McAuley, port commissioner, to bid for state Senate position

WHATCOM ­— Michael McAuley, currently a Port of Bellingham commissioner, intends to run next year as a Democrat for the state 42nd District Senate position held by Doug Ericksen. McAuley is retiring from eight years on the port commission. Ericksen, a Ferndale Republican, is in his 19th year in the state Legislature, the last seven…