Ephrata Police Department officers responded to a call regarding a disturbance after a Grant County Republican Party meeting devolved into arguments over procedure on April 4. Above, an EPD officer speaks with Candace Erickson, while former chair David Hunt, directly beneath the light, argues about procedural issues in running the meeting with Washington GOP State Convention and Order of Business Committee Chair Paul Hess.
April 23, 2024
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Grant GOP resolves leadership crisis
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Republican Party has had an identity crisis for the past several months after some Precinct Committee Officers opted to remove David Hunt as Grant County Party Chair during an Oct. 5, 2023 meeting, citing legal issues Hunt is facing and electing Andrew Koeppen as chair. Hunt said the October meeting’s chair election is invalid. Washington GOP Chair Jim Walsh expressed frustration in a letter to both sides of the issue.