All three finalists have experience as elected officials. The County Council will chose one to fill the vacancy.

The vacancy in District 5 was created when Dave Upthegrove was elected as the State Lands Commissioner in the November 2024 election.

Valued both for biodiversity and carbon storage — and high-quality timber — these forests have been at the heart of a ...

Three candidates for the vacant King County Council District 5 seat have been announced by County Executive Dow Constantine.

In his first action as Commissioner of Public Lands, newly-inaugurated Dave Upthegrove announced on Friday an approximately ...

Dave Upthegrove has made history as Washington’s 15th Commissioner of Public Lands, becoming the state’s first openly LGBTQ+ ...

In his first action as Commissioner of Public Lands, newly-inaugurated Dave Upthegrove announced an approximately six-month ...

Three well-known names and experienced politicians were nominated by King County Executive Dow Constantine to replace Dave Upthegrove on the County Council.