Several candidates forums are scheduled in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend during the next week, including one on Saturday.
Candidates for District 24 seats in the state House of Representatives will be presented in a League of Women Voters of Clallam County forum at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The forum will be in the Port Angeles City Council chamber, 321 E. Fifth St.
Incumbent Kevin Van De Wege, 35, a Democrat from Sequim who is a firefighter and paramedic, is being challenged by Republican Dan Gase, 56, a Port Angeles real estate managing broker and consultant, for Position 1.
Republican Jim McEntire, 60, of Sequim, one of the three Port of Port Angeles commissioners and a retired Coast Guard captain, and Steve Tharinger, 61, also of Sequim, one of the three Clallam County commissioners, are vying to replace Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, who is retiring this year from Position 2.
On Wednesday night, Clallam County prosecuting attorney candidates and the pros and cons of Initiative 1082 will be presented at the Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St.
The forum will be at 7 p.m.
Republican Deb Kelly, 57, of Port Angeles, is seeking a third four-year term as prosecuting attorney.
Her challenger, Democrat Larry Freedman, 72, is a Sequim attorney.
Initiative 1082, the Washington Workers’ Comp Insurance Reform Initiative, would privatize the state system.
Port Townsend
The Jefferson County League of Women Voters is hosting an informational meeting on ballot measures at 7 p.m. Monday in the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend.
Earlier that day, the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will host a forum with Van De Wege and Gase.
It will be at noon at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend.
Jefferson County commissioner and prosecuting attorney candidates will be featured at a candidate forum hosted by the league on Thursday.
The forum will be at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 1350 Jefferson St.
Jefferson County Commissioner Position No. 3 incumbent Democrat John Austin and his Republican challenger Jim Boyer as well as Prosecutor candidates Scott Rosekrans and Paul Richmond are expected to speak.
The Clallam County league forums are co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women, KONP, The Sequim Gazette and the Sequim Senior Activity Center.
The Port Townsend forum is co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women of Port Townsend, the Jefferson County League of Women Voters and the weekly Port Townsend Leader.
