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There are no great choices for Spokane Valley City Council, Position 5.
Though the ballot will show four options, candidate Pat Stretch sadly passed away in a mountaineering accident on Mt. Hood on May 30.
The three remaining candidates in the race are Wayne Fenton, Pamela Haley, and Mary Butler-Stonewall. Fenton is the father of fellow candidate and Trump Republican Brandon Fenton. Their decision to keep their bar open during the pandemic, in spite of a deadly pandemic and state law requirements, doesn't speak to protecting or serving the people of Spokane Valley. Fenton's platform is focused on decreasing regulations "wherever and whenever," a wide approach that leaves people, the environment, and livelihoods open to harm.
Incumbent Republican Pamela Haley is endorsed by a slate of Republican officials, including Sen. Mike Padden and Sen. Jeff Holy. She is running on a conservative platform that seeks to pull back reproductive rights for families, block public health efforts to fight the pandemic, and oppose marriage equality.
Mary K. Butler-Stonewall is the least conservative of this slate of candidates. She is the founder of an environmental architectural service and calls herself a constitutionalist. Her campaign is focused on environmental reforms. Some of the policies she'd like the city to carry out include planting trees and drawing in tourism through the park system. Stonewall-Butler would also advocate for building a homeless shelter with job services, which the city does not have, and address the housing shortage in light of rapidly rising home costs and dwindling supply. Some of her views on teaching comprehensively diverse curricula in schools and downsizing government lean conservative.
While not a progressive candidate, Butler-Stonewall is likely more closely aligned with progressive voters. Write in a progressive candidate of your choice or vote Butler-Stonewall for Position 5.
Mary K Butler-Stonewall
There are no great choices for Spokane Valley City Council, Position 5.
Though the ballot will show four options, candidate Pat Stretch sadly passed away in a mountaineering accident on Mt. Hood on May 30.