JEFFERSON: County Democrats collect campaign signs
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, November 5, 2014
PORT TOWNSEND— Jefferson County doesn’t have the same high volume of political signage as more populous areas, so many yard signs were gone by midday Wednesday, according to county Democrats.
The Jefferson County Democratic Party assembled a team of about 20 volunteers to pick up yard signs and return them to the candidates.
The party is performing the service for its endorsed candidates: Rep. Derek Kilmer, who represents the 6th Congressional District, which includes the North Olympic Peninsula; Rep. Steve Tharinger of the 24th Legislative District which covers Jefferson and Clallam counties and part of Grays Harbor County; Kathleen Kler, county commissioner candidate; Judy Maves-Klatt, auditor candidate, and Wendy Davis, sheriff candidate.
In addition, volunteers were authorized to collect signs for candidates Prosecuting Attorney Scott Rosekrans and challenger Mike Haas; Kenneth Collins, Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioner candidate; and Cheryl Potebnya, who challenged District Court Judge Jill Landis.
Landis and Tony De Leo, who vied with Collins for the PUD seat, declined offers to have their signs collected, according to party member Deborah Pederson.
Offers were not extended to sheriff candidate David Stanko or auditor candidate Rose Ann Carroll, both running as Democrats, because they were not endorsed by the party, Pederson said.
No Republicans filed for county offices this election cycle.
Signs missed by the effort can be reported to jeffcodemocratsyardsigns@gmail.com and should include the candidate’s name and the location of the sign.
