PORT ANGELES — The three men who would be Clallam County commissioner appeared at their final campaign forum Monday, this one in front of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
While David Fox argued the wisdom of electing a Democrat to complement the state’s Democratic governor and U.S. senators, Republican Terry Roth said he’d prevail upon state officials to promote Clallam County as a location for businesses.
Mike Chapman, the incumbent who twice won election as a Republican but now is running as an independent, said voting solely by partisan labels would break up a team of three county commissioners that has held government spending in check and saved $12.5 million for the current economic downturn.
Only voters in District 2 — most of Port Angeles and unincorporated territory eastward to McDonald Creek — are voting in the Aug. 19 primary election.
The top two vote-getters in the all-mail election will face each other for voters countywide in the Nov. 4 general election.
Each man outlined his issues and later rebutted his opponents.
Their opening remarks included:
