May 15-19 was candidate filing week in Kitsap County, and many hopefuls filed for various open positions. There were also plenty of incumbents who didn’t file for re-election.
Below is a look at those who filed.
Bainbridge Island
City Council, 4-year term
Kirsten Hytopoulos, At-large (incumbent)
Dick Haugan, At-large
Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, District 2 (incumbent)
Leslie Schneider, District 4 (incumbent)
Ashley Mathews, District 6
School Board, 4-year term
Kelly Cancialosi, District 1
Sanjay Pal, District 3 (incumbent)
Thomas R. Greene, District 4
Evan St. Clair, District 4 (incumbent)
Fire Department
Bruce Alward, position 2 (2-year term)
Andrea Chymiy, position 3 (incumbent, 6-year term)
Parks and Recreation, 6-year term
Tom Goodlin, position 5 (incumbent)
Melissa Timme, position 5
Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7, 6-year term
Bonnie Harris, position 2
Jacob Johnson, position 2
Bremerton
City Council, 4-year term
Denise Frey, District 2 (incumbent)
Adrian Wright, District 2
Jane Rebelowski, District 4
Marwan Cameron, District 4
Anna Mockler, District 6 (incumbent)
Mike Simpson, District 6
School District, 4-year term
Karen J Bolton, position 1 (incumbent)
Lance Byrd, position 1
John Paul Hurley, position 2 (incumbent)
Jonee Dubos, position 3 (incumbent)
Bremerton Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Axel Strakeljahn, District 3 (incumbent)
Port of Illahee Commissioner
Jeffrey Rupert, position 1 (incumbent, 6-year term)
Eric Hall, position 2 (4-year term)
North Perry Water District, 6-year term
Mary Sevilla, position 3 (incumbent)
Central Kitsap
School District, 4-year term
Kristin Hay, District 2 (incumbent)
Breezy Mitchell, District 2
Drayton Jackson, District 3 (incumbent)
Rob Sanders, District 3
Jim Gross, District 3
George Campbell, District 3
Meghan Hein, District 4 (incumbent)
Eric Rolenaitis, District 4
Jason Gilham, District 4
Josh Wexler, District 4
Fire and Rescue, 6-year term
Rod Elmore, position 3 (incumbent)
Bob Muhleman, position 5 (incumbent chairman)
Silverdale Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Douglas Kitchens, District 2 (incumbent)
Rick Slate, District 2
Brennan Mayfield, District 2
Tracyton Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Bill Wright, District 1 (incumbent)
Brownsville Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Kenneth McEwan (incumbent)
Silverdale Water District, 6-year term
Marcus Hoffman, position 3 (incumbent)
North Kitsap
Poulsbo City Council, 4-year term
Zach Ellis, position 1
Rick Eckert, position 1 (North Kitsap school board member)
Pam Crowe, position 2 (Kitsap Regional Library-Poulsbo branch manager)
Britt Livdahl, position 3 (incumbent)
Doug Newell, position 4 (Poulsbo Planning Commissioner)
Reba Harris, position 4
NK School Board, 4-year term
Mike Desmond, District 2 (incumbent)
Natasha Fecteau Minger, District 2
Luis Castillejo, District 2
Drew McDonald, District 2
Terri Schumacher, District 4
Teresa Case, District 4
Beverly Godfrey, District 4
Adam Salazar, District 4
Bill Longworth, District 4
Barbara Waggoner, District 5 (incumbent)
Stacy Mills, District 5
Thomasine Bowen, District 5
Melanie Miller, District 5
Poulsbo Fire Department, 6-year term
David Ellingson, position 4 (incumbent)
Jeff Uberuaga, position 3 (incumbent)
NK Fire & Rescue, 6-year term
Stephen E. Neupert, position 3 (incumbent)
John Huntington, position 5 (incumbent)
Kingston Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Laura Gronnvoll, District 3 (incumbent)
Poulsbo Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Jay Lawrence, position 3
Indianola Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Jeff Henderson, District 1 (incumbent)
Port of Eglon Commissioner, 6-year term
David Roberts, District 2 (incumbent)
Village Green Metropolitan Park District, 6-year term
Jason Manges, position 3 (incumbent)
Port Orchard
Mayor, 4-year term
Rob Putaansuu (incumbent)
Rawlins Maye
City Council
Mark Trenary, position 1 (incumbent)
Wilbur Hart, position 1
John W Clauson, position 4 (incumbent)
Eric Worden, position 4
Cindy Lucarelli, position 5 (incumbent)
Heidi Fenton, position 5
Jessica Hallman, position 5
John Morrissey, at-large (2-year term)
Kaylan Marie O’Connor, at-large (2-year term)
South Kitsap
School District, 4-year term
Kate Espy, District 1 (incumbent)
John Sehmel, District 1
John R. Berg, District 2 (incumbent)
Jaime Cross, District 2
Megan Higgins, District 2
Paul L. Nuchims, District 2
Glenn Goddard, District 2
Jay Villars, District 5
Larry Mann, District 5
Rhonda Edwards, District 5
Fire and Rescue, 6-year term
Robert P. McGee, position 3
Mike Eslava, position 3 (incumbent)
Brent Rotter, position 3
Port of Manchester, 4-year term
James E. Strode, position 1 (incumbent)
Alexis Pappas, position 1
Waterman Port Commissioner, 6-year term
Jeff Reynolds, District 1 (incumbent)
Manchester Water District, 6-year term
Steve Pedersen, position 2 (incumbent)
Sunnyslope Water District No. 15, 6-year term
David Larnam, position 3 (incumbent)
West Sound Utility, 6-year term
Jerry Lundberg, position 2 (incumbent)
C. Skip Olmsted, position 2
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Many incumbents did not file for re-election. They are as follows:
Bainbridge Island
Michael Pollock, City Council
Jay Rosenberg, Fire Commissioner
Chris Dew, Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7 Commissioner
Bremerton
Quinn Dennehy, City Council
Jonathan Buesch, Port of Illahee Commissioner
Port Orchard
Shawn Cucciardi, City Council
Jeff Daily, South Kitsap School Board
Poulsbo
Andrew Phillips, City Council
Connie Lord, City Council
Jeff McGinty, City Council
Nancy Moffatt, North Kitsap School Board
Brian Watne, Port of Keyport Commissioner
Thomas Rose, Port of Poulsbo Commissioner
Editor’s note: Kitsap News Group reporters Elisha Meyer and Tyler Shuey, and editor Steve Powell contributed to this report.
