Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County,Washington,United States. A port city,it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound,32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle,36 miles (58 km) southwest of Bellevue,31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital,Olympia,58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park,and 80 miles (130 km) east of Olympic National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third-most populous in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region,which has a population of about 1 million.
William Booth Gardner was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Washington from 1985 to 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. A member of the Democratic Party,Gardner previously served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 26th district from 1971 to 1973 and served as the Pierce County Executive prior to his tenure as governor. His service was notable for advancing standards-based education and environmental protection.
The Seattle metropolitan area is an urban conglomeration in the U.S. state of Washington that comprises Seattle,its surrounding satellites and suburbs. The United States Census Bureau defines the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue,WA metropolitan statistical area as the three most populous counties in the state:King,Pierce,and Snohomish. Seattle has the 15th largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States with a population of 4,018,762 as of the 2020 census,over half of Washington's total population.
Sound Transit (ST),officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority,is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It operates the Link light rail system in Seattle and Tacoma,regional Sounder commuter rail,and Sound Transit Express bus service. The agency also coordinates the regional ORCA fare card system,which is also used by local transit operators. In 2019,Sound Transit services carried a total of 48 million passengers and averaged over 161,000 riders on weekdays.
The Everett Herald is a daily newspaper based in Everett,Washington,United States. It is owned by Sound Publishing,Inc. The paper serves residents of Snohomish County.
Preserve Our Islands is a grassroots organization,created by Senator Sharon Nelson and residents of Maury Island,Washington,United States,that is opposed to Glacier Northwest and their efforts to mine aggregate on Maury Island.
Peter James Goldmark was the 15th Commissioner of Public Lands of Washington,head of the Washington Department of Natural Resources,from 2009 to 2017. He is a Democrat from a rural part of Okanogan County,Washington,outside of the town of Okanogan.
Nathan Mumm is a Snohomish County multi-business executive. Born in 1973,his success in property management,technology,and media,which includes the national weekly radio show TechTime Radio,has allowed him the ability to diversify into many ventures within the Pacific Northwest. He is the current radio talk show host for TechTime Radio. He was the original owner of the Snohomish County Explosion that played in the National Athletic Basketball League and International Basketball League. He is currently the President of Courtyard Media Foundation,a non-profit foundation in Snohomish County. He is also the event organizer for GeekFest,a three-day extravaganza of fun and entertainment that will take place on the third weekend of July in Everett,Washington. Mumm is known as a key leader in Snohomish County regarding business and entertainment. He was the founder of the National Athletic Basketball League and was the commissioner and compliance director. Growing up in the town of Marysville he graduated from Marysville Pilchuck High School in 1992. He currently lives in the town of Snohomish,Washington.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of forest,range,agricultural,and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km2) of aquatic areas which include shorelines,tidelands,lands under Puget Sound and the coast,and navigable lakes and rivers. Part of the DNR's management responsibility includes monitoring of mining cleanup,environmental restoration,providing scientific information about earthquakes,landslides,and ecologically sensitive areas. DNR also works towards conservation,in the form of Aquatic Reserves such as Maury Island and in the form of Natural Area Preserves like Mima Mounds or Natural Resource Conservation Areas like Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area.
The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington,including Puget Sound,the Puget Sound lowlands,and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains. It is characterized by a complex array of saltwater bays,islands,and peninsulas carved out by prehistoric glaciers.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's ten congressional districts,a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election. The state certified the returns on December 6,2012. Primary elections were held August 7,2012.
Geoduck aquaculture or geoduck farming is the practice of cultivating geoducks for human consumption. The geoduck is a large edible saltwater clam,a marine bivalve mollusk,that is native to the Pacific Northwest.
Mainstream Republicans of Washington is a political action organization dedicated to promoting moderation in the Republican Party in Washington state by providing financial and other support to centrist Republican candidates standing for election in swing districts and statewide office.
Joseph Lewis Stortini is an American restauranteer,educator,and politician in the state of Washington. He served the 27th district from 1969 to 1977.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
The Snohomish County Executive is the head of the executive branch of Snohomish County,Washington. The position has four-year terms and is a partisan office.
Hilary S. Franz is an American politician and conservation attorney serving as the 16th Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party who was previously a member of the Bainbridge Island city council and was elected as commissioner in 2016.
Lawson Ambrose Nicholson was a Washington State pioneer,engineer,and surveyor. He gained public recognition working on many engineering and municipal tasks during the development of Tacoma,Everett and other cities of northwest.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
Jennifer Emerson Belcher was an American politician who was the first woman to serve as Washington commissioner of public lands from 1993 to 2001. Belcher previously represented the 22nd district in the Washington House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. Her major legislative achievements include subsidizing childcare for state employees and furthering equal pay for women in state government. As commissioner of public lands,she oriented the Washington State Department of Natural Resources toward conservation.
