{"id":2322993,"date":"2024-08-12T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-rohrer-leads-pierce-county-council-district-6-race-following-primary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T09:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:46:50","slug":"republican-rohrer-leads-pierce-county-council-district-6-race-following-primary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-rohrer-leads-pierce-county-council-district-6-race-following-primary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Rohrer leads Pierce County Council District 6 race following primary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-rohrer-leads-pierce-county-council-district-6-race-following-primary-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incumbents-prevail-in-northern-arizonas-primary-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Incumbents prevail in northern Arizona\u2019s primary election - Washington Examiner\">recent primary \u200belection<\/a>\u200d for Pierce \u2064County Council District 6, Republican candidate Loujanna \u2063&#8221;LJ&#8221; Rohrer is leading incumbent Democrat Jani Hitchen. Rohrer received 47.2% of\u2062 the votes while Hitchen trailed with 41.1%, and Democratic candidate Danny Hankins garnered 11.6%. Rohrer, currently a senior legislative assistant, expressed optimism about the results, suggesting \u200cit reflects dissatisfaction with Hitchen&#8217;s leadership. She aims to sway Hankins&#8217; supporters in the upcoming\u2063 November election, focusing on addressing the constituents&#8217; top concern: the rising cost of living, particularly housing costs. \u200dRohrer \u2064advocates for careful evaluation of spending priorities as county revenues increase,\u200b highlighting the need for efficient tax dollar use in tackling affordable housing issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republican Rohrer leads Pierce County Council District 6 race following primary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727391\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&ndash; Results from the August Primary Election reveal incumbent Pierce County Council District 6 Councilmember Jani Hitchen faces a tough challenge from Republican Loujanna &ldquo;LJ&rdquo; Rohrer, who leads all candidates for the county council seat.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-time-the-polls-close-today-in-each-state\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s What Time the Polls Close Today in Each State\">latest election results<\/a>, Rohrer leads all District 6 candidates with 47.2% of collected votes. Hitchen, a Democrat, is trailing with 41.1%, and fellow Democrat Danny Hankins collected 11.6% of tallied votes.<\/p>\n<p>Rohrer, a senior legislative assistant for the State House of Representatives, said she feels good about the primary results but feels that she has a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What the results show is that people are not satisfied with the incumbent,&rdquo; Rohrer said to The Center Square in a phone call.<\/p>\n<p>Rohrer will have to convince the 11.6% of Hankins supporters not to choose the incumbent Hitchen in the November Election, which she says she is confident she can do.<\/p>\n<p>The top concern Rohrer is hearing from her constituents is the increasing cost of living, especially housing costs. She said she wants to look at where spending is being made as Pierce County revenues continue to increase and figure out what residents are prioritizing for where generated revenue goes.<\/p>\n<p>General fund revenues for Pierce County increased 2.5% from $875 million in the 2022-2023 budget to $896.7 million in the 2024-2025 budget.<\/p>\n<p>The two leading candidates differ on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-senate-aims-to-help-alleviate-states-lack-of-housing-for-workforce\/\" title=\"Florida Senate aims to address state&#039;s housing shortage for workforce\">address affordable housing<\/a>, with Rohrer saying that the county needs to step back and look at how to efficiently spend tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Rohrer mentioned the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act, which implements a one-tenth of 1% sales tax for housing and related services, as an example of new tax sources that need to be more closely examined.<\/p>\n<p>Taxpayers pay 10 cents for every $100 spent, with groceries, medicine, certain medical supplies and hygiene products exempt from the tax. The tax is expected to generate approximately $20 million in revenue each year, according to the county.<\/p>\n<p>Hitchen touts her work to get the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act passed, stating that it would help the county partner with builders to produce permanently affordable housing and supportive housing in her campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>Hitchen is focused on where units of affordable housing created by the sales tax go in order to address housing needs across Pierce County.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rohrer said the county should focus on working with industry partners and businesses to figure out solutions to address housing affordability and overall costs. This includes creating incentives for businesses and developers to build affordable housing at the necessary rate.<\/p>\n<p>The Center Square reached out to Jani Hitchen&rsquo;s campaign for comment, but did not receive a response at the time of this publication.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727391\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727391\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Loujanna &#8220;LJ&#8221; Rohrer is currently leading the race for Pierce County Council District 6 following the August Primary Election, presenting a significant challenge to incumbent Democrat Jani Hitchen. Rohrer has garnered 47.2% of the votes, while Hitchen trails with 41.1%, and fellow Democrat Danny Hankins has received 11.6%. Rohrer, who serves as a senior legislative assistant in the State House of Representatives, expressed optimism about her primary performance but acknowledged that there is still much work ahead. She noted that the results indicate dissatisfaction with Hitchen among voters.<\/p>\n<p>To secure victory in November, Rohrer will need to persuade Hankins&#8217; supporters not to back Hitchen. A key issue raised by constituents is the rising cost of living, particularly housing expenses. Rohrer aims to analyze county spending as revenues increase and determine residents&#8217; priorities for these funds.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce County&#8217;s general fund revenue has risen by 2.5%, from $875 million in the previous budget cycle to $896.7 million for 2024-2025. The candidates have differing views on affordable housing solutions; Rohrer believes it&#8217;s essential for the county to reassess its tax dollar expenditures efficiently and highlighted concerns regarding new tax sources like the Maureen Howard Affordable Housing Act\u2014a measure that imposes a one-tenth of one percent sales tax aimed at generating around $20 million annually for housing services.<\/p>\n<p>Hitchen emphasizes her role in passing this act, which she claims will facilitate partnerships with builders to create permanently affordable and supportive housing throughout Pierce County while focusing on where these units are allocated based on community needs.<\/p>\n<p>Rohrer&#8217;s strategy involves collaborating with industry partners and businesses to develop incentives that encourage affordable housing construction at necessary rates. The Center Square attempted to contact Hitchen&#8217;s campaign for comments but did not receive a response before publication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arizona-voting-centers.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37882,37196,33184,3911,37881],"class_list":["post-2322993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-council-district-6","tag-pierce-county","tag-primary-election","tag-republican","tag-rohrer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arizona-voting-centers.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}