Clark County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

The sitting District 1 councilor, a small business owner and foster parent, per Clark County's official councilor roster. He has volunteered with people experiencing homelessness and served on a National Alliance on Mental Illness board, per Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide, and says on his campaign site that he came to public service by seeing where systems were not working rather than through politics.

Priorities: Expanding housing options and improving permitting to cut delay and cost, per his campaign site · Strengthening public safety and accountability, per his campaign site · Coordinating homelessness response across jurisdictions rather than agency by agency, per his campaign site

An urban farmer who runs a backyard plant micronursery and sells vegetable starts at the Vancouver Farmers Market, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. That pamphlet entry describes her as a former SNAP recipient who built a local food resource directory and teaches families to grow their own food, and notes she is among the roughly 29 percent of county residents who do not own a car.

Priorities: Protecting farmland, water and green space and opposing new data centers, per her campaign site · Expanding housing supply through community land trusts, cottage housing and easier accessory dwelling unit permitting, per her voters' pamphlet statement · Requiring developers to pay impact fees proportional to the growth they create, per her campaign site

A public relations director for student affairs at Clark College who also works in transportation and supply chain and owns a small business, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. The same pamphlet entry credits him with cofounding USARD, Clark County's first search and rescue dog team, in 1997.

Priorities: Treating mental health and homelessness as linked problems and coordinating services around root causes, per his voters' pamphlet statement · Streamlining permitting and supporting housing that keeps community character, per his voters' pamphlet statement · Funding law enforcement, courts and public defense together, per his voters' pamphlet statement

The owner and operator of Trap Door Brewing and Prairie View Station Food Cart Park who also runs the nonprofit Cruise The Couve, per his campaign site. He is a Clark County native and Hudson's Bay High School graduate with a bachelor of science in environmental and renewable energy engineering who previously worked in energy efficiency, per the same site.

Priorities: A tax-last approach to the county budget, with fee and land use reform to lower housing costs, per his campaign site · Shifting homelessness spending toward treatment and accountability, per his campaign site · Protecting agricultural land and streamlining permitting, per his campaign site

The sitting District 2 councilor, elected in November 2022 and seated in January 2023, per her official Clark County biography. That biography records more than two decades as a civil servant working on acquisition and procurement of construction and engineering contracts along with budget and policy work, plus 25 years of military service reaching Master Sergeant in the Air Force and Lieutenant in the Navy.

Priorities: Opposing new taxes on households she describes as already stretched, per her campaign site · Protecting District 2 from annexation so local decisions stay local, per her campaign site · Prioritizing funding for sheriff's deputies and emergency services, per her campaign site

A career public agency manager who says he led government reforms on mental health oversight and modernized opioid response, per his campaign site. He was born in Austria and Germany and immigrated to the United States more than 40 years ago, per the same site, where he describes managing public organizations without raising fees. Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide lists endorsements from the Sierra Club, On

Priorities: Keeping costs low for taxpayers and holding the county budget in balance, per his campaign site · Working across party lines to solve county problems, per his campaign site · Supporting good jobs, affordable living and safe neighborhoods, per his campaign site

A public school teacher with 13 years in the classroom who describes himself as an advocate for civic engagement, per his campaign site. Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide lists endorsements including Washington Conservation Action, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility and the Clark County Democrats.

Priorities: Keeping roads and infrastructure safe, maintained and modernized, per his campaign site · Improving housing affordability and accessibility, per his campaign site · Protecting public safety and investing in recreational and public spaces, per his campaign site

A Battle Ground city councilor and former Battle Ground mayor who has owned a small business in Clark County for more than 20 years, per his campaign site and Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide. He has also served on a school board, per his campaign site, which credits him with restoring middle school sports and investing in roads, parks and public safety.

Priorities: Delivering balanced budgets and responsible long term planning, per Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide · Investing in roads, parks and public safety, per his campaign site · Building consensus by listening to residents and following through, per his campaign site

A lifelong Clark County resident who runs a small business and serves as a Clark County Charter Review Commissioner, per his campaign site. He campaigns on county charter and budget mechanics rather than general themes and says he wants a stronger, more independent council, per the same site.

Priorities: Requiring the county to prioritize public safety with adequate patrol deputy staffing, per his campaign site · Putting more budget information online and giving the council more time to review it, per his campaign site · Reviewing growth limits, permitting timelines and building codes that add to housing cost, per his campaign site

A Vancouver city councilmember and former mayor pro tem who also sits on the C-TRAN board and the boards of the Association of Washington Cities and the National League of Cities, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet and the City of Vancouver's official council roster. His pamphlet entry lists private sector leadership in technology, energy efficiency and consumer products, including profit and loss responsibility f

Priorities: Keeping elections and records correct, consistent and verifiable, per his campaign site · Explaining how the office works in plain language, per his campaign site · Building systems that hold up under pressure, per his campaign site

The 49th Legislative District state representative since 2011, leaving that seat to seek this office, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. Her pamphlet entry lists earlier work as a government relations manager for Clark, Kitsap and Jefferson counties, city administrator in Tukwila and a consultant to Multnomah County and Metro, and service in the Oregon Legislature from 1993 to 1998.

