Patrick Beehler declares his candidacy for Thurston County Commissioner Dist. 3

Pat Beehler declares his candidacy for officePat talks to his supporters

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Pat Beehler drew crowds and eyes at County Auditor’s office

Olympia, WA, June 1, 2009 Republican candidate Pat Beehler’s early morning filing drew office staff’s attention as a crowd of supporters filled the County Auditor’s office.

“This is the biggest attendance [of supporters] in my memory,” said Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman who could not recall such support in the past.

Nearly 40 people sporting Elect Beehler shirts with signs in hand, squeezed into the Auditor’s office on the first day of filing. Many office staff members stood from their seats to view the crowd which extended to the back corners of the office.

The cross-section of supporters, the youngest in a stroller and the oldest in his 90s, gathered at the Red Lion Hotel parking lot to rally his candidacy.

Coffee and doughnuts would prove as a secondary fuel to the crowd’s excitement for Beehler’s filing.

“Pat [Beehler] knows to cue in and clean up the budget issues of our county,” supporter Mike Edwards exclaimed to the early-risers of Monday morning’s tailgate.

At exactly the 9th hour on Monday morning, Beehler officiated his candidacy for Thurston County Commissioner District 3.

“It’s official! So let’s go back to celebrate and finish the doughnuts!” exclaimed Beehler.

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