked. I retired. I expected to read books, go for walks and grow old.  I am succeeding at the last.  But there is still work to be done. I love my Country. By S. Runyan May 2021. Candidate filing week began on May 17.  Odd year numbers see’s our state focusing on local and municipal elections, City councils, ...

Whatcom: Blaine City Council Ward 3 Pos.6 Barbara M Sturdivant

Whatcom Blaine City Council Ward 3 Pos 6 Barbara M Sturdivant Candidate Statement: Barbara Sturdivant Blaine City Council Candidate Ward 4 Pos 6 As residents of Blaine for over 15 years, my husband John and I have enjoyed the lifestyle and beauty of the Pacific Northwest and Blaine in particular.  I see a diamond in the rough that could only get brighter. Focused development in re-establishing Blaine as a ‘go-to’ destination for ...

Whatcom County Charter Change to be added to the ballot in November 2021

Charter Change would make it as easy to get an ordinance on the ballot as it is in the City of Bellingham alone. Under the proposal it would take about 6500 signatures to get an ordinance on the ballot COUNTYWIDE while it takes 6100 signatures to do the same in the CITY of BELLINGHAM. Whatcom County Council 2021 The County Council garnered enough votes at the June 1st County Council Meeting to ...

Whatcom: Port of Bellingham Commissioner 2: Kelly Krieger

Whatcom County:Port Of Bellingham District 2 Kelly Krieger Candidate for District 2 Port of Bellingham I am running to be Port Commissioner in District 2. I want our Port to lead the way on creating a business environment that is prepared to foster high-paying industries of the future. Grounded in a strong vision for Whatcom County’s future, I focus on clean energy jobs, building a workforce with strong engineering and technology skills, ...

Whatcom County Executive takes hit from Anti-Growth Activist Wendy Harris

Anti-Growth Activist Wendy Harris expresses concerns about Executive Satpal Sidhu's un-executive behavior in Whatcom County Council Meetings. Wendy Harris of North Whatcom County who is a well known anti-growth activist and winner of the Northwest Citizen de Armond award for citizen journalism  with articles written in the Environmental Cascadia Weekly publication.  Winning the award is here. She also has a facebook page called the Whatcom Hawk. From the Whatcom Hawk group "About" "Whatcom Hawk ...

Whatcom: John Crawford NWFR Dist 21 Fire commissioner

NWFR Dist 21 Fire commissioner:   John Crawford Candidate Fire District 21 Commissioner As Commission board member, I am asking the district voters to re-elect myself. I have seen the board of commissioners make significant strides in bettering we as a district, which has translated to improving the organization greatly. The District has experienced excellent financial audits. Currently the Commission is implementing a strategic plan so it can keep pace with the ...

Census Bureau Numbers Changing, brings long delays to redistricting process

  Washington State Map after 2010 Redistricting From beginning to end the redistricting process really matters as demographics change and the Census is taken. Process to "Count" people changes on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Beginning Nov 19, 2020 (16 Days after the Presidential election) Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham said that "during post-collection processing, certain processing anomalies [had] been discovered." And census figures would have to be held past the December 31st ...

Whatcom: About Kamal Bhachu: Running for County Council At-Large in Whatcom County

KAMAL BHACHU FILES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE  Kamal officially filed for the position of County Council at Large. Kamal holds Kamal Bhachu Whatcom County Council At Large Candidate a deep desire to serve the people of Whatcom County. Since immigrating from Punjab, India as a teenager in 1996, Kamal has made Whatcom county his home. Kamal and his wife, Tami, have settled in the Blaine area with their ...

Looking forward to elections: Whatcom

  Normal Filing for the 2021 Election ended on Friday May 21st and the field of candidates is set for the Primary August 3rd (with ballots going out on July 14th.) There will be one Countywide race in the Primary: County Council At-Large.  There will be a total of 9 Primaries in Whatcom County this year.  We have included School Districts in our list below as they seem to have drawn more interest than ...

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