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Previous Whatcom County Commissioners and Councilmembers
| Councilmember | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stremler | January 2024 | Present |
| Jon Scanlon | January 2024 | Present |
| Kaylee Galloway | January 2022 | Present |
| Ben Elenbaas | January 2020 |
Present |
| Carol Frazey | November 27, 2018 (elected to fill unexpired term) |
January 2024 |
| Timothy Ballew II | January 2018 (appointed to vacant position) |
November 27, 2018 |
| Tyler Byrd | January 2018 | Present |
| Todd Donovan | January 2016 | Present |
| Satpal Sidhu | March 3, 2015 (appointed to vacant position) |
January 2020 |
| Barry Buchanan | January 2014 | Present |
| Rud Browne | January 2014 | January 2022 |
| Pete Kremen | January 2012 | January 2016 |
| Tony Larson | November 23, 2010 | January 2012 |
| Ken Mann | January 2010 | January 2018 |
| Bill Knutzen | January 2010 | January 2014 |
| Kathy Kershner |
January 2020 January 2010 |
January 2024 January 2014 |
| Bob Kelly | January 2008 | November 26, 2009 |
| Carl Weimer | January 2006 | January 2018 |
| Sharon Roy | January 2002 | January 2006 |
| Seth Fleetwood | January 2002 | January 2010 |
| Laurie Caskey-Schreiber | January 2002 | January 2010 |
| Sam Crawford | January 2000 | February 28, 2015 |
| Dan McShane | January 2000 | January 2008 |
| Constance Hoag | January 1998 | January 2002 |
| Kathy Sutter | January 1996 | January 2000 |
| Thomas Brown | January 1996 | January 2000 |
| Alvin Starkenburg | January 1994 | January 1998 |
| L. Ward Nelson | January 1994 (appointed to vacant position in Jan. 2010) |
November 23, 2010 |
| Marlene Dawson | January 1994 | January 2002 |
| Kenneth Henderson | January 1992 | January 1996 |
| Larry Harris | January 1992 | January 1996 |
| Barbara E. Brenner | January 1992 | January 2020 |
| Robert Imhof | January 1990 | January 2002 |
| Marge Laidlaw | January 1990 | January 1994 |
| Dennis Vander Yacht | January 1990 | January 1994 |
| Marvin Vanderpol | January 1988 | January 1992 |
| Emily Jackson | January 1988 | January 1992 |
| Tom Burton | January 1986 | January 1990 |
| Dan Warner | January 1986 | January 1994 |
| Mary Kay Becker | January 1984 | January 1986 |
| Craig Cole | January 1982 | January 1986 |
| Jim (J.V.) Hawley, Jr. | January 1981 | January 1988 |
| Will Roehl | January 1979 | January 1990 |
| Bob Muenscher | January 1979 | January 1988 |
| C.J. Johnson | January 1979 | January 1990 |
| Larry McIntyre | January 1979 | January 1983 |
| Don Hansey | January 1979 | January 1991 |
| Shirley VanZanten | January 1979 | January 1984 |
| Jon Donnellan | December 1979 (appointed to vacant position) |
January 1981 |
| Conrad Thompson | January 1979 | October 1979 |
| Commissioner | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| T.A. Unger | November 1973 | January 1979 |
| W.J. Converse | June 1973 | November 1973 |
| William L. McIntyre | January 1973 | May 1979 |
| C.J. Johnson | January 1973 | May 1979 |
| Stanley s. Jeffcott | January 1969 | January 1973 |
| R.W. Mallory | January 1969 | January 1973 |
| Frank Roberts | January 1967 | January 1973 |
| Robert E. Graham | January 1965 | January 1969 |
| H.C. Halverson | November 1960 | January 1969 |
| Archie N. Truax | January 1957 | January 1965 |
| Harry Gonser | January 1949 | November 1960 |
| E.R. Haxton | January 1949 | January 1967 |
| Gerrit Veleke | January 1947 | January 1949 |
| Harry M. Ingersoll | June 1946 | January 1947 |
| Clarence A. Axelson | January 1945 | January 1947 |
| Charles King | January 1943 | January 1949 |
| E.C. Manley | January 1947 January 1941 |
January 1957 January 1945 |
| Albert Anderson | January 1939 | January 1941 |
| Roy Munn | January 1937 | January 1939 |
| Jacob Smith | January 1935 | January 1939 |
| J.W. Austin | January 1935 | January 1941 |
| Frank Cramer | January 1939 January 1933 |
January 1943 January 1937 |
