County

Clark Public Utility District Commissioner

District 3

Vote for: 1
Term: 6 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The three commissioners run Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County (Clark Public Utilities), the county's public electric and water utility, and set its rates.

Nominated by commissioner district in the primary; the whole PUD (all of Clark County) votes in the general election (RCW 54.12.010).

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Jane A. Van Dyke

No party listed

Clark Public Utilities Commissioner

The gist

Supports power and water service at nonprofit rates.
Supports energy and water conservation programs.
Supports rooftop and community solar.

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Supports power and water service at nonprofit rates.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I'll advocate for power and water at nonprofit rates”
Supports energy and water conservation programs.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Conservation and power and water efficiencies allowed the utility to avoid costly investments.”
Supports rooftop and community solar.
Jane Van Dyke for Public Utilities Commissioner
Campaign website · Jane Van Dyke campaign · janevandyke.com
“We support our customers in their rooftop solar installations.”

Gordon Matthews

No party listed

Retired utility engineer (Bonneville Power Administration)

The gist

Proposes partnering with Eastside utilities to build solar.
Proposes redesigning community solar to pay ratepayer dividends.
Proposes planning for power beyond BPA hydro supply.

More about Gordon

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Proposes partnering with Eastside utilities to build solar.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Partnering with Eastside Public Utilities to build solar there translates to 150% of generation from the same investment.”
Proposes redesigning community solar to pay ratepayer dividends.
Gordon Matthews, PE for Clark PUD Commissioner
Campaign website · Gordon Matthews campaign · matthewsforclarkpud.org
“Rethinking community solar programs means ratepayers can benefit both from more generation and from the dividends of our shared investment”
Proposes planning for power beyond BPA hydro supply.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“The BPA hydro system can no longer deliver our full requirements”

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