In July, Port of Vancouver commissioner candidate Kris Greene told The Columbian that he wouldn’t be involved with an effort to challenge the eligibility of his rival, Don Orange.

“(I’m) not going to throw stones,” Greene said at the time. “It’s not my position to speak for his activities.”

But leaked emails obtained by The Columbian reveal an orchestrated attempt by Greene and his campaign to challenge Orange’s voter registration, including consulting with Carolyn Crain, a local Republican Party activist, as she brought an unsuccessful challenge to Orange’s residency and eligibility to run for the position.

The emails provided by Robert Sabo, the former campaign strategist for Greene, show Greene and members of his campaign shared information and discussed strategy with Crain in August.

“If there’s any question about him being an honest candidate, that should be completely eliminated in my understanding at this point,” said Sabo, who recently alleged that fossil fuel industry insiders are effectively dictating who should work with Greene’s campaign, reshaping the campaign’s message and directing how it would spend campaign contributions.