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Contact your elected officials

You can contact elected officials representatives from the President to your local school board. Here are phone numbers, Web site links and e-mail addresses to help you.

U.S. President
George W. Bush (Republican)
Comment Office: 202-456-1111 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pac Time)
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov

Vice president
Dick Cheney (Republican)
Phone: 202-456-2326
E-mail: vice_president@whitehouse.gov

U.S. Senators
Maria Cantwell (Democrat)
D.C. office: 202-224-3441
Seattle office: 206-220-6400
Web site: cantwell.senate.gov

Patty Murray (Democrat)
D.C. office: 202-224-2621
Seattle office: 206-553-5545
Web site: murray.senate.gov

U.S. Representative � 2nd District
Rick Larsen (D-Everett)
D.C. office: 202-225-2605
Bellingham office: 733-4500
E-Mail: Rick.Larsen@mail.house.gov

Washington
Governor
Christine Gregoire (Democrat)
Phone: 360-902-4111
Web site: www.governor.wa.gov

Lieutenant Governor
Brad Owen (Democrat)
Phone: 360-786-7700
Web site: www.ltgov.wa.gov

Attorney General
Rob McKenna (Republican)
Phone: (360) 753-6200
Web site: http://www.atg.wa.gov

Secretary of State
Sam Reed (Republican)
Phone: 360-902-4151
Web site: http://www.secstate.wa.gov

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Terry Bergeson (non-partisan)
Phone: 360-725-6000
Web site: http://www.K12.wa.gov
E-mail: feedback@ospi.wednet.edu

Auditor
Brian Sonntag (Democrat)
360-902-0370
Web site: www.sao.wa.gov

Commissioner of Public Lands
Doug Sutherland (Republican)
Phone: 360-902-1004
Web site: http://www.dnr.wa.gov

Treasurer
Michael Murphy (Democrat)
Phone: 360-902-9000
Web site: www.tre.wa.gov

Insurance Commissioner
Mike Kriedler (Democrat)
Phone: 360-753-7000
Web site: http://www.insurance.wa.gov

STATE LEGISLATORS

40th District
Sen. Harriet Spanel (D-Bellingham)
Bellingham phone: 733-9457
Olympia phone: 360-786-7678
E-mail: spanel.harriet@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Jeff Morris (D-Mount Vernon)
Mount Vernon phone: 360-428-1022
Olympia phone: 360-786-7970
E-mail: morris.jeff@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Dave Quall (D-Mount Vernon)
Mount Vernon phone: 360-428-1023
Olympia phone: 360-786-7800
E-mail: quall.dave@leg.wa.gov

42nd District
Sen. Dale Brandland (R-Whatcom County)
Whatcom County phone: 966-4803
Olympia phone: 360-786-7682
E-mail: brandland.dale@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale)
Olympia phone: 360-786-7980
E-mail: ericksen.doug@leg.wa.gov

Rep. Kelli Linville (D-Bellingham)
Bellingham phone: 738-6177
Olympia phone: 360-786-7854
E-mail: linville.kelli@leg.wa.gov

Whatcom County
Web site: www.co.whatcom.wa.us

County Executive
Pete Kremen
Office phone: 676-6717
E-mail: pkremen@co.whatcom.wa.us

County Council
Office phone: 676-6690
E-mail: council@co.whatcom.wa.us

District 1:
Dan McShane � 647-3744
Ward Nelson � 671-8145

District 2
Laurie Caskey-Schreiber � 354-3225
Sam Crawford � 671-7262

District 3
Barbara Brenner � 384-2762
Carl Weimer � 384-5919

At-Large
Seth Fleetwood � 671-5599

Assessor
Keith Wilnauer
Office: 676-6790
Home: 398-1310

Sherriff
Bill Elfo
Office: 676-6650
Home: 384-5360

Auditor
Shirley Forslof
Office: 676-6740
Home: 398-1310

Prosecutor
Dave McEachran
Office: 676-6784
Home: 398-1310

Treasurer
Barbara Cory
Office: 676-6774
Home: 398-1310

Bellingham

Web site: www.cob.org

Mayor
Dan Pike
Office: 778-8100

E-mail: mayorsoffice@cob.org

City Council
Office phone: 778-8200
E-Mail: citycouncil@cob.org
Ward 1: Jack Weiss � 738-2103
Ward 2: Gene Knutson � 734-4686
Ward 3: Barry Buchanan � 734-6639
Ward 4: Stan Snapp � 360-305-0607
Ward 5: Terry Bornemann � 305-0606
Ward 6: Barbara Ryan � 671-8376
At-Large: Louise Bjornson � 733-7756

