PORT ANGELES — Mark Ozias has been sworn in as the newest Clallam County commissioner.
Ozias, 45, replaces Jim McEntire, whom he defeated in the November election 53.2 percent to 46.8 percent.
Ozias, a Sequim Democrat, joins fellow Commissioners Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, and Bill Peach, R-Forks, on a governing board that serves as the executive and legislative branches of county government.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Christopher Melly performed a brief swearing-in ceremony for Ozias at the Clallam County Courthouse on Tuesday.
“I’m really excited to get started,” Ozias said in a later interview.
Commissioners meet in weekly work sessions every Monday at 9 a.m. and vote on action items in formal business meetings every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Like all elected county officials, commissioners serve four-year terms.
Ozias is a former business owner and former executive director of the Sequim Food Bank.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and government from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and studied horticulture at South Seattle Community College.
