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Kelsey Barrans

Democratic · Washington · 2026

Running for Pierce County Council, District 1, Washington

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Steering infrastructure funding toward projects in unincorporated Pierce County
  • Transit and road capacity for rural towns such as Orting, Buckley and Graham that have no transit service
  • Housing strategies each community picks for itself, from added density to incentives to rental subsidies
Biography

Director of transformational wellness at Green River College, where she leads a team providing basic needs access and support services to students, per her questionnaire to the 31st District Democrats. She was elected from Pierce County Council District 1 to the county Charter Review Commission and chairs that commission, per the same questionnaire, and campaigns under the slogan finding common ground for the common good.

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