Meet Sam

Effective Leadership

As your current Snohomish County Council Member, Sam has a proven history of reaching out and finding solutions that work in an effective way. 

Personally

Sam and his wife Mariah were both born and raised in Snohomish County. Sam graduated from Everett High School, and Mariah graduated from Snohomish High School.  Sam has a master’s degree in organizational leadership, and has served as a basketball coach, teacher, minister, and a successful small business owner. Together they have 5 kids, 2 horses and 2 dogs. Sam has served as a successful state Legislator, the Lake Stevens City Council, and the Snohomish County Council. Sam currently through the Washington State Association of Counties serves both as Chair of the Washington State Traffic Safety Commision and Chair of the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board. 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Sam has fought for fair and equal representation for everyone, no matter where you live. He is for protecting property rights! Whether or not you are a small property owner, you deserve to be treated with the same fairness as everyone else. For Sam, public safety has always been, and continues to be, a top priority; that is why he is consistently endorsed by law enforcement and our firefighters. Sam also recognizes that we must provide safe and efficient roadway infrastructure to travel safely throughout the district. We live in such a beautiful area with so many things to see and do. Sam supports making our recreation areas accessible and improving the amenities associated with them. 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 

Sam has shown that he is active member of our local community. Sam was recognized by the Sky Valley Arts Council as the 2022 supporter of the year for his work in the transformation of the Startup Events Center. Sam has been heavily involved in the Lake Stevens Rotary, previously serving as their club president. He has been recognized for his volunteer work on the Granite Falls Boys and Girls Club. Sam has also sponsored several local sports teams, supported a new library in Lake Stevens, and been an active supporter of our local food banks. Sam donated his time painting the Lake Stevens city entry signs, and volunteered to complete a refinish to the Lake Stevens swim beach dock. Through Rotary, Sam has done several community clean-up projects. Sam has also been a sponsor of the C-Trail run through his business. For the past 13 years Sam has donated a $1,000 yearly scholarship through Rotary to a local graduating senior and for several years now donates to his graduate college on a monthly basis for scholarships for financially needy students.