Strong Kickoff, Stronger Community — Clark County Update: Dec. 2025
Strong Kickoff, Stronger Community — Clark County Update: Dec. 2025
Clark County Future 42 hosted its kickoff event this week. The sold-out event featured Emmy-Award winning emcee, Brandi Kruse, and Tracy Doriot (founder and senior partner of Doriot Construction) as the keynote speaker on the affordability crisis, along with Steve Gordon, Dann Mead Smith, and Leslie Lewallen – the Director of the Clark County Future 42 Chapter. Over 130...
Event: Future 42 Clark County Kickoff Event Dec. 9, feat. Brandi Kruse & Tracy Doriot
Event: Future 42 Clark County Kickoff Event Dec. 9, feat. Brandi Kruse & Tracy Doriot
Join Dann Mead Smith, Leslie Lewallen, Steve Gordon, and local leaders for our inaugural Project 42/Future 42 Clark County kickoff event in Vancouver and hear the latest on what is happening in our county and state. Update: This event is sold out. AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront 333 W Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660 Tuesday, December...
Big Decisions Ahead for Clark County Voters — Ballots Are Here!
Big Decisions Ahead for Clark County Voters — Ballots Are Here!
Clark County voters will be receiving their ballot this weekend for the 2025 General Election. Residents in several municipalities will be voting on several key propositions and amendments. For all county residents, this ballot will include the opportunity to select three candidates to represent you on the Clark County Charter Review Commission. Proposed Vancouver Charter...
Wall Street Journal: Illegal School Strikes in Washington
Wall Street Journal: Illegal School Strikes in Washington
The Wall Street Journal editorial Board covered the strikes at Evergreen Public Schools and La Center, both in Clark County. Future 42 has covered this issue as well. From the WSJ: Rather than strike, the union members could have kept working for a year under the last contract’s terms, according to the district. Washington law...
Camas Acts to Preserve Public Spaces, Passes Camping Ban
Camas Acts to Preserve Public Spaces, Passes Camping Ban
The City of Camas recently enacted an ordinance banning camping on public property, fully complying with the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Grants Pass, which allows such restrictions without breaching the 8th Amendment clause that it does not prohibit the enforcement of laws regulating camping on public property. Prior to unanimously passing the ordinance banning camping on public property, Camas City Administrator Doug...
2025 Clark County Legislative Scorecard
2025 Clark County Legislative Scorecard
Future 42 is proud to release its first-of-its-kind, comprehensive scorecard, providing an in-depth analysis of key votes taken by the 12 legislators representing Clark County during the 2025 legislative session. This information is critical in order to ensure that Washingtonians are informed on bills which were passed, how those bills will impact their lives, and...
Future 42 launches its third county project in Clark County with Leslie Lewallen as Director
Future 42 launches its third county project in Clark County with Leslie Lewallen as Director
Vancouver, WA — Future 42 is excited to launch its latest county project, in Clark County this summer. The project will be led by Leslie Lewallen who brings years of legal, civic, and leadership experience to the role, along with a deep commitment to her Clark County community. “Leslie embodies the kind of principled, solutions-focused...