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Carolyn Eslick

Carolyn Eslick
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2017
Serving with Sam Low
Preceded byJohn Koster
Personal details
Born
Carolyn Louise Wand

1950 (age 73–74)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseChuck
Children6
Alma materEverett Community College, Portland State University
OccupationPolitician

Carolyn Louise Eslick (née Wand,[1] born 1950)[2] is an American politician in Washington state. Eslick serves as a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives for District 39, Position 2. Eslick is the former mayor and first female mayor of Sultan, Washington.

Education

In 1979, Eslick studied Computer Programming in Portland State University. In 1998, Eslick studied Political Science in Everett Community College.[3]

Career

Eslick is the former owner of a restaurant in Sultan, Washington. Eslick is the founder of GroWashington.[4]

Eslick was appointed to the Sultan City Council in 1996 and was reelected to the Council in 1998. In 2008, Eslick was elected mayor of Sultan, Washington, until October 2017. Eslick was the first female mayor of Sultan, Washington.[4][5][3]

Eslick first ran for the state legislature in 2001, losing in the Republican primary to Dan Kristiansen. In 2014, Eslick lost her campaign for Snohomish County Executive against John Lovick.[6][7]

Following the resignation of John Koster, Eslick was one of three Republican candidates nominated to fill the vacancy, along with former Representative Elizabeth Scott and Georgene Faries. On September 21, the King, Skagit, and Snohomish County Councils voted to confirm Eslick. She was immediately sworn in on September 20, 2017.[4] [8]

Personal life

In 1979, Eslick moved to Sultan, Washington. Eslick's husband is Chuck. They have six children. Eslick and her family live in Sultan, Washington.[4][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Obituary, Alice Ruth Wand". The Oregonian. March 18, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Legislative Manual 2021-2022" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.
  3. ^ a b c "Carolyn Eslick's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Kelly Sullivan (September 21, 2017). "Sultan mayor tapped to fill House seat: Eslick to serve both roles until transition plan is decided". Monroe Monitor. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eslick receives city sendoff - Sultan mayor stepping down to represent 39th District". monroemonitor.com. October 30, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ C.R. Douglas (October 23, 2014). "A look at the Snohomish County Executive race: Lovick vs. Eslick". Q13 Fox. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Voting results for the November 6, 2007 General election". Snohomish County Elections. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  8. ^ Jerry Cornfield (September 21, 2017). "They chose the longshot candidate to fill a vacant seat: Sultan Mayor Carolyn Eslick will serve as representative for the 39th legislative district". Herald Net. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
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