And down the stretch they come: Race for legislature boils down to personality

Less than a week remains before ballots are due to winnow down the field of five candidates for the 9th District’s position one seat in the state House of Representatives to two.

The five in the race possess similar credentials – all having backgrounds in agriculture and business – and similar points of view on topics such as funding education, land use policy and the need to create a more vibrant business climate.

Candidates Susan Fagan, R-Pullman, Pat Hailey, R-Mesa, Glen Stockwell, D-Ritzville, Art Swannack, R-Lamont and Darin Watkins, R-Palouse, spoke to the Gazette this week about how the...