Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,its population was 275,611. Its county seat is Port Orchard;its largest city is Bremerton. The county,formed out of King County and Jefferson County on January 16,1857,is named for Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish Tribe. Originally named Slaughter County,it was soon renamed.
Bainbridge Island is a city and island in Kitsap County,Washington,United States. It is located in Puget Sound. The population was 24,825 at the 2020 census,making Bainbridge Island the second largest city in Kitsap County.
Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County,Washington,United States. It is located 13 miles (21 km) due west of West Seattle and is connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth. It is named after Port Orchard,the strait that separates Bainbridge Island from the Kitsap Peninsula.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
Larry R. Seaquist is an American politician,retired Navy captain,and academic who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. He ran for Pierce County executive in 2020 and lost to incumbent Republican Bruce Dammeier by ten percentage points.
The Kitsap Regional Library is a public library system in Kitsap County,Washington. Founded in 1944 as the Kitsap County Rural Library District,the library system serves over 277,000 Kitsap residents with nine locations across the county and through a variety of outreach services.
Marko Sakari Liias is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 21st district since 2014. The district,located entirely within Snohomish County,includes portions of Lynnwood and Everett,as well as his hometown of Mukilteo and his native Edmonds. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2008 to 2014.
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.
Bruce F. Dammeier is an American politician and engineer serving as the county executive of Pierce County,Washington. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of both chambers of the Washington State Legislature.
Christine Margaret Rolfes is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the Washington State Senator for the 23rd District between 2011 and 2023. The 23rd District includes Bainbridge Island,Silverdale,Poulsbo,Kingston,and parts of Bremerton. She focuses her work on funding and educational reform,small businesses,ferries,military and veteran families,opposition to housing,and the environment.
Janice E. Angel is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 26th district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. She won a November 5,2013 special election for the 26th district Washington Senate seat,which incumbent Democrat Nathan Schlicher conceded on November 7. After the election was certified on December 4,Angel was sworn in as state senator on December 17.
Drew Derrick Hansen is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as a member of the Washington Senate from the 23rd district since 2023. He previously represented the same district in the Washington House of Representatives.
Washington's 26th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Warren "Keith" Perry is a Republican member of the Florida Senate,representing the 9th district,encompassing Alachua,Putnam,and part of Marion County in North Central Florida,since 2016. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2012 and the 21st district from 2012 to 2016.
Jesse Lee Young is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 26th district from 2014 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Andrew Ryan Stokesbary is an American lawyer and politician. He serves in the Washington House of Representatives,where he is currently the ranking Republican member on the House Appropriations Committee. During his second term,he was elected Minority Floor Leader. He also sits on the House Finance Committee.
Emily Elissa Randall is an American politician and activist who is a member of the Washington State Senate from the 26th district. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected in 2018.
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8,2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House,electing 2 state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.
Lulu Haddon was an American politician in the state of Washington. She was involved in civic activities in Bremerton,serving on the Bremerton School Board and as president of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. She served in the Washington House of Representatives for the 23rd legislative district between 1933 and 1937 for the Democratic Party. She then was elected to the Washington State Senate in 1936,serving between 1937 and 1942. She was the Bremerton finance commissioner,during which time she was involved in setting up Olympic College. Her daughter,Frances Haddon Morgan,would later represent the same district in both the house and senate.
Frances Haddon Morgan was an American politician in the state of Washington. A Democrat,she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 23rd district between 1958 and 1960 and a member of the Washington State Senate for the 23rd district between 1960 and 1968.
