Spokane Valley City Council, position 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Brandi Peetz (R) | 7,298 | 47.09% |
| Michelle Rasmussen | 6,412 | 41.38% |
| Robert “Rocky” J. Samson (N) | 1,787 | 11.53% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
Featured Candidates
Brandi Peetz
- Party:
- Republican
- City:
- Spokane Valley, Washington
Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and sociology from Gonzaga University and an associate degree from Spokane Community College.
Political experience: Served on the Spokane Valley City Council from late 2017 until 2023. Served as Spokane Valley deputy mayor. Former vice president of student government at Spokane Community College.
Work experience: Former office manager for Stahl Optical. Was a 911 operator and program support specialist at Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council. Served on the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizens Advisory Board.
Family: Married to Chad Peetz.
Campaign contributions: Has raised nearly $9,900 as of July 2. Notable donors include outgoing Rep. Leonard Christian, Rep. Suzanne Schmidt, Rick Wilhite – husband of former Spokane Valley Mayor Diana Wilhite, and former Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos.
Michelle Rasmussen
- City:
- Spokane Valley, WA
Her words: “What could we do to build more revenues to spread the wealth? That is economic growth, and I would move that forward so we can continue the revenues coming in to be able to help support additional programs, such as pavement preservation.”
Her pitch: “The city is doing really well, but I see some things that are a little bit of a concern in keeping us fiscally conservative. And with the planning processes and my experience, I think I’ve got a little bit of an edge there, because I was on the inside knowing it from a staff perspective and the outside of it from a planning commission perspective.”
Education: Earned bachelor’s degree in business and organizational management from Whitworth University.
Political experience: Has served on the Spokane Valley Planning Commission for three years and served as chairwoman last year. Serves on the state Department of Transportation’s Transportation Demand Management Technical Committee and on the Spokane Transit Authority’s Citizen Advisory Committee.
Work experience: Senior director for campus services, parking and transportation at Eastern Washington University. Former director of parking and transportation services at EWU. Worked for the city of Spokane Valley as an executive assistant to the city and deputy city managers. Worked for private companies for more than 25 years and owned a small remodel construction and surround-sound company with her husband.
Family: Married. Two children and one grandson.
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