Clinton forums give South Whidbey voters two chances to meet candidates
Two Clinton forums will put South Whidbey voters face to face with legislative and county candidates before the Aug. 4 primary.
Two candidate forums in Clinton will give South Whidbey voters a chance to question state and county candidates before the Aug. 4 primary. The Clinton Community Council has scheduled the first for Tuesday, July 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Clinton Community Hall, 6411 S Central Ave., with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The July 7 forum will focus on the Legislative District 10 state representative contests and the Island County auditor race. In the House races, incumbent Democrat Clyde Shavers of Clinton is facing Republican Robert Hicks of Stanwood, while Democrat Dave Paul of Oak Harbor is being challenged by Republicans David Hazelo of North Whidbey and Carrie Kennedy of Coupeville. Legislative District 10 elects two Washington House members, and those seats carry two-year terms.
The second forum is set for Tuesday, July 14, at the same hall and the same time, and it will center on county offices that cover elections administration, property records and law enforcement leadership. Island County will publish both a local voters’ pamphlet and an online voters’ guide.
The auditor race includes Andrea Downs, Barbara Fuller, Terry Lacey and Sheilah Crider. The clerk race includes Dierdre Butler, Amber Sewell, Toni Adams and Maria Hazelo. The assessor race includes Doug Stults and Kelly Todd Mauck, who is running for reelection as a no-party-preference candidate. The sheriff’s race pits Rick Felici against Langley Police Chief Tavier Wasser.
Debra Van Pelt retired on May 1 after 21 years in the office. Island County commissioners appointed Michelle Schisler as interim clerk, and Schisler is not running for the position. Felici announced his reelection campaign on Sept. 19, 2025, and has served Island County for nearly three decades.
The Clinton Community Council was formed after the 2012 Future Search Conference, a three-day planning process that brought 70 people to the hall, and the venue now offers more than 3,000 square feet of space with a listed capacity of up to 125 people.
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