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Candidate Dossier: Dusti Rose Arab

2026 Clark County Council Dist 1

TLP:GREEN Date: 2026-07-04 Party: Non-Partisan District: Clark County
FieldDetailSource
Full NameDusti Rose Arab (known as Dusti Arab)T1
ResidenceVancouver, WA (Clark County). Campaign committee mailing address PO Box 122, Vancouver, WA 98666. Committee email hello@dustiforclarkcounty.com.T1
PartyNonpartisan office. Clark County Council races carry no party preference on the ballot, and the PDC filing lists no party.T1
FamilyParent.T2
EducationStates she is beginning a master's degree in organizational leadership in fall 2026 (self-stated). No prior degree detail is published in public records.T3
EmploymentFounder of The Reinvention Co (the reinvention co LLC), a marketing strategy business working with mission-driven small businesses and nonfiction authors. States roughly 15 years of marketing experience.; Founder of Hearth & Hollow, a Vancouver micro-nursery and plant CSA that grows edible plant starts from seed. Founded in early 2025.; Described in public materials as an urban farmer, writer, and parent.T3

1 Political Positions

TopicPositionSource
Growth and Green SpaceOpposes any expansion of the urban growth boundary. Frames protecting forests, waterways, and open land as central to how the county manages growth.T3
Housing AffordabilitySupports expanding housing affordability through community land trusts and missing-middle development, and making it easier for the county to permit and build homes.T3
Land Use, Data Centers and Detention FacilitiesSupports banning data centers and detention facilities in Clark County.T3
HomelessnessFrames the county's homelessness response around caring for people and caring for communities at the same time.T3

2 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)

MetricValueSource
Filing EntityPDC committee ARABD--010 (committee id 41664), Clark County Council District 1, Position 1. 2026 cycle as of 2026-07-04 (PDC data updated 2026-06-29): $2,882.00 total contributions across 22 cash contributions (no in-kind reported), $845.26 spent, $787.00 in candidate loans, $0 carryforward, roughly $2,824 cash on hand. Contributions are almost entirely small-dollar. The largest itemized cash gifts were $222 (Amanda Hill) and $200 (Alexander Haupt); the balance came from small-contribution aggregates and low-cost fundraisers (a kick-off fundraiser and a "One Fine Folksy Evening" event). Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov, datasets 3h9x-7bvm and kv7h-kjye), as_of 2026-07-04.T1

3 Endorsements

4 Notable Public Statements

“Because growth shouldn't cost us what we love about this place.”

Campaign website, core message (2026)

“Our forests, waterways, and open land make this place worth living in. They deserve to be protected as we grow.”

Campaign website, green space (2026)

“Too many of our neighbors are getting priced out. We need more homes and a county that makes it easier to build them.”

Campaign website, housing affordability (2026)

“We can care about people and care about our communities at the same time.”

Campaign website, homelessness response (2026)

5 Source Verification

Data Sources
WA SOS, WA PDC, local media, public records
Collection Date
2026-07-04
Highest Tier
T1 (Official Record)
Methodology
Public filing data with OSINT enrichment. No T3/T4 claims included.
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