Pakootas makes campaign stops at Colfax, Pullman

Joe Pakootas, the Democrat challenging Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the 5th Congressional seat, made a campaign stop in Colfax Sept. 24. Pakootas also spoke at the Foley Institute on the WSU campus as part of his campaign swing through the county.

A Native American from Inchelium, Pakootas served 16 years on the Colville Tribal Council and is now CEO of the Colville Tribal Council Federal Corporation.

In a stop at the Gazette office, Pakootas said he believes his campaign is gaining ground on McMorris Rodgers, the five-term Republican incumbent.

“I am running for Congress because our curren...