Walla Walla County Commissioner, Position 1

WALLA WALLA – Jared Frerichs did not respond to The Times's request for information about his candidacy. On his web site, he said he transferred from Waitsburg High School to Wa-Hi for his senior year, and graduated from there in 2001. He Joined the Coast Guard that year.

After serving in the U.S. and in the Middle East, he left the service and returned to Walla Walla in 2011. He has since been employed as a corrections officer at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary.

In challenging Jim Johnson for the District 1 commissioner position, as a Democrat, Frerichs is making his first run for public office. He says that, if elected, he will leave his job at the Pen and work full time as a commissioner.