PORT TOWNSEND — The third day of candidate filing drew two more candidates for a Port Townsend City Council position, which forces a primary contest.
On Wednesday, Amy Smith, 32, and Todd Wexman, 77, filed for the Position 6 seat now held by Mayor David King, who is retiring.
Filing continues from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. all week, with a drawing to determine ballot positions scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Candidates file at the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office at the county courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St.
If more than two candidates file for one office, one candidate will be eliminated in the Aug. 4 primary, and the top two vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 3 general election.
All of this year’s elections are nonpartisan contests.
Smith is the executive director of the Boiler Room, while Wexman is a retired architect who is a frequent commenter at City Council meetings.
The two candidates will face Pinbar owner Paul Rice, 32, who filed for the position Monday.
“I find the work that the City Council does extremely interesting,” Smith said.
“I like the minutiae and the details, and I’m really good at managing them.”
Smith said her work leading the Boiler Room has prepared her and that she is skilled at managing budgets and spreadsheets.
Rice said he welcomed the primary contest.
“My campaign will present a fresh perspective on Port Townsend politics and a truly authentic vision for the future of our city,” he said.
Wexman did not return a call for comment Wednesday.
On Monday, incumbents Bob Gray, Position 4, and Deborah Stinson, Position 3, each filed for a second four-year term.
Neither has filed opposition so far. Tobi McEnerney, 32, has announced an intention to challenge Gray.
Also Monday, two candidates filed for the Position 7 seat to succeed Deputy Mayor Kris Nelson, who is retiring.
There are two hopefuls for Nelson’s seat: attorney David Faber, 32, and Port of Port Townsend maintenance worker Travis Keena, 38.
Also filing Wednesday
Other candidates who filed Wednesday were incumbent Brinnon Fire Commissioner Ken McEdwards, for another six-year term; Gardiner Cemetery District incumbent Diane Movius Martin, for another six-year term; Discovery Bay Fire District Board incumbent Ford Kessler, for another six-year term; and incumbent Quilcene School Board Position 3 member Katie Rancich, for another four-year term.
Other filings
■ Incumbent Port of Port Townsend Position 1 Commissioner Steve Tucker filed for a second four-year term.
■ Incumbent Jefferson Healthcare Commissioners Mari Dressler and Chuck Russell each have filed for another six-year term.
■ Keith White, who was appointed to the Port Townsend School District Position 5 earlier this year, has filed for a four-year elected term.
■ Maggie Ejde, who was appointed to the Chimacum School Board, is running for a four-year elected term to Position 3.
■ Incumbent Ron Stephens seeks another four-year term in Brinnon School District Position 3.
■ Quilcene School Board incumbents Gena Lont, Position 4, and Shona Davis, Position 1, each seek another four-year term.
■ Brinnon Water District Position 3 Commissioner Wayne Schlaefli seeks another six-year term.
■ In the Quillayute Valley School District, incumbent board member Bill Rohde seeks another four-year term.
This district straddles Clallam County and has 143 registered voters in Jefferson County.
■ In the Queets/Clearwater School District, incumbents David Atkinson, Position 3, and Rowland Mason, Position 4, each seek another six-year term.
■ Incumbent Rich Stapf Jr., the chairman of the East Jefferson Fire-Rescue board, seeks another six-year term.
■ Clallam-Jefferson Fire Protection District’s G. Michael Gawley seeks another six-year term in Position 1.
■ Brinnon School Board incumbents Joe Baisch, Position 3, and Bill Barnet, Position 4, each for an additional term.
■ Port Ludlow Fire District incumbent Ron Helmonds, who filed for another four-year term in Position 3.
■ Lowell P. McQuoid, Position 5, who filed for another six-year term on the Forks Fire Commission.
■ Incumbents Laurie Neuenschwander and Michael Spears filed for six-year terms on the Quilcene Cemetery District.
For a complete list of all candidates who have filed, go to http://tinyurl.com/PDN-filing.
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Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or cbermant@peninsuladailynews.com.
