The Pierce County Council is a county legislative council with jurisdiction over Pierce County, Washington. In addition to serving as the legislative branch of the county's government, the council is responsible for managing the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, public health and human services, public transportation (including the Pierce County Airport), wastewater management, parks, open space, trails, records, elections, and licensing.
The council also has the ability to fill vacancies in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate.
Structure The Pierce County Council has seven members who are elected in partisan elections to four-year terms. Each member represents a geographically contiguous district that includes approximately 131,500 residents. When a vacancy occurs, the local county parties nominate three candidates, one of whom is selected by the County Council.
Members + Pierce County Council MembersDistrictCouncilmemberPartyAreas represented1Dave Morell Republican Bonney Lake, Buckley, Carbonado, Crystal Mountain, Greenwater, Lake Tapps, Orting, South Hill, South Prairie, Wilkeson2Paul Herrera Republican Puyallup, Sumner, Fife, Milton, Pacific, Edgewood, Northeast Tacoma, Southeast Auburn, Browns Point, Dash Point3Amy Cruver Republican Ashford, Eatonville, Elbe, Elk Plain, Frederickson, Graham, Spanaway, Roy, McKenna, Harts Lake4Rosie Ayala Democratic Fircrest, parts of North Tacoma, South Tacoma, Hilltop, Downtown Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, University Place5Bryan Yambe Democratic Midland, North Clover Creek, Parkland, Spanaway, Summit View, Summit, Waller, East Tacoma, South Tacoma6Jani Hitchen Democratic Anderson Island, Ketron Island, Steilacoom, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, DuPont, Lakewood, Parkland7Robyn Denson Democratic Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, North Tacoma, West Tacoma
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