The Olympia Standard

What happened in the 2018 election? We reviewed all the items that were on the ballot for the city of Olympia. How did voters in our county fall on the statewide initiatives? And how did the candidates do in different parts of the county? Who got the most write-in votes against them??? Listen and learn!

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This episode is a complete review of everything that appears on the 2018 general election ballot for voters in the city of Olympia. We talk about each initiative and race to offer various perspectives that we have heard. All our podcast episodes for the 2018 election can be found here.

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We interviewed Thurston County Commissioner candidates Bud Blake and Tye Menser. Other than three-letter folksy nicknames… what do these candidates have in common? Where do they diverge in their approaches to the budget, the environment, homelessness, and the structure of county government? Find out when this episode drops on Monday!

On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we sat down with the candidates for Thurston County prosecutor, Jon Tunheim and Victor Minjares. We asked about caseflow management, diversion programs, and other aspects of how they would serve as prosecutor.

On this episode of The Olympia Standard, we interview the candidates for Thurston County Auditor, Mary Hall and Stuart Holmes. Learn more about the role of this office, what each candidate has to offer, and what type of food they would choose to eat for any meal of the day.

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