Pierce County Council-Home Rule Charter
The first Pierce County Councilmembers to serve under the Home Rule Charter commenced their terms of office on May 1, 1981. County Commissioners who were in office at the time became Councilmembers (Bujacich, Stortini, and Vraves). The four first-elected Councilmembers were Erickson, Rasmussen, Richardson, and Winsley.
Terms of office are for four years, and terms are predicated on the very first expiration date of each individual term, by District. There is a two-term limitation for all Districts (Charter).
District No. 1
(First term expired December 31, 1982)
| Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
| Phyllis K. Erickson |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982
January 1, 1983 - January 22, 1986 (resigned) |
| Barbara E. Skinner |
January 29, 1986 - December 31, 1986 (appointed)
January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990
January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1994 |
| Jan Shabro |
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002 |
| Shawn Bunney |
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
January 1, 2007 - |
District No. 2
(First term expired December 31, 1984)
| Councilmember |
term(s) Served |
Joe A. Vraves
(Former Commissioner) |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984
January 1, 1985 - August 2, 1985 (resigned) |
| Paul J. Orheim |
August 14, 1985 - November 26, 1985 (appointed) |
| William 'S. 'Bill' Stoner |
November 27, 1985 - December 31, 1988 (partial term)
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
| Sarah Casada |
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 |
| Calvin Goings |
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004
January 1, 2005 - |
District No. 3
(First term expired December 31, 1984)
| Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
| R. 'Clint' Richardson |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 |
Barbara G. Gelman
|
January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1988
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992
(first Councilmember to serve a full two-term limit) |
| Kenneth M. 'Ken' Madsen |
January 1, 1993 - December 1996
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000 |
| Kevin Wimsett |
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 |
| Roger Bush |
January 1, 2005 - |
District No. 4
(First term expired December 31, 1984)
| Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
Joe Stortini
(former Commissioner) |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 (resigned, elected County Executive) |
| James Edward 'Jim' Salatino |
January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1986 (resigned) |
| Dennis P. Flannigan |
February 11, 1987 - December 31, 1987 (appointed)
January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1988 (partial term)January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
| Harold Moss |
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004 |
| Timothy M. Farrell |
January 1, 2005 - |
District No. 5
(First term expired December 31, 1982)
| Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
| A. L. 'Slim' Rasmussen |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982 |
| Wendell B. Brown |
January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1986
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1989 (resigned,
elected County Assessor-Treasurer) |
| Miriam N. Marilyn Graves |
January 5, 1989 - November 21, 1989 (appointed) |
| Cathy Pearsall-Stipek |
November 22, 1989 - December 31, 1990 (partial term)
January 1, 1991 - January 11, 1993 (resigned, Elected County Auditor) |
| Wendell B. Brown |
January 25, 1993 (appointed)
General Election to December 31, 1993 (partial term)
General Election to December 31, 1998 (partial term)
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2002 |
| Barbara G. Gelman |
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
January 1, 2007 - |
District No. 6
First term expired December 31, 1984)
| Councilmember |
Term(s) Served |
| Shirley Winsley |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1984 |
| Charles F. 'Chuck' Gorden |
January 1, 1985 - December 31, 1988
January 1, 1989 - June 21, 1990 (resigned) |
| Sally W. Walker |
June 27, 1990 - December 31, 1990 (appointed)
January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1992 (partial term)
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996 |
| M. Patrick 'Pat' O'Malley |
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2000
January 1, 2001 - January 10, 2003 (resigned, elected District Court Judge) |
| Paul A. Bocchi |
January 14, 2003 - November 19, 2003 (appointed) |
| Dick Muri |
November 19, 2003 - December 31, 2004 (partial term)
January 1, 2005 - |
District No. 7
First term expired December 31, 1982)
| Councilmember |
Term(2) Served |
Jack D. 'Jake' Bujacich
(former Commissioner) |
May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982
January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1986 |
| Paul A. Cyr |
January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1990
January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1994 |
| Karen Biskey |
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002 |
| Terry Lee |
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
January 1, 2007 - |
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