Pamplin Media Group - Charbonneau: Wilsonville's most influential voting bloc
Eight years later, Eric Postma still can't quite figure out what happened. Running against current mayor-elect Julie Fitzgerald and former Wilsonville City Councilor Susie Stevens in a race for two council spots, Postma won two of three Wilsonville precincts but lost the Charbonneau precinct by such a margin that he wound up finishing third. This result reflects a perplexing quagmire for more outwardly conservative candidates (Wilsonville elections are nonpartisan races but several recent candidates have been outspoken in their right-wing leanings) running for City Council. Despite the f...