No Good Choices
Brian Cullinane runs Ellensburg Licensing and has never held elected office before. He works alongside the Kittitas County Planning Commission on community projects and has done voter work for the Chamber of Commerce. In this race, Cullinane is running on a platform to make the clerk’s office more accessible to the public through extended hours and expanded services.
Karen Bowen is the appointed interim county clerk and has been working in the office since 2007, holding every job in the department over the course of her tenure. She is running on a platform to continue improving customer service and office efficiency by drawing on her prior experience.
In this race with no progressive options, write in a candidate of your choice.
Because of a Tim Eyman initiative, the Legislature is required to submit any bill it passes that closes tax loopholes or raises revenue to a non-binding advisory vote. The Legislature had a historically productive 2022 session, resulting in several advisory votes appearing on the ballot. We hope the Legislature will change the law to remove these meaningless measures in the future.