Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart didn’t announce or signal that she would run for re-election until the last day of filing week. But Stewart said she’s not a “suspense person.”
“That nonsense complicates life,” she said.
In a brief interview with The Columbian, Stewart, a familiar face in Clark County politics, explained her late filing and also why she expects to prevail in the four-way race.
“My record stands on its own; my record is hard-earned.”
Stewart, 71, was elected to the then county commission in 2014 as a Republican in a countywide vote. Since then, the county has implemented its home rule charter, which changed the three-member commission into a district-based, five-person council.
She’s now seeking re-election in an urban district that encompasses large swaths of Vancouver. Democrats Temple Lentz, a Clark County freeholder, and former state Rep. Jim Moeller are running. Veny Razumovsky, of the CascadiaNow Party, is also running.
