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WAITSBURG – Filing for County Board of Commissioner positions in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties opens Monday and runs through Friday, May 20.

Positions open in Walla Walla County are: Commissioner, District 1, currently held by Jim Johnson and Commissioner, District 2, which includes Waitsburg and Prescott. The District 2 position is currently held by Perry Dozier, who has announced he will not seek reelection.

In Columbia County, positions open are: Commissioner, District 1, currently held by Dwight Robanske. Robanske has announced he will not seek reelection. The Commissioner District 2 position is currently held by Mike Talbott.

Other positions open next week include Washington State House and Senate positions for the 16th Legislative District, which includes Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. House Position 1 is currently held by Maureen Walsh, and House Position 2 is currently held by Terry Nealey. The 16th District Senate position is currently held by Mike Hewitt, who has announced he will not seek reelection.

Walsh has announced her intention to seek the Senate Position, and will not seek reelection to her current House position. Nealey has announced he will seek reelection.

For more information on filing for office, contact the County Auditor’s office in each county.