Commissioners

Position #1Gary Rygmyr (Chair)2026
Position #2Dean Cole2024
Position #3Michael Nilssen2028

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Port Ludlow Drainage District
P.O. Box 65261
Port Ludlow, WA 98365

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Elections

2002 Election Results

First Elected Commissioners – PDF

2010 Election Results – PDF
2014 Election Results – PDF
2018 Election Results

– No Election The week of December 11-15, 2017 was the Candidate Filing Period for the February 6, 2018 Special District General Election. Three positions were open: Position No.1 for the remaining two years of a term ending Feb-2020, Position No.2 for a term of six years, ending Feb-2024; and Position No.3 for the remaining four years of a term ending Feb-2022.

All three candidates that filed were unopposed, therefore per RCW 85.38.115, no election was held and the single candidate for each position was considered to have been elected to the position.

2020 Election Results

– No Election The week of December 9-13, 2019 was the Candidate Filing Period for the February 4, 2020 Special District General Election. One position was open: Position No.1 for a new term of six years ending Feb-2026.

No candidate filed; therefore per RCW 85.38.115, no election will be held and the position shall be treated as vacant.

2021 Election Results

-Commissioners 2 and 3 resigned in August and September of 2021.  The Commissioner 1 position was vacant since the end of 2019.  The County filled the Commissioner 1, 2 and 3 positions with appointments between August and October to serve as  interim Commissioner until the February 8, 2022 Election.   The week of December 13-17, 2021 was the Candidate Filing Period for the February 2022 Special District General Election. Three positions were open:  Position No. 1 for the remaining four years of a term ending February 2026; Position No.2 for the remaining two years of a term ending Feb-2024, Position No. 3 for a term of six years, ending Feb-2028.  The interim Commissioners – Gary Rygmyr, Commissioner 1, Dean Cole, Commissioner 2 and Michael Nilssen, Commissioner 3 all filed papers to run for the February 8, 2022 Election.  All three candidates were unopposed, therefore per RCW 85.38.115, no election was held and the single candidate for each position was considered to have been elected to the position.

Commissioners History

Commissioner Bonding

Before beginning duties, a successful Candidate is required to be “qualified” to assume office, as outlined in RCW 29A.04.133 (Qualified) and described by MRSC in their 2015 publication Assuming Office. Prior to taking the Oath of Office, the successful candidate must obtain a $5,000 Surety Bond payable to the District and filed with the County Clerk RCW 85.38.080 (Governing body-Bond). Although the cost of this bond will be reimbursed by the District, it is the obligation of the Candidate to procure the Bond prior to taking Oath.

References for Commissioner Bonding