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After graduating from law school, Whitener worked as a public defender, prosecutor, and private defense attorney. [4]She served as a judge on the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals for two years and then on the Pierce County Superior Court from 2015 to 2020, having been appointed by Governor Inslee and elected unopposed in 2015 and 2016.
Pierce County Council Chair Ryan Mello, a Democrat, has won the race for the Pierce County executive position. He bested Rep. Kelly Chambers, R-Puyallup, by only 10,012 votes as of Tuesday morning
Mount Rainier from Ricksecker Point, 1932 Tacoma—seat of Pierce County Mount Rainier hazard map. Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, [1] up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 59th-most populous in the United States.
The default form of county government is the non-charter commission, with three to five elected commissioners serving as both the legislature and executive. Seven counties have adopted charters providing for home rule distinct from state law: King, Clallam, Whatcom, Snohomish, Pierce, San Juan, and Clark.
In Pierce County Council Districts 2 and 3, incumbent Republican candidates are leading their Democratic opponents. Incumbent District 2 Councilmember Paul Herrera, leads Democratic challenger ...
$3.7 million for law enforcement About $3.7 million of the city’s budget goes to the city’s police department. Egdewood and University Place are the two cities that contract with Pierce County ...
Bruce F. Dammeier (born 1961) [1] is an American politician and engineer who served as county executive of Pierce County, Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of both chambers of the Washington State Legislature.
According to a presentation in the Pierce County Public Safety Committee in October, the property crime rate in the county sheriff’s department service area increased by 22.5% from 2019 to 2022.