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Camas is growing, and the resources required to keep our city safe are increasing too. Camas Proposition 5 addresses a gap in police funding by proposing a utility tax.

Recently, the Camas City Council passed a resolution to provide public safety resources through a Utility Business and Occupation Tax that is now being put to voters in the form of Proposition 5. The proposition is expected to generate approximately $1 million annually through a 4% tax on municipal water, sewer, and stormwater services. This would raise the existing 2% utility tax up to a 6% rate. All revenue raised from this tax will go towards addressing public safety concerns.

The proposed utility tax would cover the hiring of two new sergeants, a patrol lieutenant, and an additional officer as well as equipment, vehicles, uniforms, and training costs. The political right is outspoken about the need to provide local police with sufficient funding, but Camas local conservatives are more interested in redirecting funding from existing other public goods like libraries and roads. By passing this tax, we can protect funding for other community programs and services while keeping our neighborhoods safe.

Although we have concerns about increasing regressive taxes to raise public revenue, this proposition will ensure our city has the resources and services to meet our community's needs. Vote Yes on City of Camas Proposition 5.

Last updated: 2025-01-23

Camas is growing, and the resources required to keep our city safe are increasing too. Camas Proposition 5 addresses a gap in police funding by proposing a utility tax.

Recently, the Camas City Council passed a resolution to provide public safety resources through a Utility Business and Occupation Tax that is now being put to voters in the form of Proposition 5. The proposition is expected to generate approximately $1 million annually through a 4% tax on municipal water, sewer, and stormwater services. This would raise the existing 2% utility tax up to a 6% rate. All revenue raised from this tax will go towards addressing public safety concerns.

The proposed utility tax would cover the hiring of two new sergeants, a patrol lieutenant, and an additional officer as well as equipment, vehicles, uniforms, and training costs. The political right is outspoken about the need to provide local police with sufficient funding, but Camas local conservatives are more interested in redirecting funding from existing other public goods like libraries and roads. By passing this tax, we can protect funding for other community programs and services while keeping our neighborhoods safe.

Although we have concerns about increasing regressive taxes to raise public revenue, this proposition will ensure our city has the resources and services to meet our community's needs. Vote Yes on City of Camas Proposition 5.

Last updated: 2025-01-23

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Approve 8201 to grow WA Cares Funding!

SJR 8201 will grow Washington’s long-term care fund for aging people and people with disabilities, keeping premiums low, without costing taxpayers a single penny. Also known as the “Allow Investment of Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund Amendment," SJR 8201 is a constitutional amendment adding accountability protections to our long-term care fund, requiring that 100% of investment income be used for long-term care.

If passed, SJR 8201 would increase the state’s long-term care fund for vulnerable Washingtonians by at least $67 billion over the next 50 years by allowing the nonpartisan Washington State Investment Board to diversify investments. In the state legislature, 128 legislators voted in favor of the measure, and only 16 were opposed. Additionally, it has the support of groups such as the Washington State Nurses Association, the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, Planned Parenthood, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Vote APPROVED on SJR 8201 to protect and grow our state’s independent long-term care fund for aging adults and people with disabilities.

Last updated: 2025-10-09

SJR 8201 will grow Washington’s long-term care fund for aging people and people with disabilities, keeping premiums low, without costing taxpayers a single penny. Also known as the “Allow Investment of Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund Amendment," SJR 8201 is a constitutional amendment adding accountability protections to our long-term care fund, requiring that 100% of investment income be used for long-term care.

If passed, SJR 8201 would increase the state’s long-term care fund for vulnerable Washingtonians by at least $67 billion over the next 50 years by allowing the nonpartisan Washington State Investment Board to diversify investments. In the state legislature, 128 legislators voted in favor of the measure, and only 16 were opposed. Additionally, it has the support of groups such as the Washington State Nurses Association, the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, Planned Parenthood, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Vote APPROVED on SJR 8201 to protect and grow our state’s independent long-term care fund for aging adults and people with disabilities.

Last updated: 2025-10-09

Charter Review Commission

The Charter Review Commission is elected every 10 years and is responsible for writing the rules for how the government operates, much like a county constitution. Depending on where you live you may have the following races on your ballot.