Priorities: Protecting trust in elections while safeguarding voter data privacy, per her campaign site · Keeping public records clear, reliable and accessible, per her campaign site · Strengthening county financial stewardship, per her campaign site

A deputy county auditor in the Clark County Auditor's Office who previously served as an assistant state auditor for the Washington State Auditor's Office, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. That entry also lists him as a former reporting and analysis manager in the auditor's office and a financial analyst at Southwest Washington Behavioral Health, and records an MBA from Arizona State University and an accountin

Priorities: Administering fair and accurate elections, per Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide · Maintaining public trust through transparency and integrity, per the same guide · Delivering county services efficiently, per the same guide

A small business owner and licensed real estate broker and appraiser who chaired the Clark County Council from 2019 to 2022 and represented District 4 from 2016 to 2019, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. Before county government she served in the Oregon House from 1995 to 1997 and the Oregon Senate from 1997 to 2001, where she was majority whip, per the same entry, and she has served on the Clark County Planning

Priorities: Keeping voter rolls clean and protecting voter integrity, per her voters' pamphlet statement · Eliminating waste and fraud in county operations, per the same statement · Running government honestly and responsibly, per Clark County Tomorrow's 2026 election guide

Clark County Clerk since he was first elected in 2010, and re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. Before taking office he worked in manufacturing, where he developed and implemented lean systems to increase efficiency, per the same entry, and he serves on the Veterans Court board and as treasurer of the Washington State Clerk's Association.

Priorities: Continuing the office's independent document imaging system, per his voters' pamphlet statement · Improving customer service and restitution collection, per the same statement

Founder and owner of Shapiro Mediation LLC, where she handles divorce mediation including financial forensics and asset analysis, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. She holds a juris doctorate from the University of Massachusetts School of Law and has served as a precinct committee officer in Clark County, per the same entry, and pledges monthly open office hours on her campaign site.

Priorities: Protecting the accuracy and integrity of court records, per her campaign site · Expanding public access to court information and improving customer service, per her campaign site · Modernizing office operations while keeping transparency, per her campaign site

An attorney with more than 25 years in practice and a former assistant district attorney who also served as a US Navy JAG officer and voting officer, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. He holds an accounting degree from Fordham University and a law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, per the same entry, and argues families depend on accurate records and efficient administration.

Priorities: Keeping court records accurate and the office efficiently administered, per his voters' pamphlet statement

A certified general appraiser who has served as Clark County Assessor since 2011 after first winning the office in 2010, per the county's official about the assessor page. Before taking office he was managing partner of American Commercial and Residential Appraisal following a decade in telecommunications, per that same county page, and the Clark County Association of Realtors named him 2020 affiliate of the year, pe

Priorities: Continuing to expand the senior property tax exemption program, per his voters' pamphlet statement · Using technology to keep assessments fair and equitable, per the same statement

A Clark County real estate investor with more than 20 years buying, remodeling, flipping and evaluating properties across the county, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. That entry lists a 1999 Fort Vancouver High School diploma, a 2018 emergency medical technician certification, and community service coaching Little League baseball and Clark County Youth Football since 2016, and records no prior elected experienc

Priorities: Fair valuations and market based assessments so ordinary homeowners are not over assessed, per his voters' pamphlet statement · Increased transparency and accountability in the assessor's office, per the same statement

A senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office since 2012 who handles murder and sexual offense cases and supervises the domestic violence and child abuse units, per her campaign site. That site also lists service as a judge pro tempore in Clark County District Court and on the state bar's rules and procedures committee, and reports she received the Clark County Bar Association

Priorities: Seeking justice for victims and maintaining public safety, per her campaign site · Backing legislation that protects victims and increases offender accountability, per her campaign site · Keeping close working partnerships with law enforcement agencies, per her campaign site

The 35th sheriff of Clark County, in the sheriff's office since 1989, per his official county biography. That biography lists earlier assignments as chief enforcement deputy, drug task force commander, major crimes investigator, search and rescue coordinator, internal affairs supervisor and bomb technician. He graduated from Hudson's Bay High School, holds a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and complete

Clark County Treasurer since 2019 and a certified public funds investment manager, per her campaign site and the county treasurer's official page. Before taking office she was tax services manager in the treasurer's office, director of strategic partnerships for Vancouver Public Schools and director of the Fort Vancouver National Trust, per her campaign site, and she holds a master of public administration from Portl

Priorities: Providing excellent treasury services and streamlining office processes, per her campaign site · Increasing transparency in county finances, per her campaign site · Making it easier for residents to pay their taxes, per her campaign site