SEQUIM – The Sequim City Council elected Rachel Anderson as Mayor and Nicole Hartman as Deputy Mayor at the City Council meeting on January 12.
Both are two-year terms that expire on December 31, 2027.
Anderson was appointed to the City Council in February 2021, elected in November of that same year, and re-elected in 2025. She currently serves on the Clallam Transit System Board, the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization, the Housing Solutions Committee, the Council Finance Committee, the Clallam County Economic Development Council, Clallam County Solid Waste Advisory Board, and as the liaison to the Sister City Association and the Sequim Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce. Anderson earned her Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities in 2021.
Hartman was appointed to the City Council in April 2024. She was elected to a four-year term in November 2025. Hartman serves on the Council Finance Committee and as the Sequim Planning Commission liaison. She’s also frequently on this radio in her capacity as spokesperson for Clallam PUD.
(City of Sequim photo: Mayor Rachel Anderson)