
	Chris Mulick has worked for the Herald since 1998 and has served as the statehouse correspondent covering state government and politics since 2000. He works year-round out of the Herald's Olympia bureau on the state Capitol campus. Have a question? Send Chris an e-mail and he'll answer the best questions regularly.

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Saturday, May. 10, 2008

Candidate news from the 5th, 39th and 40th LDs

Here’s a quick roundup of some legislative candidate news and notes I’ve been meaning to get to.

Perhaps trying to distinguish himself from a crowding field, Port of Anacortes Commissioner Steve Hopley is making a switch in his bid for retiring Sen. Harriett Spanel’s seat in the 40th District.

He originally filed to run as a Democrat. This week he changed his registration form and now he’s running as an independent.

To date, seven candidates — five Democrats, one Republican and now one independent — have filed to seek the seat.

Also having a change of heart is Carnation Democrat Jon Viebrock in the 5th District. He initially filed to run against Rep. Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City. But not long after that North Bend Democrat David Spring also filed to run against Anderson.

So this week Viebrock changed his registration form and now he’s running against Rep. Jay Rodne, R-North Bend.

Finally, there’s news that while Monroe Democrat Fred Walser campaigns for the statehouse recent charges he provided false information to a public servant could land him in the slammer.

The Everett Herald has the lengthy backstory about the former Sultan police chief who is running a Democratic campaign against Republican Sen. Val Stevens of Arlington. And the Herald’s Jerry Cornfield reports the charge won’t keep Walser from running.

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