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2 candidates are tracked for Pierce County Council, District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Bryan Yambe and Bettina Gese. Candidate information follows official Pierce County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Washington runs a top-two primary on August 4, 2026: every candidate for an office appears on one ballot, any voter may participate regardless of party, and the two highest vote-getters advance to November 3. Council districts appear only on the ballots of voters who live in them, so confirm your district with Pierce County Elections.
The sitting District 5 councilmember, appointed to the seat in 2025 after serving on the Fife City Council since 2015, per the county's official councilmember page. A lifelong District 5 resident, he is vice chair of both the council's Community Development and Environment Committee and its Public Safety Committee, per the same page. Northwest Asian Weekly named him a top contributor in the Asian community in 2013, per the county page.
2026 priorities
- Prioritizing community safety, per his campaign site
- Expanding housing affordability at every level, per his campaign site
- Investing in transportation and infrastructure, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-31.
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A licensed real estate agent, small business owner and commercial geoduck diver who has been diving since 2006, per her campaign site. A Puyallup High School graduate and member of the Puyallup Tribe whose grandfather was a former tribal chief, she grew up working at Thunderbird Trading Post, her mother's family business founded in 1975, per the same site. She has served as a PTA president, school volunteer and football booster president, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Pushing back on tax increases and keeping county government within its means, per her campaign site
- Supporting law enforcement and first responders, per her campaign site
- Cutting red tape so local small businesses can grow, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-31.
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