Sutherland lists topics in state seat challenge

Matthew Sutherland, a 25-year-old Democrat who is challenging Joe Schmick of Colfax for the District 9 legislative seat, is an officer candidate in the Washington National Guard.

Sutherland joined the U.S. Army when he was 17.

He has earned a bachelor's degree in political science at Washington State University and is now studying for a master's degree in global security policy.

Though much of his adult life has been spent in the Palouse area, Sutherland grew up near Seattle where his father worked as a Boeing factory line worker.

Health care is near the top of Sutherland's to-do list of issue...