[Klickitat] 🚔 Life After Sheriff Songer - Klickitat Primary Round-Up

 Klickitat County is picking a new sheriff for the first time in a decade. Longtime Sheriff Bob Songer is retiring, and three career lawmen (John Bruce, Tony Warren, and Dwayne Matulovich) are running to replace him. We walk through two candidate forums, dig into the campaign-finance filings (including who the outgoing sheriff is funding), and cover the three-way County Commission race and the quiet PUD contest almost nobody is watching.In this episode:Why the sheriff's seat is suddenly open, and how the three candidates differ on the posse, Flock cameras, and "constitutional sheriff" politicsFollow the money: who is raising what, who is self-funding, and the out-of-state donorsHow the retiring sheriff is helping fund both a successor and a commissioner candidateThe County Commission, District 2 race and the Dallesport data-center splitThe contested PUD race with no forum, and the rest of the ballotHow and when to vote in the August 4 primaryResources & links:Read the full written round-up at skamaniadispatch.comCandidate sites: johnbruceforsheriff.com · tonywarrenforsheriff.com · dwaynematulovich4sheriff.comCampaign-finance data: Washington Public Disclosure Commission (pdc.wa.gov)Sheriff retirement and the new posse law: OPBWatch the League of Women Voters of Klickitat-Skamania sheriff forum on their Facebook and YouTube pagesRegister to vote and check your ballot: klickitatcounty.govStay Connected with the GorgeThe Skamania Dispatch and The Klickitattler are community-led projects of OpenGorge.org.To stay updated on local news, governance, and community events across the region, you can sign up for both newsletters at SkamaniaDispatch.com. For real-time updates and to join the conversation, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OpenGorge.