HomeMy WebLinkAboutRepublican Party Letter 2026-08-13 RECEIVED
GREGORY L. ZEMPEL AUG 13 2026
CHAIRMAN VJTTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Dear Board of County Commissioners
A quorum of the duly elected and appointed Central
Committee of the Kittitas County Republican Party gathered on
August 3, 2026, for the purpose of listening to four candidates
who had placed their names into consideration to be nominated to
replace departing Commissioner Wright. The statutory scheme
requires the local party to submit a list of three candidates
for consideration by the Board of Commissioners .
Our process consisted of each candidate being asked the
same set of questions and being given the same amount of time to
answer those questions. After the four candidates had the
opportunity to present, voting took place amongst the Central
Committee members present. For each round of voting that ensued,
there had to be a candidate with a majority of the votes to be
slotted into a position. Based upon the voting, we placed the
candidates as follows:
1 . Jeff Leichleiter;
2 . Josh Cox; and
3. Jerry Lael.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Very tr yo
Go Chair
KCRP