JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is May 7, 2026
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
Located just south of Kent Des Moines Road Pet Haven Cemetery 23646 Military Rd S. Kent, WA 98032 is one of those interesting spots you never knew existed. I took an interest recently when a cell tower was sited there and a local group began campaigning for the place to be given historical status. I’ll
... continue reading.Introduction At the July 12 Port of Seattle Commission Meeting, Mayor Mahoney and Deputy Mayor Buxton spoke in favour of the Port taking the 14.4 acre slice of WSDOT land west of the current Des Moines Creek Business Park off 216th. You can watch their testimony and get my take on it here. That afternoon,
... continue reading.I almost titled this post “This is what a sellout looks like” But I restrained myself. 🙂 At the 12 July Port of Seattle Commission Meeting, the Port voted to proceed with the Item 10b (Des Moines Creek West Ground Lease.) (Presentation.) This is the scrubby forest land west of the FAA building on 216th
... continue reading.At Thursday’s meeting, I introduced an item of New Business. Basically an ‘undo key’ on Ordinance 1539 from 2012. Or to put it another way, to re-instate Ordinance 1407 from 2007. To be less confusing: We used to have a section in our building code (Ordinance 1407 from 2007) which required sound insulation in all
... continue reading.A common story I hear is that “Our downtown was always terrible! All the construction cranes since 2016? That means we’re (finally) moving forward!” But OTOH, here are a couple of budget numbers from 2008–right before the bottom dropped out. Note the Sales Tax revenue: Remember: that represents the money that people spend here. It’s
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Modern Des Moines begins in 1996, with the last annexation: Redondo/Woodmont.
| # | YEAR | Members | Mayor/ Mayor Pro-Tem | Significant Events | Votes Counted | Registered Voters | Turnout |
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| 16 | 1990 | ||||||
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| 17 | 1992 | ||||||
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| 18 | 1994 | ||||||
| 1995 | ---Don Wasson elected | ||||||
| 19 | 1996 | Richard Kennedy Scott Thomasson Don Wasson Bob Sheckler Gary Towe Terry Brazil | Richard Kennedy Scott Thomasson | ---23rd, largest and last annexation: Redondo/Woodmont | |||
| 1997 | ---Richard Kennedy (author of Waterland History) retires ---Dave Kapan wins by < 100 vote ---Gary Towe wins ---Terry Brazil wins | ||||||
| 20 | 1998 | Scott Thomasson Terry Brazil Bob Sheckler Don Wasson Gary Towe Dave Kaplan Dan Sherman | Scott Thomasson Terry Brazil | ||||
| 1999 | Don Wasson (comp.) Scott Thomasson Bob Scheckler (comp.) | 6966 | |||||
| 21 | 2000 | Scott Thomasson Terry Brazil Bob Sheckler Don Wasson Gary Towe Dave Kaplan Dan Sherman | Scott Thomasson Terry Brazil | ||||
| 2001 | Wasson Takeover: Maggie Steenrod Gary Peterson Richard Benjamin ---Dave Kaplan loses ---Dan Sherman loses by < 20 votes ---Susan White elected | 8787 | 14886 | 59 | |||
| 22 | 2002 | Don Wasson Richard Benjamin Maggie Steenrod Gary Petersen Bob Sheckler Scott Thomasson Susan White | Don Wasson Richard Benjamin | HSD School Board President Ed Pina organises unsuccessful recall campaign over the conveyor thing... | |||
| 2003 | Wasson resigns Dan Sherman appointed Maggie as Mayor | 6063 | 16077 | 37.7 | |||
| 23 | 2004 | Bob Sheckler Dan Sherman Richard Benjamin Maggie Steenrod Gary Petersen Bob Sheckler Scott Thomasson Susan White | Bob Sheckler Dan Sherman | ||||
| 2005 | ---Wasson crew wiped out ---Ed Pina leaves school board ---Matt Pina takes his father's seat on school board | 8003 | 15165 | 52.8 | |||
| 24 | 2006 | Bob Sheckler Mayor Scott Thomasson Dave Kaplan Ed Pina Carmen Scott Dan Sherman Susan White | Bob Sheckler Scott Thomasson | ||||
| 2007 | 6734 | 14364 | 46.9 | ||||
| 25 | 2008 | Bob Sheckler Dan Sherman Scott Thomasson Dave Kaplan Ed Pina Carmen Scott Susan White | Bob Sheckler Dan Sherman | ||||
| 2009 | ---Matt Pina takes Ed Pina (his father)'s seat ---Dave Kaplan ran against Susan White in order to make space for Melissa | 8063 | 15291 | 52.7 | |||
| 26 | 2010 | Bob Sheckler Dan Sherman Matt Pina Carmen Scott Scott Thomasson Melissa Musser | Bob Sheckler DFan Sherman | ||||
| 2011 | ---Dan Caldwell takes Scott's seat? ---Jeanette Burrage ---Dan Sherman retires | 7922 | 14805 | 53.5 | |||
| 27 | 2012 | Bob Sheckler Dave Kaplan Dan Caldwell Jeanette Burrage Matt Pina Melissa Musser Carmen Scott | Bob Sheckler Pro-Tem Dave Kaplan | ||||
| 2013 | ---Dan Caldwell resigns due to ill health. ---Jeremy appointed w 8 applicants ---Carmen Scott retires ---Vic Pennington elected | 5329 | 15890 | 33.5 | |||
| 28 | 2014 | Dave Kaplan Matt Pina Vic Pennington Bob Sheckler Jeanette Burrage Melissa Musser Jeremy Nutting | Dave Kaplan Matt Pina | ||||
| 2015 | ---Jeanette Burrage resigns ---Arts Commission member Luisa Bangs appointed w 2 applicants and re-elected same year ---Rob Back wins on 4th try running unopposed | 5867 | 16174 | 36.2 | |||
| 29 | 2016 | Dave Kaplan Matt Pina Rob Back Bob Sheckler Melissa Musser Jeremy Nutting Vic Pennington | Dave Kaplan Matt Pina | ||||
| 2017 | ---Melissa Musser retires ---Dave Kaplan retires ---Traci Buxton replaces Musser ---Matt Mahoney replaces Kaplan | 6258 | 17174 | 36.4 | |||
| 30 | 2018 | Matt Pina Luisa Bangs Vic Pennington Jeremy Nutting Traci Buxton Rob Back Matt Mahoney | Matt Pina Vic Pennington | ||||
| 2019 | Mayor Pina Deputy Mayor Mahoney Harris replaces Bangs Martinelli replaces Back Buxton Bangs Nutting | 7955 | 18055 | 44% | |||
| 31 | 2020 | Matt Pina JC Harris Luisa Bangs Jeremy Nutting Traci Buxton Anthony Martinelli Matt Mahoney | Matt Pina Matt Mahoney | ---Vic Pennington resigns ---Luisa Bangs appointed w 8 applicants | |||
| 2021 | Mayor Mahoney Deputy Mayor Buxton Gene replaces Luisa (retired) Harry replaces Pina (retired) Harris Nutting Martinelli Martinelli resigns | 7334 | 19468 | 37.7% | |||
| 32 | 2022 | Harry Steinmetz JC Harris Gene Achziger Jeremy Nutting Traci Buxton Vic Pennington Matt Mahoney | Matt Mahoney Traci Buxton | ---Anthony Martinelli resigns ---Vic Pennington appointed w 3 applicants | |||
| 33 | 2024 | Harry Steinmetz JC Harris Gene Achziger Jeremy Nutting Traci Buxton Yoshiko Grace-Matsui Matt Mahoney | Traci Buxton Harry Steinmetz | ||||
| 34 | 2026 | Harry Steinmetz JC Harris Gene Achziger Jeremy Nutting Pierre Blosse Yoshiko Grace-Matsui Robyn Desimone |
This is an article about Black History Month, but it will take a while to get there. This photo is one of many annual marches to commemorate Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland (the event the U2 song comes from) where police shot and killed 26 unarmed and peaceful protesters. Today is the 50th anniversary. What
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3,200 B.C. This is Newgrange which is sort of like the Irish version of Stonehenge. Trés cool, right? Now, the following will be a bit raw for Americans because most you have some very happy relationship with Ireland involving relatives, St. Patrick, drinking, uncomfortable sweaters, and so on. But all that “wearin’ of the green”...
Masonic Home of Washington 23660 Marine View Drive South Des Moines, Washington 98198 Historic Resource Report May 27, 2020 Prepared for Zenith Properties, LLC David Peterson historic resource consulting PO Box #115 Seattle WA 98111 P:206-376-7761 david@dphrc.com LUA2019-0032 LUA2019-0032_Historical_Resource-2020-05-27-FINL-Peterson_292247792