Spokane County Fire District 13, Position 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Phelps | 581 | 80.03% |
| Dennis Gleckler | 145 | 19.97% |
* 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.
The Candidates
Teresa Phelps
- Age:
- 65
- City:
- Newman Lake, Washington
Education: Graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1977. Graduated from Yakima Valley Community College in 1981 with a degree in accounting.
Political experience: Moab Water District board member for the last 12 years. Fire Commissioner for Spokane County Fire District 13 since 2017.
Work experience: Manager of Otis Hardware for the last 26 years; owned her own accounting business.
Family: Three dogs, two cats.
Dennis Gleckler
- Age:
- 74
- City:
- Newman Lake, Washington
Education: Graduated from Greenford High School in 1968. Attended Lakeshore Technical Institute for dairy herdsmanship.
Work experience: U.S. Air Force Traffic Control, Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Specialist, among other positions, including assistant manager for traffic management and operations, also owner of a Wisconsin dairy farm.
Political experience: First run for office.
Family: Married.
Complete Coverage
Fire District 13 commissioner touts community ties, experience in bid for reelection
The manager of a hardware store is facing a former Federal Aviation Administration worker in the race for a seat on the fire commission serving Newman Lake.