Endorsements 

Joe Burns

skagit county commissioner

Ron Wesen

Skagit County Commissioner

Lisa Janicki

skagit county commissioner (ret.)

Ken Dahlstedt

former Skagit County Commissioner

Don McDermott

skagit county SHERIFF

Will Reichardt

skagit county SHERIFF (ret.)

Danny Hagen

Skagit county assessor

Brian Stiles

SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE (ret.)

Mike Rickert

SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE (Ret.)

Susan Cook

SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE (Ret.)

Dave Needy

SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE (ret.)

Nancy Scott

SKAGIT COUNTY CLERK (ret.)

Mavis Betz

Skagit county clerk (RET.)

Lisa West

skagit co. superior court administrator (RET.)

Jackie Brunson

skagit county treasurer

Katie Jungquist

Skagit county treasurer (Ret.)

Sharon Dillon

skagit county commissioner (ret.)

Jeanne Youngquist

skagit county auditor (RET.)

Dave Thomas

Skagit county assessor (Ret.)

Tina Tate

Community leader

Hayley Thompson

Skagit county coroner

Roger Valentine

MVSD Educator (ret.)

Demi Daman

Mount Vernon City Council

Mike Luvera

CITY OF BURLINGTON POLICE CHIEF (RET.)

Don Marlow

Chief of corrections, skagit co. jail

Kurt Hefferline

Chief deputy prosecuting attorney,
family support

Joe Lindquist

skagit county pud commissioner

Steve Sexton

FORMER CITY OF BURLINGTON MAYOR

Tara Almond

former 40th district democrats chair

Lynn Campbell

former Skagit county democrats chair

Peter Donovan

Mount vernon mayor

Jill Boudreau

former mount vernon mayor

Iris Carias

Former Mount vernon city council member

Mary Hudson

mount vernon city council member

Gary Molenaar

Former Mount Vernon City Council Member

Mike Urban

former Mount Vernon City Council Member

Mark Hulst

former Mount Vernon City Council

Bob Fiedler

Mount Vernon City Council (ret.)

Charlie Wend

 Mount Vernon City Council (ret.)

Ryan Walters

City of Anacortes Mayor

Rich Weyrich

SKAGIT COUNTY prosecuting attorney

Erik Pedersen

Chief Civil deputy prosecuting attorney

Nathaniel Block

Skagit County deputy prosecuting attorney

Rick Grimstead

skagit county sheriff (ret.)

Chris Baldwin

chief of field operations,
skagit co sheriff's office

Tobin Meyer

chief criminal deputy, skagit co sheriff's office

Susan Speiker

Okanogan county clerk

Lawrence A. Pirkle

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Laura Minton Breckenridge

Attorney at law

Carolyn Gilbert

attorney at law

Chris Pollino

attorney at law

Paula Plumer

attorney at law

Rachelle Eason

Attorney at law

Morgan Witt

Attorney at law

Chris Cammock

CITY OF MOUNT VERNON POLICE CHIEF (RET.)

Craig Cammock

Attorney at law

James Dunlap

Attorney at law

Kate Szurek

Attorney at law

Andrew Schuh

Attorney at law

David Day

Attorney at law

Community Members

Vange Stiles
Susie DeVries
Makayla Kamb
Mackenzie Jagust
Jake Jagust
Madison Kamb
Matthew Oldow
Mike Oldow
Christine Luvera
Letty Alvarez
Megan Anderson
Linda Petrzelka
Jon Petrzelka
Spencer Roozen
Barb Leander
Laura Bailey
Ross Bailey
Gregg Davidson
Tara Cunningham
Velit Seyfettin
Ken Ball
David Brunson
Mary Gibbs
Echo Rockwood

Linda Frizzell
Jeff Frizzell
Theresa Baldwin
Beth Petrzelka VanPutten
Andrea Marlow
Susie Crawford
Paul Pickering
Jenna Urban
Kelli Frazier
Luanne Burkhart
Lu Parker
Helga Schink
David Moreno
Meg Corpolongo
Judy Zavala
Aaron McIntosh
Kristen Denton
Nicole Roozen
Christina Wilson
Sandra Ball
Melissa McLain
Thomas Boucher
Lesha Boucher

What People Are Saying

I am proud to support Melissa Beaton for County Clerk. I have known Melissa for over 25 years, first working with her in Superior Court and later during my time as County Clerk. She is a highly qualified and dedicated leader in our community, committed to ensuring the court system is accessible and responsive to all members of the public. Melissa holds herself and her staff to high standards, consistently delivering the duties and services required of the office with efficiency and professionalism. Skagit County is very fortunate to have Melissa Beaton as County Clerk.” 


NANCY SCOTT

Skagit County Clerk (ret.)

I have had the opportunity to work with Melissa for over 20 years. She is a hard-working dynamo who will get the job done no matter how challenging it is. " 

MIKE RICKERT
Skagit County Superior Court Judge (ret.)

For more than 10 years, I've seen Melissa Beaton approach her work and her community with honesty, compassion, and steady professionalism, always treating people with respect. Her reliability, kindness, and genuine commitment to serving others have been clear in all the way she shows up for others."

IRIS CARIAS
Former Mount Vernon City Council Member

Local Involvement

Washington State Association of County Clerks

Past president

Washington State Association of County Clerks

Clerk of the year

Board of Judicial Education

PAST member

Court Management Council

PAST Member

Public Trust & Confidence Committee

PAST Member

Washington State Gender & Justice Committee

PAST member

Skagit County Law & Justice Council

member

Skagit Rotary

Past president & current treasurer

Community Action Skagit County

treasurer

Leadership Skagit

Graduate & Team Coach

Skagit Valley YMCA

Board member

Immaculate Conception Regional School

Governing council secretary

Mount Vernon School District

Facilities planning & Citizens Advisory committees

Endorse Melissa!