Suess drops out as filing week opens

Citing personal reasons, Kirk Suess of Steptoe announced Tuesday he had decided not to run for Whitman County Commissioner in District 1.

Suess was the first candidate to declare a campaign for the seat when he made a formal announcement of his challenge to incumbent Greg Partch of Garfield last December.

Suess this week threw his support behind Lamont farmer Art Swannack, who was the first candidate to officially file for office with the county elections department when the season opened Monday.

Candidate filing runs through tomorrow, Friday, for positions countywide.

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