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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |