News & Events
Stay informed on the latest from Jake Seegers for County Commissioner. From campaign updates and community highlights to press releases and opinion pieces, this is where Jake shares his perspective and progress as we work together to build something better for Clallam County.
Clallam County: The "Wild West"
When government stops enforcing the laws, the lawful pay the price. During the mid-to-late 1800s, large portions of the American West were ruled by lawlessness. In many frontier towns, there was no functioning government, no reliable courts, and no effective policing.
The Community Way
Why Clallam County’s housing crisis reveals the limits of regulation — and the power of voluntary local action. At the state, county, and city levels, officials increasingly assume that expanding government programs is the primary way to address community challenges.
Disappearing Deficit Debacle
How a manufactured budget crisis drove taxes, cuts, and a levy the County didn’t need. Despite repeated public calls to examine the budget line-by-line, commissioners chose another path: Raise property taxes.
Serenity Over Sanity
How Clallam County built a homelessness industrial complex that fails its own residents. Citizens are taxed. NGOs call the shots. Government promises fail. Local leaders continue to miss the obvious solutions.
The Ecological Harm of Harm Reduction
Soaring harm reduction investments, rising drug activity, and an environmental crisis they're pretending not to see.
Harm Reduction Hijack
The county commissioners are funding the narrative while ignoring the facts.
One Mother’s Fight Against Addiction
Jake Seegers introduces Chelsea Jones, whose story of love, accountability, and recovery exposes what Clallam County’s leaders refuse to see.
Who Will Stand Up for the People?
When leaders enforce costly mandates but ignore their own violations, that’s not order — it’s hypocrisy
Givers and Takers
From parcel fees to levy lifts, the commissioners keep finding new ways to reach into taxpayers’ pockets—while spending soars faster than inflation
The Clallam CON-servation District
How County Commissioners are backing a “funding crisis” built on bad math, misleading claims, and special interest spin
Fishy Fee Smells Like a Taxpayer Fleecing
The $5 hustle: How Clallam Conservation District wants taxpayers to foot the bill
Local Problems, Local Solutions
Why Port Angeles must choose local innovation over outsourcing
Fool me once, fool me again
How local leaders convince us to vote for higher taxes—and feel good about it
