Dr. Matthew Manweller
Dr. Manweller is currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at Central Washington University where he teaches Political Economy and Constitutional Law. He earned is Bachelors in Economics from Whitman College and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oregon. He is the author of several scholarly books and journal articles including research on tort reform, voting behavior, state court procedures, and constitutional law. He is also the author of The Right Opinion: A Heretics Voice from the Ivory Tower, a book that examines the liberal bias in higher education and how it affects our children. Dr. Manweller sits on several advisory boards. He is the incoming President of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, sits on the Research Advisory Board for the Washington Policy Center, the Board of Directors for the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce, and served as the President of the CWU Faculty Senate. Professor Manweller is a rare voice in academia. He advocates for free markets, free trade and free people. Dr. Manweller currently lives in Ellensburg, Washington is married to his wife Shelley. They have one son—Lincoln.
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Dr. Jimmie Applegate
Dr. Jimmie R. Applegate is a retired academician. He is a constitutional conservative active in the Kittitas County Republican Party.
Bruce Coe
Bruce Coe has been politically active for many years. An initial opponent of the Growth Management Act, he participated in various committees throughout the GMA adoption years, and participated in the YRBWEP (Yakima River Basin Watershed Enhancement Planning) process. He was appointed as a County Commissioner in Kittitas County, filling the rather large shoes of now 13th district Representative Bill Hinkle, and was elected to the district 2 commissioner's position a year later. Luckily for his sanity, his conservatively plain spoken and honest approach to politics lost him his next election. He has remained active mainly in water, private property and governance issues since then. Bruce is the owner of Hidden Valley Ranch, past owner and operator of Hidden Valley Guest Ranch with his wife, Kim. Bruce's oldest son, James has enlisted the Marine Corps, and his Daughter Hannah works in the home health care industry.