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Council History
Our Beginning
The terms of the first Councilmembers to serve under the Home-Rule Charter commenced May 1, 1981. County Commissioners in office at the time (Jake Bujacich, District 7; Joe Stortini, District 4; and Joe A. Vraves, District 2) became Councilmembers. The first four elected members were: Phyllis K. Erickson, District 1; A.L. 'Slim' Rasmussen, District 5; R. 'Clint' Richardson, District 3; and Shirley Winsley, District 6.
District 1 Councilmembers
Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
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Phyllis K. Erickson | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982 January 1, 1983 - January 22, 1986 (resigned) |
Barbara E. Skinner | January 29, 1986 - December 31, 1986 (appointed) January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990 January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1994 |
Jan Shabro | January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998 January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002 |
Shawn Bunney | January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006 January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010 |
Dan Roach |
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014 January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018 |
Dave Morell | January 1, 2019 - Present |
District 2 Councilmembers
Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
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Joe A. Vraves (Former Commissioner) | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 January 1, 1985 - August 2, 1985 (resigned) |
Paul J. Orheim |
August 14, 1985 - November 26, 1985 (appointed) |
William 'S. 'Bill' Stoner | November 27, 1985 - December 31, 1988 (partial term) January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992 January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
Sarah Casada |
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 |
Calvin Goings |
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008 |
Joyce McDonald |
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012 January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016 |
Pam Roach | January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020 |
Hans Zeiger | January 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022 |
Paul Herrera | August 9, 2022 - Present |
District 3 Councilmembers
Councilmember | Term(s) Served |
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R. 'Clint' Richardson | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 |
Barbara G. Gelman | January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1988 January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992 (first councilmember to serve a full, two-term limit) |
Kenneth M. 'Ken' Madsen |
January 1, 1993 - December 1996 January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 |
Kevin Wimsett |
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 |
Roger Bush | January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008 January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012 |
Jim McCune | January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020 |
Amy Cruver | January 1, 2021 - Present |
District 4 Councilmembers
Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
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Joe Stortini (former commissioner) | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 (resigned, elected County Executive) |
James Edward 'Jim' Salatino | January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1986 (resigned) |
Dennis P. Flannigan | February 11, 1987 - December 31, 1987 (appointed) January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1988 (partial term) January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992 January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
Harold Moss |
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 |
Timothy M. Farrell |
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008 January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012 |
Connie Ladenburg | January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020 |
Ryan Mello | January 1, 2021 - Present |
District 5 Councilmembers
Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
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A. L. 'Slim' Rasmussen | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982 |
Wendell B. Brown | January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1986 January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1989 (resigned, elected county assessor-treasurer) |
Miriam N. Marilyn Graves |
January 5, 1989 - November 21, 1989 (appointed) |
Cathy Pearsall-Stipek | November 22, 1989 - December 31, 1990 (partial term) January 1, 1991 - January 11, 1993 (resigned, elected county auditor) |
Wendell B. Brown | January 25, 1993 (appointed) General Election to December 31, 1994 (partial term) January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998 January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002 |
Barbara G. Gelman |
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006 January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010 |
Rick Talbert |
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014 January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018 |
Marty Campbell | January 1, 2019- Present |
District 6 Councilmembers
Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
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Shirley Winsley | May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 |
Charles F. 'Chuck' Gorden | January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1988 January 1, 1989 - June 21, 1990 (resigned) |
Sally W. Walker | June 27, 1990 - December 31, 1990 (appointed) January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1992 (partial term) January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
M. Patrick 'Pat' O'Malley | January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 January 1, 2001 - January 10, 2003 (resigned, elected district court judge) |
Paul A. Bocchi | January 14, 2003 - November 19, 2003 (appointed) |
Dick Muri | November 19, 2003 - December 31, 2004 (partial term) January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008 January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012 |
Douglas G. Richardson | January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016 January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020 |
Jani Hitchen | January 1, 2021 - Present |
District 7 Councilmembers
Councilmember | Term(s) Served |
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Jack D. 'Jake' Bujacich (former commissioner) |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982 January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1986 |
Paul A. Cyr | January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990 January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1994 |
Karen Biskey | January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998 January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002 |
Terry Lee | January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006 January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010 |
Stan Flemming | January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014 |
Derek Young | January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018 January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022 |
Robyn Denson | January 1, 2023 - Present |