SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — One of the jobs up for grabs in the November election is Washington Public Lands Commissioner.
Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dave Upthegrove are running for the position with current commissioner Hilary Franz set to leave the role after eight years in office.
KREM 2 News Anchor Whitney Ward sat down with each candidate to talk about their plans to specifically protect Eastern Washington from wildfires.
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