Picture Story
Michael Killian sits at his desk on the phone in his office at the Franklin County Courthouse in Pasco, Washington Friday, Nov. 29, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian jogs to his car as it snows after leaving work at the Franklin County Courthouse in Pasco, Washington Friday, Nov. 29, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Franklin County Clerk Michael Killian takes down one of his re-election signs near the Fairgrounds in Pasco, Washington Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Killian has run unopposed since he first took office in 2001 up until this year, when he defeated his opponent Byron Pugh (R) by taking 73 percent of the vote. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian tries to calm down his family’s cat, Fuego, while waiting for the vet in Pasco, Washington Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Killian brought Fuego in after he seemed lethargic and in pain the morning after spending the night outside. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian trims ivy to keep it off the stepping-stones in his front yard in Pasco, Washington before getting ready for Thanksgiving festivities Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian wipes down the bumper of his Jaguar in the driveway of his home in Pasco, Washington after taking it to the car wash Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian catches up with his mother, Helen Lynch, over a glass of red wine before Thanksgiving dinner is served at Lynch’s home in Kennewick, Washington Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian warms up a shot of B & B brandy over a tea light candle in his home bar in Pasco, Washington Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)
Michael Killian squeezes a lime into his gin and tonic as his wife watches with her moscow mule in hand in their home bar in Pasco, Washington Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (Photo by Alex Killian)