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Former mayor Karen Guzak is running for the new strong mayor position. Earlier this year, she resigned from her 7 years as mayor when Snohomish voted to move to a "strong mayor" form of governemnt. This will be the first strong mayor election, which means that the mayor will be directly elected by voters instead of the city manager role of a "weak mayor" chosen by fellow members of the city council. If she is not elected to the mayor position, she will remain on the city council. Guzak owns a local yoga studio and also works with the local Committee for Strategic Planning, Snohomish County Tomorrow, the Snohomish Womens’ Network and Snohomish Giving Circle.
Guzak is running against Elizabeth Larsen and John Kartak. Larsen is a senior environmental planner with the Snohomish County Public Works. She supports the creation of neighborhood committees, town hall meetings, and addressing climate change locally. Kartak is a construction worker and a Proposition 2 supporter (which moved Snohomish from a weak mayor system to a strong one). He is not running a competitive campaign. Guzak is the best choice in this raceLast updated: 2023-04-05Karen Guzak
Former mayor Karen Guzak is running for the new strong mayor position. Earlier this year, she resigned from her 7 years as mayor when Snohomish voted to move to a "strong mayor" form of governemnt.
Former mayor Karen Guzak is running for the new strong mayor position. Earlier this year, she resigned from her 7 years as mayor when Snohomish voted to move to a "strong mayor" form of governemnt. This will be the first strong mayor election, which means that the mayor will be directly elected by voters instead of the city manager role of a "weak mayor" chosen by fellow members of the city council. If she is not elected to the mayor position, she will remain on the city council. Guzak owns a local yoga studio and also works with the local Committee for Strategic Planning, Snohomish County Tomorrow, the Snohomish Womens’ Network and Snohomish Giving Circle.
Guzak is running against Elizabeth Larsen and John Kartak. Larsen is a senior environmental planner with the Snohomish County Public Works. She supports the creation of neighborhood committees, town hall meetings, and addressing climate change locally. Kartak is a construction worker and a Proposition 2 supporter (which moved Snohomish from a weak mayor system to a strong one). He is not running a competitive campaign. Guzak is the best choice in this raceKaren Guzak
Former mayor Karen Guzak is running for the new strong mayor position. Earlier this year, she resigned from her 7 years as mayor when Snohomish voted to move to a "strong mayor" form of governemnt.
Kristin Kelly
Kristin Kelly is the former Snohomish County Program Director at Futurewise, a land use and conservation advocacy organization, and is currently working as the Smart Growth Executive Director for the Pilchuck Audubon Society.