Two Republicans are running for Yakima County Commissioner in District 3: incumbent LaDon Linde and Steven Saunders.
LaDon Linde is seeking re-election in this race, having been appointed to the seat in 2020 and then elected by voters the following year. He works in human resources and administration at a local hospital and he is the state president of and member of the board of directors for the WA State Dairy Federation. Linde is also a Mormon church leader in the Yakima community. Previously, he advocated for removing COVID safety protocols before it was safe to do so. He is running on a conservative platform on the single-issue of pouring even more money into law enforcement to militarize and expand police forces in our neighborhoods.
Steven Saunders is challenging Linde in this race. Saunders is an Army veteran who works in both agricultural tourism and emergency services training. In this race, he is running on a sparse campaign platform that is full of conservative talking points but lacks real policy suggestions apart from militarizing and expanding local law enforcement.
There are no progressives in this race. Write in a candidate of your choice for Yakima County Commissioner, District 3.
Two Republicans are running for Yakima County Commissioner in District 3: incumbent LaDon Linde and Steven Saunders.
LaDon Linde is seeking re-election in this race, having been appointed to the seat in 2020 and then elected by voters the following year. He works in human resources and administration at a local hospital and he is the state president of and member of the board of directors for the WA State Dairy Federation. Linde is also a Mormon church leader in the Yakima community. Previously, he advocated for removing COVID safety protocols before it was safe to do so. He is running on a conservative platform on the single-issue of pouring even more money into law enforcement to militarize and expand police forces in our neighborhoods.
Steven Saunders is challenging Linde in this race. Saunders is an Army veteran who works in both agricultural tourism and emergency services training. In this race, he is running on a sparse campaign platform that is full of conservative talking points but lacks real policy suggestions apart from militarizing and expanding local law enforcement.
There are no progressives in this race. Write in a candidate of your choice for Yakima County Commissioner, District 3.
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.