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Kyle Curtis, Susan Soto Palmer discuss Yakima County issues in commissioner race

Yakima County commissioners guide government for more than 250,000 people spread over almost 4,300 square miles. They oversee health, public safety and land use in Yakima County by crafting laws and policies for the county.

The Yakima Herald-Republic discussed local issues with Kyle Curtis and Susan Soto Palmer, two candidates running for Yakima County’s District 2, which includes much of the city of Yakima.

Republican incumbent Curtis was first elected in 2022, after the county commissioner boundaries were redrawn.

New districts were created by a legal settlement after Seattle-based immigrant rights group OneAmerica and the Campaign Legal Center sued the county. The lawsuit alleged the county’s voting system disenfranchised Latinos.

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