2008 Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer candidates

For more information about the Assessor-Treasurer race, see here.

For more information about the County Executive race, see here.

In order of their appearance on the ballot

Dale Washam has run for office several times, including running unsuccessfully for Assessor-Treasurer in 2004. Thus far, Washam has not reported raising any money for this campaign and did not respond to our questionnaire.

Terry Lee is the Pierce County Councilmember from Gig Harbor. Lee is the current Council Chair. He has not reported raising any money for this campaign yet.

Jan Shabro is a former member of the Pierce County Council and a former State Representative. Shabro has raised $12,700 for this campaign.

Bernardo Tuma is a former Metropolitian Parks Commissioner, a candidate for Port Commissioner and a small businessman in downtown Tacoma. Tuma has not reported raising any money for this campaign yet and did not respond to our questionnaire.

Barbara Gelman is the Pierce County Councilmember from District #5 and a former Assessor-Treasurer. Gelman has raised $13,200 for this campaign.

Beverly Davidson is a former Pierce County Charter Review Commissioner and a former employee of the Assessor-Treasurer's department. Davidson has reported raising $8,500 for this campaign.

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