Charter Review Commission Clark County, District 3

Ben Christly is running against Michael Bauman, Sr. and Jill Ross for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 1. We are confident Christly is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Ben Christly is running against Michael Bauman, Sr. and Jill Ross for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 1. We are confident Christly is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Janet Landesberg is running against Janet Gullberg for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 2. We are confident Landesberg is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Janet Landesberg is running against Janet Gullberg for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 2. We are confident Landesberg is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Henry Marion is running against John Jay for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 3. We are confident Marion is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Henry Marion is running against John Jay for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 3, Position 3. We are confident Marion is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Charter Review Commission Clark County, District 4

Amber Kent is running against Liz Cline and Cole Horning for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 4, Position 1. We are confident Kent is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Amber Kent is running against Liz Cline and Cole Horning for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 4, Position 1. We are confident Kent is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Dorothy Gasque is running against Janna Meyer for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 4, Position 2. We are confident Gasque is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-17

Dorothy Gasque is running against Janna Meyer for Clark County Charter Review Commission, District 4, Position 2. We are confident Gasque is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-17

Port of Vancouver

Temple Lentz is running unopposed for Port of Vancouver, Commissioner, District 3. We are confident Lentz is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-13

Temple Lentz is running unopposed for Port of Vancouver, Commissioner, District 3. We are confident Lentz is the best choice in this race based on endorsements from our partners and trusted community leaders. While we have not been able to conduct our standard independent research on this race, we encourage you to visit their website, social media, or voters’ pamphlet statement to learn more.

Last updated: 2025-10-13

Endorsed By: Sierra Club

City of Camas, Ward #3

Depending on where you live, you may have the following city races on your ballot.

Mahsa Eshghi is running for Camas City Council, Position 2, Ward 3. Eshghi is an engineer and planning commissioner who hopes to address housing shortages, affordability, and economic stability.

Eshghi's campaign priorities include quality of life, economic development, and good governance. Unlike her opponent, Eshghi offers practical solutions for solving the affordable housing supply. She is a proponent for updating zoning codes to allow for mixed-use development that increases housing options for residents at all stages of life. During her time on the planning commission, Eshghi successfully advocated for housing solutions that better serve future generations, particularly those on single incomes and public service workers. Eshghi also seeks to invest in updating the city's infrastructure, making sure roads and utilities are reliable for residents.

We recommend voting for Mahsa Eshghi for Camas City Council as someone who is poised to bring positive change to the city.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Mahsa Eshghi is running for Camas City Council, Position 2, Ward 3. Eshghi is an engineer and planning commissioner who hopes to address housing shortages, affordability, and economic stability.

Eshghi's campaign priorities include quality of life, economic development, and good governance. Unlike her opponent, Eshghi offers practical solutions for solving the affordable housing supply. She is a proponent for updating zoning codes to allow for mixed-use development that increases housing options for residents at all stages of life. During her time on the planning commission, Eshghi successfully advocated for housing solutions that better serve future generations, particularly those on single incomes and public service workers. Eshghi also seeks to invest in updating the city's infrastructure, making sure roads and utilities are reliable for residents.

We recommend voting for Mahsa Eshghi for Camas City Council as someone who is poised to bring positive change to the city.

Last updated: 2025-10-16

Other Candidates

Conservative Republican Leslie Lewallen is running for re-election for the Camas City Council. She is the current leader of the Clark County chapter of Future 42; a conservative advocacy group that pushes regressive policies on education, cost of living, and homelessness.

Lewallen is running an anti-growth campaign, touting her backwards accomplishments in banning public encampments and writing a resolution to remove light rail from the I-5 bridge project. She boasted her efforts to keep school resource officers (SROs) in Camas schools, despite the disproportionate impact that SROs have on students of color. In her bid for Congress last year, Lewallen ran a staunchly conservative campaign, advocating for the border wall and declaring herself anti-abortion. MAGA Republican politicians like Leslie Lewallen are attacking our freedom to decide whether and when we grow our families by trying to ban safe, legal abortion in Washington and beyond.

It is clear that if re-elected, Leslie Lewallen will continue to push MAGA Republican priorities on the council. Residents of Camas deserve compassionate leadership that offers innovative solutions over fear-mongering. Vote for Mahsa Eshghi to be your next Camas City Council representative.

Last updated: 2025-10-17

Conservative Republican Leslie Lewallen is running for re-election for the Camas City Council. She is the current leader of the Clark County chapter of Future 42; a conservative advocacy group that pushes regressive policies on education, cost of living, and homelessness.

Lewallen is running an anti-growth campaign, touting her backwards accomplishments in banning public encampments and writing a resolution to remove light rail from the I-5 bridge project. She boasted her efforts to keep school resource officers (SROs) in Camas schools, despite the disproportionate impact that SROs have on students of color. In her bid for Congress last year, Lewallen ran a staunchly conservative campaign, advocating for the border wall and declaring herself anti-abortion. MAGA Republican politicians like Leslie Lewallen are attacking our freedom to decide whether and when we grow our families by trying to ban safe, legal abortion in Washington and beyond.

It is clear that if re-elected, Leslie Lewallen will continue to push MAGA Republican priorities on the council. Residents of Camas deserve compassionate leadership that offers innovative solutions over fear-mongering. Vote for Mahsa Eshghi to be your next Camas City Council representative.

Last updated: 2025-10-17