Spokane's Wild Congressional Race | Spokane News

Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 2m

Ten candidates clashed at Spokane’s central library in a fiery congressional forum to replace Michael Baumgartner, with Democrats and independents eyeing a rare chance to flip a long-red seat. Carmela Conroy, the 2022 runner-up, returned for revenge, while others like Bajun Mavalwalla went nuclear on ICE, calling for its abolition and criminalizing its leaders after his son’s arrest. Reformers like Danimus and Conroy echoed that sentiment, comparing ICE’s tactics to fascism, while Richard Freudenberg defended the agency’s role in fighting trafficking. Matthew Hayes proposed cutting federal…