Democrats look to elections

NEWPORT – In this mid-term election year, the Pend Oreille County Democratic Party is becoming more active, soliciting Precinct Committee Officer candidates and holding a candidate forum for the 5th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Michael Baumgartner. The huge 12-county 5th District includes Pend Oreille County.

Pend Oreille County Democratic Party chair Andrew Feldman is interested in the General Election that is just six months way, the mid-term elections Nov. 3. That’s when Baumgartner, a first term Congressman, faces reelection, along with most county elected officials, who are all Republicans.