The past year has been unusually busy with political resignations and appointments — so busy that we decided a scorecard was needed. Here’s a rundown of selected officer-holders in Snohomish County who have quit, and who replaced them. In more than a few cases, an elected official was trading up to a more important role.
| Job | Who resigned? | When? | Reason | Replacement | When were they appointed? | Next election or time remaining to finish term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish County executive | Aaron Reardon | 5/31/2013 | Scandal. Reardon claimed political enemies were trying to undermine his leadership. | †John Lovick | 6/3/2013 | Election for one-year term in 2014, full four-year term in 2015. |
| Snohomish Couny sheriff | John Lovick | 6/3/2013 | Appointed Snohomish County executive. | †Ty Trenary | 7/1/2013 | Election for one-year term in 2014, full four-year term in 2015. |
| State Senate, 38th District | Nick Harper | 11/9/2013 | Harper said he wanted to spend more time with his family. | †John McCoy | 11/27/2013 | Election for full four-year term in 2014. |
| State House, 38th District | John McCoy | 11/27/2013 | Appointed to state Senate. | †June Robinson | 12/16/2013 | Election to regular two-year term in 2014. |
| State Senate, 21st District | Paull Shin | 1/7/2014 | †Alzheimer’s disease. | Pending | County Democrats have scheduled a Jan. 18 meeting for nominations. The County Council will decide after that. State Rep. Marko Liias, D-Mukilteo, is considered a frontrunner. | Appointee would serve through the 2014 election. |
| Everett City Council, Position 3 | Arlan Hatloe | 12/31/2012 | Retired. | †Scott Murphy | 1/2/2013 | Elected to four-year term in November 2013. |
| Everett City Council, Position 7 | Shannon Affholter | 10/31/2013 | Hired to lead the Master Builders Association. | †Rich Anderson | 11/13/2013 | Election for one-year term in 2014, full four-year term in 2015. |
| Everett School Board, Position 4 | Jessica Olson | 1/7/2014 | †Olson said school board terms should be four years and not six. | Pending | Application process open through Jan. 23. Successor to be named Feb. 3. | Appointee will serve two years to finish term. Election for full six-year term in 2015. |
| Everett School Board, at-large Position 3 | Jeff Russell | 12/1/2013 | Russell said he needed respite to restore personal and professional balance in his life. | †Caroline Mason | 1/9/2014 | Mason will serve two years to finish term. Election for full six-year term in 2015. |
| Marysville City Council, Position 7 | Carmen Rasmussen | 12/31/2012 | Moved outside city. | †Kamille Norton | 2/25/2013 | Won the Nov. 5, 2013 election to retain the seat for two remaining years of term. |
| Mukilteo City Council, Position 7 | Jennifer Gregerson | Early 2014 | Elected mayor of Mukilteo on Nov. 5. | †Pending | 1/13/2014 | Appointee will serve two remaining years. Election to full four-year term in 2015. |
| Edmonds City Council, Position 6 | Frank Yamamoto | 12/31/2013 | †Health issues. | Pending | Candidate interviews scheduled Jan. 28. Appointment possible on Feb. 4. | Appointee will serve two remaining years of term. Election to a full four-year term in 2015. |
| Stanwood City Council, Position 6 | Roger Haskin | 12/31/2012 | Other commitments. | †Conrad Ryer | 2/14/2013 | Elected to two-year unexpired term on Nov. 5, 2013. |
| Fire District 1 Commission, Position 1 | Millie Judge | 12/31/2012 | Elected Snohomish County Superior Court judge. | Karen Dingmon | 2/19/2013 | †Dingmon lost to Jim McGaughey in the Nov. 5 general election. She ran for a different commissioner’s seat than the one to which she was appointed. |
| Marysville School Board, District 2 | Cindy Rebain (Erickson) | 9/1/2013 | Moved outside district. | †Mariana Maksimos | 12/9/2013 | Term expires at the end of 2015. |
| Granite Falls School Board, Position 2 | Rebecca Loney | 12/4/2013 | †Not stated. | Pending | Final candidate interviews scheduled Jan. 22 | Appointee will serve through the 2015 elections. |
| Granite Falls School Board, Position 3 | Siobhan Sullivan | June 2013 | †Not stated. | Pending | Final candidate interviews scheduled Jan. 22 | Appointee will serve through the 2015 elections. |
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