Port Townsend School District will have three of five board seats on ballot

Two incumbents will not seek re-election

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School District has announced that three of its five school board seats will be on the ballot this fall.

The District No. 2 seat, the District No. 3 seat and the at-large No. 5 position are all up for election in November.

According to a press release, the incumbent district directors, Laura Tucker and Keith White, have both indicated they do not intend to stand for re-election.

Nathaniel O’Hara, the at-large director, has indicated he plans to run for re-election.

District No. 2 includes the North Beach neighborhood and the northern section of Cape George Road, while District No. 3 includes the Cape George, Kala Point and Discovery Bay neighborhoods.

A map and full descriptions of the district boundaries are available online at www.tinyurl.com/PDN- District-Maps.

Any eligible voter who resides in the Port Townsend School District may file for the at-large seat.

Interested candidates should file with the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office from Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17.

For more information about the open positions, call Superintendent John Polm at 360-379-4501 or email jpolm@ptschools.org.

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