Candidates file ahead of Aug. 6 primary election

The candidate filing period for the Aug. 6, 2024 Primary and Special Election came to a close May 10, and the final list includes several Camas-Washougal residents hoping to be elected to federal, state and county seats.

The primary race for Washington’s 3rd District congressional seat — now held by Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez — will include Republican challengers Joe Kent, of Vancouver, who lost the seat to Gluesenkamp Perez in November 2022, and Camas City Councilwoman Leslie Lewallen. Camas resident John Saulie-Rohman also has thrown their hat in the ring for the 3rd District seat and will be running as an independent candidate.