My wife and I decided to fill out our ballots. There are only three positions to vote for: County Executive, County Council, and Blaine School Board.
We voted for our State House Representative (D), whose term expires in 2025, for County Executive. There were four choices for County Council. One describes his politics as an ‘eclectic mix’, primarily Libertarian and Constitution. In other words, a Trumpist. That’s a hard Nope. Another ‘leans conservative’. I know it’s wrong to tell a book by its cover, but I could sense her leanings from her photo. That left two: One seems to be Liberal, but is pragmatic. The other is a Progressive. While I consider myself a Progressive (or Social Democrat, whatever), I voted for the pragmatist. ‘Perfect is the enemy of Good,’ and all that.
Finally, there’s are the three school board candidates. I googled the first one and found this:
Blaine woman charged with child abuse released on bond
Tana Perkins Reneau, 51, of Blaine, was booked into Whatcom County Jail on June 2 and later formally charged with first-degree child rape, second-degree child rape, third-degree child rape, three counts of first-degree incest, second-degree assault equivalent to torture and four counts of second-degree child assault. Reneau was arrested on possession of a controlled substance but prosecutors did not file that charge.
Sounds like she has a lot of experience with children! That’s a plus, right?
I had to vote for one of the other two, just so she doesn’t win on a fluke. One wanted more funding for the Arts, and the other wanted more funding for the Trades. I voted for the Arts guy.