What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Benton County

179 seats · 179 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (24: 24 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Benton City Mayor	(N) Dyana Alcazar	Nov 2, 2027
+	Grandview Mayor	(N) Steve Barrientes	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mabton Mayor	(N) Mary Alvarado	Nov 2, 2027
+	Mattawa Mayor	(N) Antonio Acosta	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Don Aubrey	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Steven Becken	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Felix Cortes	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Robert Elder	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Morgan Everett	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Stephanie Groom	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Anna Kellogg	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Maricela Sanchez	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Randy Taylor	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Gary Vegar	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Carolina Warwick	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland Mayor	(N) Brad Anderson	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Richard Bloom	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Fred Brink	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) David Fetto	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Brent Gerry	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) May Hays	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Kate Moran	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) John Smart	Nov 2, 2027
+	City Council Member	(N) Ken Stoker	Nov 2, 2027
▶ School (43: 43 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Julie Bussell	Nov 2, 2027
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Tim Goforth	Nov 2, 2027
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Timothy Goforth	Nov 2, 2027
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Cathy Krug	Nov 2, 2027
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Tom LaFortune	Nov 2, 2027
+	Finley School District 53	(N) Dawn Senger	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick School District 17	(N) Gabe Galbraith	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick School District 17	(N) Ron Mabry	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick School District 17	(N) Diane Sundvik	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick School District 17	(N) Micah Valentine	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kiona-Benton City School District 52	(N) Teddy Bryan	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kiona-Benton City School District 52	(N) Julie Rheinschmidt	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kiona-Benton City School District 52	(N) Joshua Skipper	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kiona-Benton City School District 52	(N) Dale Thornton	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kiona-Benton City School District 52	(N) Gina Warner	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Krista Goodall	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Taryn Hartley	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Lindsay Joshlin	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Sarah Maddox	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Ryan Munn	Nov 2, 2027
+	Paterson School District 50	(N) Tadd Suwanrit	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Margaret Douglas	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Andy Howe	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Frank Mulm	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Jason Rainer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Elisa Riley	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Consolidated School District 116	(N) Brian Weinmann	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland School District 400	(N) Misipati Bird	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland School District 400	(N) Audra Byrd	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland School District 400	(N) Rick Donahoe	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland School District 400	(N) Rick Jansons	Nov 2, 2027
+	Richland School District 400	(N) Kari Williams	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Elizabeth Alba	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Andrea Arteaga	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Dale Burgeson	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Dan Hall	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Daniel Hall	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Scott McKinney	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Heather Mendoza	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Antonio Sanchez	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Charles Stegeman	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Chuck Stegeman	Nov 2, 2027
+	Wa - Grandview School District No. 200	(N) Jessica Trevino	Nov 2, 2027
▶ County (10: 10 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Benton County County Treasurer	() Kenneth Spencer	Nov 3, 2026
+	Benton County	() Brenda Chilton	Nov 3, 2026
+	Benton County Commissioner Dist 2	(R) Shon Small	Nov 3, 2026
+	Benton County Commissioner District 2	() Michael Alvarez	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Commissioner Dist 001	(R) Jerome Delvin	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Commissioner Dist 001	(R) Will Mckay	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 1	() Jerome Delvin	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 2	() Shon Small	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 3	() Will Mckay	Nov 3, 2026
+	Prosecutor	() Andy Miller	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (21: 21 filled, 0 vacant)
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Bronson Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Joseph Burrowes	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() David Petersen	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Norma Rodriguez	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Diana Ruff	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Jacqueline Shea-Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County Superior Court	() Jacqueline Stam	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County District Court	() Jennifer Azure AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County District Court	() James Bell	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County District Court	() Dan Kathren	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County District Court	() Terry Tanner	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Benton County District Court	() John Ziobro AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Steven González	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Charles Johnson	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Barbara Madsen	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Sheryl McCloud	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Colleen Melody	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Raquel Montoya-Lewis	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Salvador Mungia	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() Debra Stephens	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Supreme Court Justice	() G. Whitener	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (7: 7 filled, 0 vacant)
+	WA Governor	() Bob Ferguson	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Attorney General	() Nick Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	WA Secretary of State	(D) Steve Hobbs	Nov 3, 2026
+	Washington Senate District 16	(R) Perry Dozier AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	Washington Senate District 8	(R) Matt Boehnke AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Washington House of Representatives District 16	(R) Skyler Rude AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	Washington House of Representatives District 8	(R) Stephanie Barnard AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (9: 9 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 4	(R) Dan Newhouse AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington	(N) Stanley Bastian	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington	(N) Mary Dimke	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) Robert Bryan	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) Tiffany Cartwright	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) John Chun	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) John Coughenour	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) David Estudillo	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	(N) Kymberly Evanson	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Special (65: 65 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Hugh Ahnatook	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Michael Beek	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Jarrod Boyle	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Fred Brink	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Scott Carpenter	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Leslie Colvin	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Gregg Couch	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Robert Crow	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Thomas Downer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Garrett Goodwin	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Kody Hartley	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Fred Hill	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Larry Howell	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) David Jenkins	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Harold Juergens	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Victoria Killingbeck	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Glenn Killingbeck	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Clifford Kilponen	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Joseph Lee	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Dennis Long	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) David Marden	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Wayne Mercer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Randy Mercer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Barry Orth	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Bryan Penttila	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Trevor Phillips	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Steve Rouse	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Buddy Strange	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Allen Wainamo	Nov 2, 2027
+	Fire District Commissioner	(N) Robert Wirkkala	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Steve Blodgett	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Mark Brault	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Wanda Briggs	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Sheila Dunlop	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Marvin Kinney	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Gary Long	Nov 2, 2027
+	Kennewick Public Hospital District	(N) Rick Reil	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Ken Hohenberg	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Roy Keck	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Scott Keller	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Thomas Moak	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Skip Novakovich	Nov 2, 2027
+	Port District Commissioner	(N) Lori Stevens	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Glenn Bestebreur	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Brandon Bowden	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Sharon Dietrich	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Stephen Kenny	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) John McPartland	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Susan Reams	Nov 2, 2027
+	Prosser Public Hospital District	(N) Keith Sattler	Nov 2, 2027
+	Special District Official Dist AT-LARGE POSITION 3	() Barry Bush	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Steve Hale	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Michelle Hendel	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Rick Jansons	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Brandee Kandle	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Judy Lear	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Randy Mercer	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Jason Wiley	Nov 2, 2027
+	Water District Commissioner	(N) Austin Wyatt	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) Max Benitz Jr.	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) Richard Clizbe	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) Randy Cobble	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) Lisa Galbraith	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) David Moon	Nov 2, 2027
+	West Benton Regional Fire Authority	(N) Shane Williams	Nov 2, 2027

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