In Our View: Two Good Candidates ; Steve Stuart has Grown On the Job and Deserves Re-Election As Commissioner

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Socal residents can't lose in the campaign for Clark County commissioner between incumbent Democrat Steve Stuart and Republican challenger Bruce Hagensen, a former Vancouver mayor. Each would make a fine commissioner and each has endorsements from groups and/or individuals associated with both political parties. In a close call, The Columbian recommends re-electing Stuart.

In late 2004, when Stuart was appointed to a seat on the Clark County Board of Commissioners to fill a vacancy, environmentalists and slow-growth proponents were counting on him to be a stand-up- and-shout opponent of full-throttle development. After all, before that appointment, Stuart had a career in the "smart growth" field. He was executive director of Friends of Clark County and also had been state policy director for 1000 Friends of Washington.

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In Our View: Two Good Candidates ; Steve Stuart has Grown On the Job and Deserves Re-Election As Commissioner

As one of three commissioners in this rapidly growing county, Stuart was expected to be in constant battle with commissioners Betty Sue Morris and Marc Boldt, who had...

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