Appeals Court Race Turns Partisan; Nonpartisan Contest Draws Pac Involvement
The Columbian › September 05, 2006
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This year's primary contest for a seat on the State Court of Appeals serving Southwest Washington pits a former Clark County Republican chairman against a longtime Superior Court judge who was appointed to the appellate bench last year.
Although judicial races are nonpartisan, newly formed political action committees have injected a dose of partisan politics into several judicial contests this year.See the full content of this document
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Appeals Court Race Turns Partisan; Nonpartisan Contest Draws Pac Involvement
The primary race between state Appeals Court Judge Joel Penoyar and deputy Vancouver City Attorney Brent Boger is one example. Because the race has only two candidates, it will be decided in the Sept. 19 primary.
Boger, who lives in Washougal, is a familiar name in Clark County. He led the Clark County GOP from December 2002 until this March. He has been endorsed by the Constitutional Law Political Action Com...See the full content of this document
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