I spoke to Kim Wheeler this afternoon. He confirmed that he has withdrawn from the upcoming election. His sole reason for running was to be sure citizens had a choice other than the incumbent, Wayne Stebner. Since there were no candidates for this position on final day of filing week, he signed up.
He spoke to Ms. Kristovich over the weekend and felt he could support her candidacy. So he withdrew his name on Monday morning. I have not heard back from Mr. Wendell yet as to his reasons for withdrawing.
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The auditor updated the list of candidates today with some changes in the Ruston races. It appears Mike Wendell and Kim Wheeler have withdrawn. I have an message in to both of them asking for confirmation and details.
Here is the unofficial slate of Ruston candidates as listed by Pierce County Elections Department at 8:23 am today:
- Mayor: Bruce Hopkins, running unopposed
- Council Position 1: Lyle Hardin, running unopposed
- Council Position 2: Deb Kristovich, running unopposed
- Council Position 4: Bryan Ficiala and Jane Krock Hunt
This means Ruston voters will not have any races to vote on in the August primary. The only real choice will be for Council Position 4 on November 3rd, unless someone mounts a write-in campaign.
6 comments:
Thanks Kim. It would have been tough to handle another 4 years of annexation wayne on the council.
Looks as though both have bowed out gracefully.
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Odd to associate the description 'graceful(ly)' with Kim, whose approach, to me, anyway, (was not liked by this commenter)..... Another side that I haven't seen, perhaps.
The next question I have is, will Jane Hunt drop out? She has a real competitor in Brien Fisilla. She will have be elected this time, not appointed. Interesting political times.
I was thinking that "both gracefully" applied to Dan and Wayne. Any more word on Pork Chop?
I don't see any reason Jane should withdraw. Its too late to remove her name from the ballot (that had to happen by last Thursday). I think she's got about 6 or more years experience on the planning commission compared to Bryan's 2 years. And she's been on the council a couple of years now. Both Bryan and Jane make their living in "development" - Jane works for her fiancé's development firm and Bryan is a contractor building houses.
It should be an interesting race...
hummmm, "gracefully"... Don't know 'bout DAN (never have, never will, don't matter); but WAYNE was always big on ballet in da gym !
Best wishes, Pork Chop
Looks like a good race shaping up between Bills step son and Jane Hunt. The campain season is just getting under way and It should be a dosey.
Best wishes to both of you.
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