Local political resignations and appointments

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.