By Dee Camp
The Chronicle

     OKANOGAN - Several candidates, including a previously undeclared challenger to Treasurer Leah McCormack, filed for elective office in Okanogan County.
     Pamela Wyllson, Okanogan, filed against McCormack.
     In Ferry County, five people are challenging incumbent Commissioner Joe Bond.
     Filing week was June 7-11. The top-two primary will be Aug. 17 for positions with three or more candidates.
     Candidates who filed are:
Okanogan County
     Assessor - Incumbent Scott D. Furman, Okanogan, Democrat.
     Auditor - Incumbent Laurie Thomas, Okanogan, Republican.
     Clerk - Cindy Gagne, Omak, Democrat; Charleen Groomes and Rae Jean Kelley, both Republicans from Okanogan.
     Commissioner, District 3 - Jim DeTro, Tonasket (Crumbacher), Republican; Becki Andrist, Omak, Republican.
     Prosecutor - Incumbent Karl F. Sloan, Riverside, Democrat.
     Sheriff - Dave Yarnell, Omak, Republican, and incumbent Frank Rogers, Okanogan, Republican.
     Treasurer - Incumbent Leah F. McCormack, Omak, Democrat, and Pamela Wyllson, Okanogan, Republican.
     District Court judge, position No. 1 - Incumbent Chris Culp, Okanogan.
District Court judge, position No. 2 - Henry (Hank) Rawson, Okanogan, and Rick      Weber, Okanogan (non-partisan position).
     Public Utility District, position No. 3 - Incumbent Ernest Bolz, Tonasket (non-partisan position).
Ferry County
     Assessor - Incumbent Rachel Siracuse, Republic, Republican.
     Auditor - Incumbent Dianna L. Galvan, Republic, Republican.
     Clerk - Incumbent Jean Bremner Booher, Republic, Democrat.
     Commissioner - Clinton (Brad) Brown, Republic, Republican; incumbent Joe Bond, Republic, Republican; Brian Dansel, Republic, Republican; Jack D. Hamilton, Republic, Republican; Cynthia Bonneau-Green, Republic, Democrat, and Marty King, Republic, Republican.
     Sheriff - Incumbent Pete Warner, Malo, Republican, and Dennis Boone, Republic, Republican.
     Treasurer - Incumbent Kathleen Rupp, Republic, Democrat.
     Prosecutor - Incumbent Mike Sandona, Republic, Republican, and Dennis W. Morgan, Republic, Independent.
     District Court judge - Tom Brown and James von Sauer (non-partisan position).
     Public Utility District commissioner - John Hamilton, Republic; Ben Wyckoff, Republic, and incumbent Chris Kroupa, Curlew (non-partisan position).
7th Legislative District
     Senator - Incumbent Bob Morton, Kettle Falls, Republican, and Barbara Mowrey, Chewelah, Democrat.
     Representative, position No. 1 - Incumbent Shelly Short, Addy, Republican.
     Representative, position No. 2 - Incumbent Joel Kretz, Wauconda, Republican.
12th Legislative District
     Representative, position No. 1 - Incumbent Cary Condotta, Wenatchee, Republican.
     Representative, position No. 2 - Incumbent Mike Armstrong, Wenatchee, Republican, and Cliff Courtney, Chelan, Republican.