Yakima 4th District Council Candidate Janice Deccio
Yakima s 4th City Council district encompasses the East/Central portion of the City. According to the Yakima County Auditor s Office, 5,692 ballots have been mailed out to the district, and as of Friday 7/23, residents had returned 492 so far.
The incumbent is first-time councilwoman Dr. Kay Funk who replaced veteran uber-conservative Bill Lover who stepped down four years ago. After what I would call a bit of a bumpy first term, Dr. Funk has decided not to seek re-election. That opened the door for four individuals to file for the position including 60-year-old Yakima native Janice Deccio.
Yakima 4th District Council Candidate Mark Shervey
Yakima s 4th City Council district encompasses the East/Central portion of the City. According to the Yakima County Auditor s Office, 5,692 ballots have been mailed out to the district, and as of Friday 7/23, residents had returned 492 so far.
The incumbent is first-time councilwoman Dr. Kay Funk who replaced veteran uber-conservative Bill Lover who stepped down four years ago. After what I would call a bit of a bumpy first term, Dr. Funk has decided not to seek re-election. That opened the door for four individuals to file for the position including local businessman Mark Shervey,
Former three term Yakima Mayor Micah Cawley has been away from politics since he lost to former 14th District State Representative Charles Ross in the 2015 Yakima County Auditor race.
Cawley has been busy carving out a successful new career working for the John I Haas Hops company with a mostly Central USA territory. He got married, has a step son and a brand new daughter and he says life is really good right now.BUT.
Micah says he isn t ready to jump back into local politics at the present but he has some thoughts about a possible adjustment to the City s court-mandated-seven-district voting system.