黑料福利社

Three people are now running for Yakima County commissioner, and Yakima County's auditor will face a challenge this fall.

And so far nine people are running to replace U.S. Rep Dan Newhouse, who isn鈥檛 running for re-election.聽He has held the 4th District seat representing Central Washington in Congress for more than a decade.

John Hughs, a 68-year-old Lind Republican who works in medical therapeutic management for the Community Health Plan of Washington, filed for the seat on Thursday, along with Favian Valencia, a Yakima resident running as an independent, and Devin Poor茅, a former software engineer living in East Wenatchee who filed as a Cascade Party candidate. Zac Rossi, a West Richland resident who listed no party preference, filed on Wednesday night.

The four add their names to a growing list of candidates for the position, including Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney (R), state Sen. Matt Boehnke of Kennewick (R), John Duresky of West Richland (D), Jacek Kobiesa of Pasco (no party preference) and Jerrod Sessler of Prosser (R).

Matt Barker, a Yakima Republican, has joined the Yakima County auditor race. Barker will face incumbent Charles Ross, who has held the office since 2014.

Two more candidates have filed for Position 1 on the Board of Yakima County聽Commissioners, challenging Sheriff Robert Udell. Dave Mullen, a 36-year-old healthcare technology manager who lives in Selah, is running as a Republican. Mullen previously served on the Moxee City Council and currently serves as a precinct committee officer. Roman Buermann, a deputy clerk for the Yakima County Superior Court clerk鈥檚 office, also filed on Thursday. The Moxee resident is running as a Tea Party Republican.

The commissioner position is now held by McKinney, who is seeking the congressional seat.

More people also are filing for precinct committee officer. PCOs are the grassroots link between voters in each of the county鈥檚 voting precincts and the political parties. Each precinct can elect one Republican and one Democratic representative. There is no filing fee.

PCOs are elected in the August primary, though only positions with two or more candidates in the same precinct will appear on the ballot. Filings can be viewed at .

The primary election is Aug. 4, and the general election is Nov. 3. The top-two finishers in the primary, regardless of party, advance to the general election in November.

Declarations of candidacy must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8. Information on how to file is posted on the Yakima County Auditor's Office website.

Congress

4th District congressional seat: U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, does not plan to run for re-election.

Yakima County Commissioner Amanda McKinney (R), state Sen. Matt Boehnke of Kennewick (R), John Duresky of West Richland (D), Jacek Kobiesa of Pasco (no party preference), Jerrod Sessler of Prosser (R), Zac Rossi of West Richland (no party preference),聽Favian Valencia of Yakima (independent), John Hughs of Lind (R) and Devin Poor茅 (Cascade) are running for the seat.

State House and Senate

14th House Seat 1: Gloria Mendoza (R), Chelsea Dimas (D)

14th House Seat 2: Deb Manjarrez (R), Ezequiel Morfin (D), Tony Sandoval (D)

15th House Seat 1: Chris Corry (R)

15th House Seat 2: Reedy Berg (R), Liz Hallock (No Kings), Chase Foster (R)

15th District Senate: Jeremie Dufault (R)

Yakima County races

Yakima County Commissioner: Robert Udell (R), Dave Mullen (R), Roman Buermann (Tea)

Sheriff: Jake Church (R)

Prosecuting attorney: Quinn Dalan (R), Tyler Haueter (R)

Treasurer: Stephanie Patterson (R), Sam Johnson (I)

Coroner: Marshall Slight (R)

Auditor: Charles Ross (R), Matt Barker (R)

Assessor: Jacob Tate (R)

Clerk: Billie Maggard (R)

Judge races

Yakima Country District Court Judge, Position 1: Gary Hintze

Yakima Country District Court Judge, Position 2: Brian Sanderson

Yakima Country District Court Judge, Position 3: Julia Davis

Yakima Country District Court Judge, Position 4: Alfred Schweppe

Court of Appeals, Division 3, District 3 Judge, Position 1: Megan Murphy

The 黑料福利社 will publish daily updates throughout the week as more candidates file.