Politics & Government
Filing Week 2017: Here Are All The Pierce County Candidates
From Bonney Lake to Gig Harbor to Lakewood, here are all the local candidates who will appear on the 2017 primary ballot.
PUYALLUP, WA - Are you ready for another election? We promise, this one won't be as relentless and traumatizing as 2016. From state to county to local elections, hundreds of people are seeking office in 2017. The filing deadline was Friday afternoon, so here are all the people who made the cut in Pierce County:
STATE
Legislative District 31 (Bonney Lake, Sumner) State Senator: Phil Fortunato (R); Michelle Rylands (D)
Legislative District 31 State Representative: Morgan Irwin (R); Nate Lowry (D)
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BONNEY LAKE
Mayor: Neil Johnson, Jr.
Council Pos. 1: Randy McKibbin
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Council Pos. 3: Dan Swatman
Council Pos 6: Dave Baus; Terry Carter; Pablo Monroy
GIG HARBOR
Mayor: Jill Guernsey; Kit Kuhn
Council Pos. 1: Rick Offner; Jeni Woock
Council Pos. 2: Robert (Bob) Himes; Scott Gray
Council Pos. 3: Dave Christian; Jim Franich; Peter Norman
Council Pos. 7: Spencer Abersold; Randy Mueller
LAKEWOOD
Council Pos. 1: Mary B. Moss; Paul Wagemann
Council Pos. 2: Mike Brandstetter; Malcolm Russell
Council Pos. 3: Jason Whalen
Council Pos. 5: Ria J. Johnson-Covington; John Simpson
PUYALLUP
Council Dist. 1 Pos. 2 : John Hopkins; Jim Kastama; Curtis Thiel
Council Dist. 2 Pos. 2: Heather Shadko; Keanan Taute; Cynthia Jacobsen
Council Dist. 3 Pos. 2: Jule L. Door; Jeremy Hamel
Municipal Court Judge: Andrea L Beall
SUMNER
Mayor: Bill Pugh
Council Pos. 1: Ronald Haines; Melony Pederson
Council Pos. 2: Kathy Hayden
Council Pos. 3: Steve Allsop; Barbar Bitetto
UNIVERSITY PLACE
Council Pos. 1: Javier Fogueroa; Betsy Tainer
Council Pos. 3: Steve Worthington; Ken Campbell; Patti Dailey
Council Pos. 4: Ken J. Grassi; Carl J. Mollnow
Council Pos. 5: Denise McCluskey
SCHOOL BOARD RACES
Puyallup School District Director Pos. 1: Nathaniel Downes; Maddie Names; Mike Leuzzi; Sheila Wynn
Puyallup School District Director Pos. 4: Kathy Yang; Bart Johnson
University Place School District Director Pos. 1: Ethelda Burke
University Place School District Director Pos. 2: Michael Ehart; Marisa Peloquin; Nate Angelo
Sumner School District Director Dist. 1: Deb Norris
Sumner School District Director Dist. 5: Erin Markquart
Peninsula School District Director Dist. 2: Deborah Krishnadasan
Peninsula School District Director Dist. 5: David Olson; Noelle Balliett
Looking for more races? Check out every Pierce County candidate on the county elections website.
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