Cheney City Council, Position 3
Election 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% |
* 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
Jacquelyn Belock
- 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.
Mark Posthuma
- Age:
- 51
- City:
- Cheney, Washington
Education: Graduated from Boulder City High School in Nevada and earned a bachelor’s degree in Biblical studies from Life Pacific College.
Work experience: He worked as a pastor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, before arriving in Cheney to become lead pastor of Cheney Faith Center 16 years ago.
Political experience: First run for office.
Family: Married. Has two children.
Tim Gainer
- Age:
- 61
- City:
- Cheney, Washington
Education: Earned associates degree from ITT Technical Institute.
Political experience: Has previously run for office, never been elected.
Work Experience: Has worked 35 years at Davis Communications working way up from installer to system engineer. Also worked briefly at Zips in high school.
Family: Married. Has two children age 11 and 10.
Complete Coverage
Cheney City Council race features community college instructor and pastor
A pastor and a dinosaur paleontology instructor are facing off for a chance at a vacant Cheney City Council seat.