LiveStories calculated the sum of the categories 'Speak English not well' and 'Speak English not at all,' then divided the sum by the total population age 5 and over to yield a percentage value. Christian secured more than 49 percent of. How many Spokane County residents do not speak English well Data source: This measure is based on the American Community Survey, Table B16004. This year's county assessor's candidates are Republicans Ralph Baker, the incumbent, and Vicki Horton Democrats Sadie Cooney, the former assessor, and Andrew Jackson and independents Lori Wick and Gina McKenzie. Leonard Christian maintains a slight lead over opponent and political newcomer Tom Konis in the race for Spokane County Assessor. I do not want anything to do with agenda 21, I want the city out of it, I want the county out of it, and I’ll do my best as assessor not to participate."Ĭook's departure from the race still leaves voters with several choices for county assessor. "I proved my case beyond a reasonable doubt ... that the new world order is global communism with a loss of sovereignty of the United States and the UN Agenda 21 affects us here at the local level. &0183 &32 Valley with Spokane County and the City of Spokane to provide a more complete picture of the county-wide housing landscape while also offering insights on localized versus regional trends, and a more nuanced view of housing market dynamics. He said he normally sells about 50 a day.Īs a guest to talk about his candidacy on a local conservative AM radio talk show hosted by George McGrath and Mike Fagan, Cook said his newest book is called "Murder by Injection: The Swine Flu Vaccine."Īlso as a guest on McGrath and Fagan's show, Cook referenced one of his books and promised that, if elected, he would not to let the United Nations interfere with the county assessor's office. &0183 &32 Parents > United States > Washington > Counties > Spokane > Assessor Office: County Assessor : Type: Primary Election: Filing Deadline: 00, 2010 - 12:00pm Central. He said he sold 162 books soon after the article was published. owns The Spokesman-Review - though neither Betsy Cowles nor any member of the Cowles family had input on coverage of Cook.Ĭook added that the newspaper article sparked his book sales. Chairwoman Betsy Cowles for trying to get him to leave the race. In a phone interview this week, Cook blamed, in part, a Spokesman-Review article about his candidacy for his decision to drop from the race. He said the article didn't focus enough on his real estate credentials and painted him as a "religious nut." He blamed Cowles Co. Cook has written several books, including one that says President Obama "is an America-hating Muslim/Communist who's actually a puppet-leader of the Council On Foreign Relations' international New-World-Order globalists," according to a Web site that sells his books. The race for county assessor has become less crowded, and perhaps, less interesting.Ī real estate agent working for the city of Spokane and apocalyptic author who announced he would run for county assessor dropped out of the race earlier this month and never filed.