π³Tri-Cities Vote:
2020 Election
A nonpartisan community-driven collection
of information to help you decide.
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How to use this guide
Research candidatesβ views,
donors, and endorsements
Dang near everything on this site is a link. Weβve collected links to regional questionnaires, interviews, forums, and written endorsements, plus donor data for all Washington State PDC candidates. (Weβll get FEC data next time around.) You can compare side by side or look at each candidate and see their donor details. You can drill all the way down to the candidateβs PDC filing.
Quickly compare candidate
leanings on top issues
Our A/B questionnaire is based on top issues identified by the public and candidates themselves in primary questionnaires.
Our process is imperfect, but itβs intended to be nonpartisan and impartial while mirroring the messiness of being an elected official and a voter, where nearly all decisions are choices between two options you didnβt come up with. Read more about our team and our approach.
Click candidatesβ faces for
their additional comments
We painstakingly worked to encourage all candidates to participate. Our process is rigorous and some chose not to.
We have done our best to speculate on the positions of candidates who did not answer to the best of our ability based on comments, traditional party positions, publicly available information, and input from engaged citizens.
Candidate engagement overview
16th District Rep Pos 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Frances Chvatal
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $36,057 from 409+ unique donors.
Mark Klicker
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $59,526 from 220+ unique donors.
16th District Rep Pos 2
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Skyler Rude
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $82,206 from 178+ unique donors.
Carly Coburn
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $12,900 from 146+ unique donors.
16th District Senator
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Perry Dozier
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $137,450 from 429+ unique donors.
Danielle Garbe Reser
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum
- β Walla Walla Valley Chamber forum (primary)
Reported raised $441,321 from 2282+ unique donors.
8th District Rep Pos 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Shir Regev
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $33,301 from 369+ unique donors.
Brad Klippert
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $28,024 from 60+ unique donors.
8th District Rep Pos 2
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Matt Boehnke
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRC Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter eduction (July 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $93,340 from 195+ unique donors.
Larry Stanley
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
9th District Rep Pos 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Mary Dye
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Brett Borden
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Benton Commissioner 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Justin Raffa
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 17)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $67,959 from 523+ unique donors.
Jerome Delvin
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 17)
- β³οΈ Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $29,698 from 68+ unique donors.
Benton Commissioner 3
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Will McKay
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV Q&A
- β³οΈ LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β LWV Debate
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $24,372 from 43+ unique donors.
James R. Beaver
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β³οΈ LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $1,719 from 2+ unique donors.
Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Pos 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Sharon Brown
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $38,750 from 12+ unique donors.
Dave Petersen
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $33,895 from 124+ unique donors.
Franklin Commissioner 1
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Brad Peck
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Oct. 15)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $5,341 from 10+ unique donors.
Kim Lehrman
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Oct. 15)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $17,327 from 90+ unique donors.
Franklin Commissioner 2
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Ana Ruiz Peralta
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 17)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 27)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $35,649 from 180+ unique donors.
Rocky Mullen
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV debate
- β LWV Q&A
- β LWV forum
- β TW primary Q&A
- β Power 99.1 voter education (Sept. 17)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β TCRCC Q&A
- β TCRCC video (July 22
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Reported raised $19,525 from 30+ unique donors.
U.S. Congress
π‘ π’ Compare candidates Β»Doug McKinley
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV forum
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide
Dan Newhouse
Engagement:
- β tricitiesvote.com
- β LWV forum
- β LWV Q&A
- β TCRCC video (Oct. 5)
- β Power 99.1 voter education (July 24)
- β Tri-City Herald voter guide