WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Filing to open for long list of local positions

Candidates who are running for election to a long list of Island County positions must file during the week of May 17 – 21. The Election in November is in an off year for federal and state races, but many positions in county, city and special districts will be on the ballot and are listed below. Note that nearly 30 positions in water districts that are up for election are not listed below. For more information about the filing requirements, the positions listed below, and the water district positions that will be on the ballot, please contact the Island County Elections Office at 400 N. Main Street in Coupeville or go to the Elections website. For more details on these positions and who is or is not running for re-election, Jessie Stensland has the story in the Whidbey News-Times.

On the Ballot in November 2021:

WHIDBEY ISLAND

PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT (WhidbeyHealth)

• Commissioner, Position 2: Kurt Blankenship

NORTH WHIDBEY / OAK HARBOR

OAK HARBOR, City of

• Councilmember, Position 4: Erica Wasinger
• Councilmember, Position 5: Joel Servatius
• Councilmember, Position 6: Jim Woessner
• Councilmember, Position 7: Millie Goebel

OAK HARBOR School District #201

• Director, Position 4: John Diamond
• Director, Position 5: Erik Mann

NORTH WHIDBEY Fire & Rescue

• Commissioner, Position 3: Jerry Goen

NORTH WHIDBEY Pool, Park and Recreation District

• Commissioner, Position 2: John Chargualaf
• Commissioner, Position 4: Sean Merrill
• Commissioner, Position 5: Pat Hardin

CEMETERY District One (Oak Harbor)

• Commissioner, Position 1: Leila Brown
• Commissioner, Position 3: Lee Koetje

CENTRAL WHIDBEY

COUPEVILLE, Town Of

• Councilmember, Position 4: Michael C. Moore
• Councilmember, Position 5: Pat Powell

COUPEVILLE School District #204

• Director, Position 2: Venessa Matros
• Director, Position 3: Sherry Phay
• Director, Position 5 (At Large): Kathleen Anderson

COUPEVILLE, Port of

• Commissioner, District 2: John Mishasek
• Commissioner, District 3: Mohammad Mostafavinassab

CENTRAL WHIDBEY Fire & Rescue

• Commissioner Position 3: Steven Hutchinson

CEMETERY District Two (Coupeville)

• Commissioner, Position 3: Vin Sherman

SOUTH WHIDBEY

LANGLEY, City Of

• Councilmember, Position 1: Christy Korrow
• Councilmember, Position 2: Dominique Emerson
• Councilmember, Position 5: Peter Morton

SOUTH WHIDBEY School District #206

• Director, Position 2: Andrea Downs
• Director, Position 4 (At Large): Marnie Jackson
• Director, Position 5 (At Large): Ann Johnson

SOUTH WHIDBEY, Port of

• Commissioner, Position 2: Ed Halloran

SOUTH WHIDBEY Fire / EMS

• Commissioner, Position 1: Larry Metz
• Commissioner, Position 3: Frank Mestemacher

SOUTH WHIDBEY Parks and Recreation District

• Commissioner, Position 2: Erik Jokinen
• Commissioner, Position 3: Joshua Coleman
• Commissioner, Position 5: Matthew Simms

CAMANO ISLAND

MABANA, Port of

• Commissioner, Position 3: Lincoln Libby

CAMANO ISLAND Fire & Rescue (Fire District No. 1)

• Commissioner, Position 1: Erik Krieg
• Commissioner, Position 3: Stephen Lich
• Commissioner, Position 5: Janice Tremi

NOTE: Camano Island voters will also see Stanwood-Camano School District directors on the ballot; those elections are run by the Snohomish County Elections office.