Cheney Free Press -

SPOKANE VALLEY – After the first day of ballot counting in the November 7th election, a local man has taken the lead in the race for the Spokane Valley Fire District Commissioner No. 5 position.

Rick Freier surged to victory with 12,617 votes, at 66.95% of the total. His opponent, George Orr, came in with 6,144, 32.6%.

For Freier, this marked a significant milestone in his life as he confessed, “It’s my first time running for anything, figuring out the paperwork and process, and finding out how expensive signs can be. It was humbling to hear someone tell you they voted for you.”

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