County, state candidates debate Sept. 26

TULALIP — Candidates for the Snohomish County executive’s job and an open state House seat are scheduled to debate during a Sept. 26 breakfast event.

The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event at the Tulalip Resort Casino.

Doors open at 6:45 a.m., and the program starts at 7:15 a.m. To RSVP, contact admin@marysvilletulalipchamber.com or call 360-659-7700. The cost is $23 in advance or $28 at the door.

Appointed county Executive John Lovick, a Democrat, faces Sultan Mayor Carolyn Eslick, a Republican, in the Nov. 4 general election.

In the 44th Legislative District, Mill Creek City Councilman Mark Harmsworth, a Republican who works as a tech consultant, faces Democrat Mike Wilson, a politics teacher at Everett’s Cascade High School.

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