Emry Dinman – The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Jun. 22—Marine Corps veteran and Spokane firefighter Nate Powell portrays himself as a fighter in his independent bid for Congress — a literal fighter, highlighting in campaign ads that he was “undefeated in the cage,” a reference to his 5-0-0 record in amateur mixed martial arts, where Powell fought as a lightweight in 2015-16.
He’s one of 11 people hoping to unseat Rep. Michael Baumgartner this November, and appears to be the second-best funded challenger — after Democrat Carmela Conroy, who was Baumgartner’s November election challenger two years ago and is running again — with over $130,000 raised as of the end of March…