Moses Lake council member named chair of Republican org

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake City Council member Deanna Martinez has been named the chair of the Mainstream Republicans of Washington, according to a press release from the organization. “The center is where the work can get done,” Martinez said. Martinez, a registered nurse at Othello Community Hospital, was elected to the Moses Lake City Council last fall and said she became involved with the 50-year-old Mainstream Republicans of Washington in 2019 when she was working to get Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, elected in his own right following his appointment to the state legislature following the resignation of Matt Manweller...