Medical Lake School Board District 2
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Gerry | 535 | 28.92% |
| Alexis Alexander | 459 | 24.81% |
| Wayne Terry | 301 | 16.27% |
| Sueann Casey | 270 | 14.59% |
| Dolores Peterson | 184 | 9.95% |
| Anita Hotchkiss | 101 | 5.46% |
* 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
Michael Gerry
- Age:
- 49
- City:
- Medical Lake, Washington
Education: Earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force. Earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University.
Work experience: Currently works as a fitness coach. Served as a volunteer firefighter in Medical Lake from 2004-2007. Served as a volunteer firefighter with Spokane City Fire from 2010-2012. Volunteered at Crosswalk Youth Shelter from 2012-2013.
Political experience: First run for office.
Family: Has four daughters.
Candidate information for Michael Gerry is incomplete because he did not respond to a request for an interview.
Alexis Alexander
- Age:
- 42
- City:
- Medical Lake, Washington
Education: Graduated from Medical Lake High School in 2001. Earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering in 2008 from Eastern Washington University. Earned a master’s in business administration in 2014 from Eastern Washington University.
Work experience: Generation production and substation support director at Avista Utilities.
Political experience: Current Medical Lake School Board member. Serves on the board of directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Outreach Center in Spokane. Serves on the board of directors of the Eastern Washington University Foundation.
Family: Married to Nicole Alexander. They have two children.
Wayne Terry
Education: Graduated Medical Lake High School in 1968.
Work experience: General contractor with Whitewater Construction. Served 36 years in the Air National Guard.
Political experience: None. Volunteered as a wrestling coach for more than 40 years. Serves on the Reimagine Medical Lake board.
Family: Single. Two children.
Complete Coverage
Fitness coach faces incumbent in Medical Lake School Board race
In Medical Lake’s most crowded school board primary race this year, the incumbent and a political newcomer beat out four other candidates to secure their spots on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
In Medical Lake, school board candidates differ on LGBTQ rights, guns in school
Incumbent Alexis Alexander and political newcomer Wayne Terry are two of the six candidates running in the primary election for seat 2.