Election Brings New Faces to Councils

Beginning January 1, 2016, the Puyallup and Sumner City Councils will welcome several new council members and a new mayor for Puyallup.  

In Puyallup, both John Palmer and Tom Swanson were reelected to their respective council positions for a second four year term.  New council members include Dean Johnson, elected to the Council At Large position formerly held by Steve Vermillion, and Robin Farris, elected to District 1, Position 1, formerly held by Mayor John Knutsen.  In the coming weeks Puyallup City Council will vote in the new mayor to take office in 2016.

In Sumner, Cindi Hochstatter, Curt Brown and Mike LeMaster were also reelected to their respective council positions and Patrick Reed was elected to Position 4 which was formerly held by Nancy Murphy.

The Chamber will be hosting a Public Officials Reception on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 5:30pm at the North Pole at the Fair where local business members will have the opportunity to talk with local officials and introduce themselves to new council members.

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