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Chuck West
Nonpartisan · Washington · 2026A retired Key Peninsula Fire Department battalion chief with 34 years of service in Pierce County, a small business owner and a two-term Peninsula School Board director who co-founded the Key Free Clinic, per his campaign site. He argues rural residents are overlooked by the current council and has proposed satellite county permitting offices in rural communities, per Gig Harbor Now, which also reports he sought this same seat in 2022.
Priorities
- Opposing tax increases voters do not get to approve, arguing the county has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem, per Gig Harbor Now
- Funding jail and court staffing alongside law enforcement, per Gig Harbor Now
- Directing growth to urban growth areas while protecting rural character, per Gig Harbor Now
On the ballot
Pierce County Council, District 7 · Washington · 2026
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