Puget Sound Region Adds More Than 60,000 Residents in 2020

By MBAKS Senior Policy Analyst Allison Butcher

The Office of Financial Management’s (OFM) annual population projections have been released, showing strong continued growth in Washington. The 2020 estimates indicate Washington’s population grew to more than 7.6 million people as of April 1. The Puget Sound region’s population, including King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap counties, grew by more than 60,800. According to OFM, most of the population change occurred before the COVID-19 crisis.

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2023 Affordable Housing Council Endorsements
Jurisdiction	Position	Candidate
King County	Assessor	John Wilson
King County	County Council District 2	Girmay Zahilay
King County	County Council District 6	Claudia Balducci
King County	County Council District 8	Teresa Mosqueda
City of Auburn	Council Position 3	Tracy Taylor Turner
City of Bellevue	Council Position 1	John Stokes
City of Bellevue	Council Position 3	Mo Malakoutian
City of Bellevue	Council Position 5	Janice Zahn
City of Bothell	Council Position 2	Mason Thompson
City of Bothell	Council Position 4	Carston Curd
City of Bothell	Council Position 6	Amanda Dodd
City of Burien	Council Position 2	Linda Akey
City of Burien	Council Position 4	Kevin Schilling
City of Des Moines	Council Position 4	Jeremy Nutting
City of Federal Way	Council Position 1	Lydia Assefa-Dawson
City of Federal Way	Council Position 3	Susan Honda
City of Federal Way	Council Position 5	Jack Walsh
City of Federal Way	Council Position 7	Linda Kochmar
City of Kenmore	Council Position 1	Melanie O'Cain
City of Kenmore	Council Position 7	Corina Pfeil
City of Kent	Council Position 1	Marli Larimer
City of Kent	Council Position 5	Bill Boyce
City of Kent	Council Position 7	Zandria Michaud
City of Kirkland	Council Position 2	Kelli Curtis
City of Kirkland	Council Position 4	Toby Nixon
City of Kirkland	Council Position 6	Amy Falcone
City of Mercer Island	Council Position 3	Wendy Weiker
City of North Bend	Mayor	Rob McFarland
City of Redmond	Mayor	Angela Birney
City of Redmond	Council Position 1	Osman Salahuddin
City of Redmond	Council Position 7	David M. Carson
City of Renton	Mayor	Armondo Pavone
City of Renton	Council Position 4	Ryan McIrvin
City of Renton	Council Position 5	Ed Prince
City of Renton	Council Position 7	Randy Corman
City of SeaTac	Council Position 3	Peter Kwon
City of Seattle	Council Position 1	Rob Saka
City of Seattle	Council Position 2	Tanya Woo
City of Seattle	Council Position 3	Joy Hollingsworth
City of Seattle	Council Position 4	Maritza Rivera
City of Seattle	Council Position 6	Dan Strauss
City of Seattle	Council Position 7	Andrew Lewis
Snohomish County	County Executive	Dave Somers (D)
Snohomish County	County Treasurer	Brian Sullivan
Snohomish County	County Council District 2	Megan Dunn (D)
Snohomish County	County Council District 3	Strom Peterson (D)
City of Arlington	Mayor	Don Vanney
City of Everett	Council Position 6	Scott Bader
City of Everett	Council Position 7	Judy Tuohy
City of Lake Stevens	Council Position 4	Kymm Shipman
City of Lynnwood	Council Position 5	Julieta Altamirano Crosby
City of Lynnwood	Council Position 6	George Hurst
City of Marysville	Mayor	Jon Nehring
City of Marysville	Council Position 1	Peter Condyles
City of Mountlake Terrace	Council Position 5	Bryan Wahl
Alderwood Water District	Commissioner Position 4	Pat Peck
Port of Everett	Commissioner District 2	Tom Stiger

For dropbox locations, ballot questions, and more, visit King County Elections or Snohomish County Elections.

Endorsements as of October 19, 2023.

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Builders

01/03/2019

PRESS RELEASE: Bonnie Geers Named 2019 Board President of Master Builders Association

January 3, 2019
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Bonnie Geers Named 2019 Board President of Master Builders Association

BELLEVUE, Wash—January 3, 2019—Bonnie Geers will serve as the 2019 board president of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. Geers is currently the senior vice president of community development at Quadrant Homes, where she leads land acquisition, land development and government affairs.

She is a member of the senior management team at Quadrant Homes, and former titles held include vice president of community development and vice president of entitlements. Based out of Bellevue, Quadrant Homes is entering its 50th year.

Geers previously worked as an associate attorney with Oade, Stroud & Kleiman P.C. in East Lansing, Michigan, practicing land use, real estate and business transactions, and estate planning. She has maintained her membership in the Washington Bar Association since 2000.

A member of MBAKS’ board of directors since 2014, Geers also served as the president of the Affordable Housing Council from 2014–2017.

“For decades, the Master Builders Association has stood as a testament of the value we deliver to our members,” said Bonnie Geers. “I am honored to have been chosen to lead the board and confident in our association’s leadership to represent our industry needs and support sound housing policy.”

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Founded in 1909, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties has grown to become the largest local residential homebuilders association in the United States. With nearly 3,000 member companies, the association is dedicated to membership value, housing advocacy, community service, and financial stewardship throughout the Puget Sound region

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