Nurse, former sheriff vie for open east Snohomish County seat
MONROE — A nurse and a former sheriff are vying for a vacant House seat in the largely rural 12th Legislative District.
Heather Koellen, 54, a nurse and North Bend City Council member, is running as a Democrat to represent the district stretching from Monroe in the west to parts of Wenatchee in the east. Brian Burnett, 57, a former Chelan County sheriff from Wenatchee, is running as a Republican.
In the August primary, Koellen received 44.6% of the vote, while Burnett received 41.6%. The third-place candidate, Jennifer Bumpus, also a Republican, garnered 13.7%, but had dropped out of the race prior to the election.
A Democrat has not been elected as a representative in the district since 1965.
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