Port commissioner sworn in

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Kelly Kidwell, center, was sworn in as the Port of Port Angeles’ District 2 commissioner during a special meeting on Tuesday by commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais. Kidwell, a businessman and the founder of Citizen Air, was one of five applicants for the position. He fills the seat of former commissioner Steve Burke, who resigned May 1. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Kelly Kidwell, center, was sworn in as the Port of Port Angeles’ District 2 commissioner during a special meeting on Tuesday by commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais. Kidwell, a businessman and the founder of Citizen Air, was one of five applicants for the position. He fills the seat of former commissioner Steve Burke, who resigned May 1. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Kelly Kidwell, center, was sworn in as the Port of Port Angeles’ District 2 commissioner during a special meeting on Tuesday by commissioners Colleen McAleer, left, and Connie Beauvais.

Kidwell, a businessman and the founder of Citizen Air, was one of five applicants for the position.

He fills the seat of former commissioner Steve Burke, who resigned May 1.