Blaine

City phone: 371-0432

City Council
Office phone: 332-8311

Ward 1
John Liebert � 332-8981
Bonnie Onyon � 332-4020

Ward 2
Ken Ely � 332-7406
Bruce Wolf � 371-0141

Ward 3
Mike Myers � 371-0432
Jason Overstreet � 332-9952

At-Large
Charlie Hawkins � 332-8535

Everson

City phone: 966-3411

Mayor
Jaleen Pratt � 966-3411

City Council
John Hammond � 966-2431
Rusty Laird � 966-9690
Jennifer Lautenbach � 966-9667
John Perry � 966-3189
Andy Rowlson � 966-2662

Ferndale

City phone: 384 4302

Mayor
Jerry Landcastle � 384-4302

City Council
Office phone: 384-4302
Ken Downey � 384-3360
Jim Elliott � 384-6416
Mel Hansen � 384-1453
Gary Jensen � 384-4022
Steve Oliver � 384�4530
Keith Olson � 303-3581
Mike Reilly � 384-0552

Lynden

City phone: 354-1170

Mayor
Jack Louws � 354-1261

City Council
Office phone: 354-1170
Doug Adelstein � 354-2670
Gary Bode � 354-4991
David Burns � 354-4556
Ronald De Valois � 354-3409
Tobey Gelder � 354-5571
Gerald Kuiken � 354-4702
Nick Laninga � 354-4177

Nooksack

City phone: 966-2531
Web site: http://www.cityofnooksack.com

Mayor
Jim Ackerman � 966-7945

City Council
Office phone: 966-2531
Scott Bodven � 966-5233
Rena Guerin � 966-4797
Tom Jones � 966-5438
Marshall Judy � 966-3534
Chuck Shahan � 966-2898

Sumas

Office phone: 988-5711
E-mail: info@cityofsumas.com

Mayor
Bob Bromley � 988-0229

City Council
Office phone: 988-5711
Richard Adams � 988-5771
Leige Clare � 988-5069
Dennis Holmstrom � 988-2192
Steven Lee � 220-5887
Robert Mitchell � 988-2351

Bellingham School District

Office phone: 676-6400
E-mail: www.bham.wednet.edu

Superintendent
Kenneth Vedra - 676-6501

School Board
Ken Gass - 671-1993
Kelly Bashaw - 676-6400
Melody Rhode - 650-1689
Stephen Schoenfeld - 756-0498
Ann Whitmyer - 671-7404

Blaine School District

Office phone: 332-5881

Superintendent
Ronald C. Spanjer - 332-5881

School Board
Todd Berge - 220-4541
Campbell McCluskey - 360-945-5555
Michael Dodd - 371-7188
Pebble Griffin � 371-7172
Charles Gibson � 332-5881

Ferndale School District

Office phone: 383-9200
E-mail: www.ferndale.wednet.edu

Superintendent
Roger Lehnert - 383-9200

School Board
John Hruby - 384-1511
Stuart Mckay - 384-5372
LeeAnne Riddle - 384-9051
Norm Robertson - 384-3161
Bernie Thomas - 384-1035

Lynden School District

Office phone: 354-4443

Superintendent
Dennis L. Carlson � 354-4443

School Board
Teresa Camfield - 354-5546
Steve Hortegas - 392-3838
Larry Korthuis - 354-5643
John M. Krieg - 318-8599
Todd Lingbloom - 354-2224

Meridian School District

Office phone: 398-7111

Superintendent
Tim Yeomans - 398-7111

School Board
Judy Boxx - 398-7591
Charlie Crabtree - 393-2794
Brian Evans - 398-7780
Mary Mattison - 398-7113
Craig Wasilewski - 398-2266

Mount Baker School District

Office phone: 383-2000
E-mail: mbsd@mtbaker.wednet.edu

Superintendent
Richard Gantman � 383-2000

School Board
Ellen Dodson - 592-2429
Jim Freeman - 592-5836
Trish Hart - 592-5392
Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt - 595-2512
David Smith - 592-5720

Nooksack Valley School District

Superintendent
Mark Johnson � 988-4754

School Board
Stephen Jones - 966-4802
Mark A. Olson - 988-4771
Chris Haugen - 988-0007
Cheryl Thornton - 966-3900
Randall Wright - 966-4201

Port of Bellingham

Office phone: 676-2500

Board of Commissioners

Jim Jorgensen - 332-6724
Doug Smith - 671-6988
Scott L. Walker - 676-2688