Spokane City Council District 3 (Northwest)
Election Results
Candidate | Votes | Pct |
---|---|---|
Kitty Klitzke | 6,466 | 34.56% |
Earl Moore | 4,073 | 21.77% |
Esteban Herevia | 3,309 | 17.68% |
Christopher Savage | 3,270 | 17.48% |
Darren McCrea | 824 | 4.40% |
Randy McGlenn II | 770 | 4.12% |
* 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
Kitty Klitzke
- Age:
- 47
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Rogers High School in 1995. Started an associate degree in fine art but left school for a position with AmeriCorps.
Work experience: Worked with the Lands Council as program outreach director from 2003 to 2008. Worked with Futurewise as the Eastern Washington program director from 2006 to 2021. Worked briefly as a Pilates instructor. Volunteers at the Women and Children’s Free Restaurant.
Political experience: Was a finalist for an appointment to the City Council in 2014, though Councilwoman Karen Stratton was selected for the position. Has served on the Washington State Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council, the Spokane Regional Transportation Council Board, the City of Spokane Planning Commission Transportation Advisory Committee, the City of Spokane Infill Steering Committee, the Spokane County Shoreline Advisory Group, the Spokane County Water Advisory Group, the City of Spokane Shoreline Steering Committee, the City of Spokane Valley Shoreline Advisory Group, and the Community Assembly Pedestrian Transportation and Traffic Committee. Served as president of the Spokane Regional Food Policy Council.
Family: Married to Rick Eichstaedt. Two children.
Political donations: Reported to have raised more than $67,700 as of Oct. 5. Klitzke also has loaned her campaign about $6,100. Top donors include Sharon Smith and Don Barbieri of the Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund and the Spokane Firefighters Union Political Action Committee. She has also received donations from mayoral candidate Lisa Brown and the Washington state Democratic Central Committee.
Earl Moore
- Age:
- 79
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Cascade High School in Cascade, Montana. Graduated from Spokane Community College with an associate degree in respiratory therapy.
Work experience: Worked as a respiratory therapist at Deaconess Hospital for 40 years. Served as the president of the Respiratory Care Society of Washington, coordinator of the Better Breathers Club and as a delegate for the American Association for Respiratory Care. Volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank.
Political experience: A member of the Spokane Human Rights Commission.
Family: One adult son and adult daughter-in-law.
Political donations: Raised over $70,700 as of Oct. 5. Top donors include Mark and Pamela Walker of Walker’s Furniture, the Washington Association of Realtors PAC, and various other real estate and developer interests.
Esteban Herevia
Education: Graduated from Santa Maria High School in 2008. Graduated from Fresno Pacific University in 2013 with a bachelor’s in communication. Is studying at Whitworth University for a master’s of business administration.
Work experience: Strategist for Health Justice and Belonging at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Executive assistant to the vice president of Student Life. Previously worked as president and CEO for Spokane Pride. Owner of Via Hospitality, an inclusive events and productions agency.
Political experience: Previously served as a precinct committee officer for the county Democratic party.
Family: Single.
Political donations: Reported having raised over $21,000 as of July 14, 2023, with top donors including retired software engineer and investor Ruth Lipscomb of Bellevue, former Microsoft administrator Jonathan Kauffman of Seattle, and Spokane-based Electric Photoland. Has also received donations from Lisa Brown and the Washington State Democratic Central Committee.
Christopher Savage
- Age:
- 33
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from North Central High School in 2009. Completed coursework at Western Washington University.
Work experience: Previously worked as a Lyft driver after leaving school due to chronic pain issues. Works as a warehouse manager for Project Beauty Share. Volunteers as a Meals on Wheels Delivery Driver. Currently serves as the board president for Meals on Wheels Spokane.
Political experience: Has unsuccessfully ran for Spokane City Council in 2019 and 2021. Community Assembly representative for the Balboa/South Indian Trail Neighborhood. Precinct committee officer for the Spokane County Democratic Party. Served on the Spokane Salary Review commission, the civilian panel that determines pay for elected officials. Currently serves on the Spokane Water Conservancy Commission as the secretary and as a commissioner.
Family: Single.
Political donations: Reported raising over $9,000, including over $1,500 he donated to his own campaign. Other top donors include retiree Brett Ellis of Winnsboro, Texas, and Mike and Lisa Fairburn of Living Water landscaping services.
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