Clark CLC endorsed candidates advance to November election

Vancouver City Council candidates Jack Burkman and Anne McEnerny-Ogle advanced to the November general election after finishing in the top two in the Aug. 18 primary election. Both candidates were endorsed by the Clark, Skamania, Klickitat Central Labor Council.

Burkman is vying for an open seat in Position 1. He was the top vote-getter among four candidates running in the non-partisan primary. His opponent in November will be Bill Turlay.

McEnerny-Ogle finished second in a three-person primary that included incumbent commissioner Jeanne Harris. Harris, who collected 57 percent of the vote, has several labor endorsements, including Fire Fighters Local 452 and Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48.

The labor council didn’t take action in a tight race for mayor. Incumbent Royce Pollard will face City Councilor Tim Leavitt in the general election. Pollard has been endorsed by Vancouver Firefighters Local 452, Firefighters Local 1805, and IBEW Local 48. Leavitt has backing from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 307.

In Washougal, labor council-endorsed Mark Rohr fell short in a four-person race on the non-partisan Washougal City Council. He was outpolled by Dave Shoemaker and Larry Wagoner.

In Battle Ground, labor council-endorsed candidates advancing to the general election are incumbent Mayor Michael Ciraulo, Position 1; Michael Dalesandro, Position 4; Adrian Cortes, Position 5, and incumbent Bill Ganley, Position 6.

Nancy Baker ran unopposed for re-election to the Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioner.

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