Posted August 14, 2008

Four people have filed declarations of candidacy for Position 4 on the State Board of Education. The position will be voted on this fall by school board members in Western Washington.

Those who filed by the Aug. 1 deadline are Robert (Bob) Hughes of Kirkland, Linda W. Lamb of Olympia, H. George Lundburg of Eastsound,  and Holly J. Williams of Vancouver. (See links at right for candidate statements provided to OSPI).

Position 4, currently held by Lamb,  is one of five elective positions on the State Board and the only one up for election this year. The election is for a four-year term starting in January 2009.

The position will be voted on by school directors in the Western Region, which is comprised of Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum and Whatcom counties.

According to OSPI, which administers the election, ballots will be mailed Oct. 31. Completed ballots will be due by Nov. 26, with results announced on Dec. 3. If a runoff is necessary, it will be conducted in December.

The OSPI ballot mailing will include information regarding the candidates.  WSSDA will also prepare a voters guide and distribute information to school directors in Western Washington.

For more information about the election process, contact Charles Schreck, director, Office of Professional Practices, OSPI, at 360/725-6130, or his assistant, Penny Coker, at 360/725-6133.

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