PORT ANGELES — Candidates began to file for public office on Monday for the 2025 primary election, with 48 open positions in Clallam County and 42 open positions in Jefferson County.
As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, 22 people had filed in Clallam County and 20 people had filed in Jefferson County.
Clallam County
Two offices were set to be contested in Clallam County.
Both Drew Schwab, the incumbent, and Tyler Slater will run for position 2 on the Port Angeles City Council, a four-year term.
Meanwhile, Tara Coffin, Laurie Force and Bertha Cooper are will vie for position 4 commissioner in Hospital District 2, a six-year term.
Seventeen offices had one candidate each. They included:
• Armistead Coleman II, for position 5 on the Forks City Council, a two-year unexpired term.
• LaTrisha Suggs, the incumbent, position 1 on the Port Angeles City Council, a four-year term.
• Mark Hodgson, position 3 on the Port Angeles City Council, a four-year term.
• Kate Dexter, the incumbent, position 4 on the Port Angeles City Council, a four-year term.
• Kelly Burger, the incumbent, position 1 on the Sequim City Council, a two-year unexpired term.
• Rachel Anderson, the incumbent, position 4 on the Sequim City Council, a four-year term.
• Colleen McAleer, the incumbent, Port of Port Angeles commissioner, district 1, a four-year term.
• Steve Burke, the incumbent, Port of Port Angeles commissioner, district 2, a four-year term.
• Gerald Stephanz, Jr., Hospital District 2 commissioner, position 1, a six-year term.
• Corlene Eberle, Hospital District 2 commissioner, position 7, a two-year unexpired term.
• Sarah Methner, the incumbent, Port Angeles School District director, position 1, a four-year term.
• Nancy Hamliton, Port Angeles School District director, position 2, a four-year term.
• Maren Halvorsen, the incumbent, Sequim School District director at large, position 4, a four-year term
• Steve Hopf, the incumbent, Fire District 2 commissioner, position 3, a six-year term.
• Bill Miano, the incumbent, Fire District 3 commissioner, position 3, a six-year term.
• Lynne Kastner, the incumbent, Fire District 4 commissioner, position 5, a six-year term.
• Gary Jubien, Water District Sunland commissioner, position 1, a six-year term.
The following positions had no candidates registered to run for them as of Monday afternoon:
Forks mayor; Forks City Council members for positions 1, 2 and 3; Sequim City Council members for positions 3, 5 and 7; Hospital District 1 commissioner position 1; Crescent School District director position 1; Crescent School District directors for positions 2 and 3; Sequim School District director district 2; Cape Flattery School District directors for districts 1 and 3; Quillayute Valley School District directors for district 2 and 4; Fire District 1 commissioners positions 1, 3 and 4; Fire District 4 commissioner, position 3; Fire District 5 commissioner, position 3; Fire District 6 commissioner, position 2; Parks and Recreation Clallam County District 1 commissioners for position 1 and 2; Parks and Recreation Quillayute commissioners for positions 1, 2 and 4; Water District Black Diamond commissioners for positions 1 and 3.
Jefferson County
Three offices will be contested in Jefferson County.
Matt Ready, the incumbent, and Stu Kerber will run for commissioner, position 3, on the East Jefferson County Hospital District – a six-year term.
Jill Buhler-Rienstra, the incumbent, and Patty Rhoden will run for commissioner, position 5, on the East Jefferson County Hospital District – a six-year term.
David Seabrook, the incumbent, and David Codier will run for a six-year term as district 2 commissioner for the East Jefferson Fire District.
Eleven offices had one candidate each as of Monday. The included:
• Andy Pernsteiner, who was appointed to the position this spring, for sheriff, a one-year term.
• Carol Hasse, the incumbent, for district 2 commissioner for the Port of Port Townsend, a four-year term.
• Peter Hanke, the incumbent, for district 3 commissioner for Port of Port Townsend, a four-year term.
• Fred Obee, position 1 on the Port Townsend City Council, a four-year term.
• Mike Reynolds, the incumbent, director at large, position 2, on the Brinnon School District, a two-year unexpired term.
• Summer Ventura, the incumbent, director at large, position 5, on the Brinnon School District, a four-year term.
• John Nowak, the incumbent, Port Townsend School District director, district 1, a four-year term.
• Jeannie Price, district 1 commissioner for East Jefferson Fire District, a six-year term.
• Dan Ventura, Brinnon Fire District commissioner, position 1, a four-year unexpired term.
• Justin Matheson, the incumbent, for Brinnon Fire District commissioner, position 3, a six-year term.
• Thane Grooms, the incumbent, Coyle-Thorndyke Park and Recreation commissioner, position 3, a four-year term.
No candidates registered for the following positions as of Monday:
West Jefferson County Hospital District 1 commissioners for position 2 and 3; Port Townsend City Council members for positions 2 and 5; Queets/Clearwater School District directors at large for positions 1, 2 and 5; Brinnon School District director at large, position 1; Quilcene School District director, district 2; Quilcene School District director at large, position 5; Chimacum School District directors for districts 1, 2 and 5; Port Townsend School District director at large, position 4; Quilcene Fire District commissioner, position 1; Discovery Bay Fire District commissioner, position 3; Clearwater Fire District commissioners for positions 1, 2 and 3; Paradise Bay Water District commissioners for positions 2 and 3; Brinnon Water District commissioners for positions 1 and 2; Quilcene Cemetery District commissioner, position 3; Gardiner Cemetery District commissioner, position 1; Coyle-Thorndyke Park and Recreation commissioner, position 2.
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