| Fred Laube | January 1929 | January 1935 |
| Fred McElmon | January 1927 | January 1929 |
| F.C. Reeve | January 1927 | January 1933 |
| George Elder | January 1941 January 1925 |
January 1946 January1931 |
| Ed Brown | January 1921 | January 1927 |
| J.A. Miller | January 1921 | January 1927 |
| J.B. McMillan | January 1919 | January 1921 |
| E.C. Baxter | January 1919 | January 1925 |
| Henry Slater | January 1915 | January 1921 |
| Henry Shagren | January 1931 January 1913 |
January 1935 January 1919 |
| C.B. Legoe | January 1913 | January 1915 |
| John Simpson | January 1911 | January 1913 |
| W.H. Fell | January 1909 | January 1913 |
| Thomas Kinsey | January 1909 | January 1911 |
| A.H. Frazier | January 1905 | January 1911 |
| J.G. Kemper | January 1911 January 1905 |
January 1915 January 1909 |
| Thomas Slater | January 1903 | January 1909 |
| H. Behme | January 1901 | January 1903 |
| R.L. Kline | January 1899 | January 1905 |
| J.L. Easton | January 1899 | January 1905 |
| C.B. Morgan | January 1897 | January 1901 |
| S.D. Humphries | January 1897 | January 1899 |
| Howard Rogers | January 1895 | January 1897 |
| G.P. Dean | January 1895 | January 1899 |
| W.J. Malloy | January 1893 | January 1895 |
| W.E. McDaniel | January 1893 | January 1895 |
| T.W. Gillette | January 1893 | January 1897 |
| George Lysle | January 1891 | December 1892 |
| Charles Donovan | January 1891 | December 1892 |
| M.C. Latta | September 1890 | January 1891 |
| E.M. Cudworth | May 1887 | January 1891 |
| E.C. Porter | May 1887 | January 1891 |
| C.F. Keesling | October 1886 | September 1890 |
| Rufus Stearns | February 1885 | October 1886 |
| C.S. Kale | February 1885 | May 1887 |
| Edwin Lopas | February 1885 | May 1887 |
| Edward Eldridge | January 1884 | January 1885 |
| John Harkness | January 1884 | January 1885 |
| Isaac Dunlap | February 1883 | January 1884 |
| J.J. Edens | February 1883 | January 1884 |
| B.H. Burns | February 1883 | January 1885 |
| F.E. Gilkey | February 1881 | February 1883 |
| H.P. Downs | February 1881 | February 1883 |
| T.P. Hastie | February 1879 | February 1881 |
| J. Henderson | February 1879 | February 1883 |
| John L. Conner | January 1877 | February 1879 |
| A.W. Stewart | January 1877 | February 1879 |
| H.A. Smith | January 1877 | February 1879 |
| E. McAlpine | January 1875 | December 1876 |
| S.B. Best | January 1875 | December 1876 |
| W.H. Sartwell | May 1874 | December 1874 |
| Edward McTaggart | January 1873 | December 1874 |
| H.A. Judson | January 1891 February 1879 January 1873 |
December 1892 February 1881 December 1874 |
| James Broskins | January 1873 | April 1874 |
| Orin Kincaid | November 1871 | January 1873 |
| D.E. Tuck | July 1870 | January 1873 |
| John Griffin | June 1871 July 1870 |
May 1872 December 1870 |
| William Kayton | January 1871 July 1869 |
June 1871 June 1870 |
| H.P. Obryant | January 1871 July 1869 |
October 1871 June 1870 |
| William Utter | January 1871 July 1869 |
June 1871 June 1870 |
| W.H. Partwell | July 1867 | June 1869 |
| H.L. Barkhausen | May 1872 July 1867 |
January 1873 June 1869 |
| John Shepherd | July 1866 | June 1867 |
| John R. Davis | July 1864 | June 1869 |
| M.H. Offatt | July 1862 | June 1864 |
| Enoch Compton | July 1863 | June 1867 |
| M.T. Tawes | July 1862 | June 1864 |
| John A. Tennant | July 1862 | June 1863 |
| William Smith | July 1861 | June 1862 |
| C. Finkbonner | July 1859 | June 1862 |
| D.F. Newsom | July 1859 | June 1861 |
| E.C. Gillette | July 1859 | June 1860 |
| E.A. Wilson | ||
| William McKain | ||
| A.M. Poe | ||
| George Galligher | July 1857 | June 1858 |
| William Busey | July 1856 | June 1858 |
| Frank Mahony | July 1855 | June 1857 |
| Joel Clayton | July 1855 | June 1856 |
| Henry Roeder | January 1875 July 1855 |
December 1876 June 1861 |
| William Cullen | July 1854 | June 1855 |
| H.C. Page | July 1856 July 1854 |
June 1860 June 1855 |
| R.V. Peabody | July 1861 July 1854 |
June 1862 June 1855 |