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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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