Candidate Endorsements

The SHBA Board of Directors is pleased to announce their endorsement of the following candidates for the November 2010 election:


Spokane County
Commissioner (District 3) – Al French (R)
Sheriff – Ozzie Knezovich (R)
Judge (Court of Appeals) – Harvey Dunham

State Initiative
Initiative 1082 – Privatizes Workers Comp Insurance

State Supreme Court
Jim Johnson – Position 1
Richard Sanders – Position 6

State Legislative
4th District – Spokane County - Valley
State Representative
Matt Shea (R) - (District 2)
Larry Crouse (R) – (District 1)

6th District – Spokane County - South Hill and Northwest Spokane
State Senator
Michael Baumgartner (R)

State Representative
Kevin Parker (R) – (District 2)
Shelly O’Quinn (R) – (District 1)

7th District – Stevens, Pend O’Reille, Ferry Counties, Okanagon, Spokane and Lincoln County
State Senator
Bob Morton (R)

State Representative
Shelly Short (R) – (District 1)
Joel Kretz (R) – (District 2)

9th District – Whitman, Lincoln, Spokane, and Asotin County
State Representative
Susan Fagan (R) – (District 1)
Joe Schmick (R) – (District 2)

13th District – Grant and Kittitas County
State Senator
Janea Holmquist (R)

State Representative
Bill Hinkle (R) – (District 2)
Judy Warnick (R) – (District 1)

For more information about which district you live in or how you can become involved in this year's political races and the CBT-PAC, please SHBA Exuctive Officer Joel White.

The 2010 county and state legislative races are already heating up!