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Jacquelyn Belock

A candidate for Cheney City Council, Position 3, City of Cheney in the 2021 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 3

Age: 37

City: Cheney, Washington

Education: Graduated from North Thurston High School in 2005. Graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2015 with a bachelor’s in geology. Graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2019 with a master’s in paleontology.

Work experience: Professor at Spokane Falls Community College teaching dinosaur paleontology and biology. Previously worked at the Museum of Geology in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was a field technician for a private paleontology company in Colorado.

Political experience: Ran unsuccessful for Cheney City Council in 2021. Serves on the Cheney Planning Commission. Elected precinct committee officer for Democratic Party in 2020.

Family: Married to Kyle Belock. Has four children.

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Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Jacquelyn Belock 452 36.36%
Mark Posthuma 373 30.01%
Justin Amyot 161 12.95%
Ryan Delaney 135 10.86%
Tim Gainer 122 9.81%

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