POULSBO — A majority of city council positions in two Kitsap cities are on the November ballot, as are majorities on one school board, one fire district commission, four port commissions, and two water district commissions.
The candidate filing period is May 15-19, but one resident is getting a head start in his campaign for Poulsbo Port Commission.
The primary election is on Aug. 1, the general election is Nov. 7. Here’s what will be on the ballot.
City councils: Bainbridge Island, three of seven positions; Bremerton, four of seven council positions, the mayor, and municipal court judge; Port Orchard, four of seven council positions; and Poulsbo, three of seven council positions and the mayor.
School boards: Bainbridge Island, two of five positions; Bremerton, two of five positions; Central Kitsap, two of five positions; North Kitsap, two of five positions; South Kitsap, three of five positions.
Fire district commissions: Bainbridge Island, two of five positions; Poulsbo, two of five positions; North Kitsap, two of five positions; Central Kitsap, three of five positions; South Kitsap, one of five positions.
Port commissions: one of three positions in Bremerton, Brownsville, Indianola, Keyport, Kingston, Poulsbo, Silverdale, and Waterman; two of three positions in Eglon, Illahee, Manchester and Tracyton.
Sewer, utility district commissions: Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7 (Bainbridge Island), one of three positions; West Sound Utility District (Port Orchard), one of three positions.
Water district commissions: Crystal Springs (Bainbridge Island), three of three positions; Old Bangor, three of three positions; Rocky Point (Bremerton), two of three positions; Sunnyslope (Port Orchard), two of three positions; and one of three positions in Manchester, North Perry (Bremerton), and Silverdale.
Parks and recreation commissions: Bainbridge Island, one of five positions; Village Green Metropolitan Park District (Kingston), one of five positions.
Becky Erickson has stated that she intends to seek a third term as mayor of Poulsbo, though she has not made a formal announcement. If reelected, she would be the first Poulsbo mayor elected to a third term since Richard “Mitch” Mitchusson (1985-1999).
A city council member at the time, she was elected to a first term as mayor in 2009, defeating Kathryn Quade. Erickson ran unopposed for a second term in 2013.
In the Poulsbo Port District, Jonothan Saunders announced on Feb. 9 his intent to run for the Port Commission position currently held by Jim Rutledge. According to his bio, Saunders has a U.S. Coast Guard master license, operates a small contracting business, and skippers a private yacht during the summer.
“Port government needs to be effective, efficient and responsive to the citizens it serves,” he wrote in his announcement. “My priorities as a port commissioner will be to promote the marina infrastructure projects that are long overdue, foster a better working relationship with the Poulsbo City Council [and] small business owners of the downtown area, and ensure that the permanent boaters of the marina and taxpaying citizens are well represented.”