The Candidate Forum from October 14, 2026 held at Hal Holmes Community Center in Ellensburg has been shared to our YouTube channel. It has been linked to our online nonpartisan Voter Guide, as well as to our Candidate Forum page.

This forum featured candidates for Legislative District 13, Position 1 (Tom Dent & Juan “Jerry” Garcia), County Coroner (Cori McKean & Charlie Divine), County Prosecuting Attorney (Jodi Hammond & Aaron Reiman) and County Sheriff (Ben Kokjer & Darryl Chepoda Jr.). Moderated by Paul Jewell.

You can view the video on ECTV2 and on the League’s and Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce websites. We hope to get the upper county candidate forum posted shortly.

Remember to thank candidates running for office. They help our constitutional republic remain the democracy envisioned by the founders.

Please vote early, use a ballot drop box, and encourage friends and family to do likewise!