MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 5, 2021
Edmonds City Council candidate Will Chen speaks to supporters via Zoom Thursday night.
Will Chen officially jumped into the race for Edmonds City Council Position 2 on Thursday evening with a virtual kickoff event. Chen’s entry means the Position 2 contest is now at least a three-way race, pitting him against local business owner Janelle Cass and incumbent Luke Distelhorst, appointed last year to fill out the remaining term of now-Mayor Mike Nelson.
The deadline to file for a city council position is May 21, with the primary election set for Aug. 3 and the genearl election Nov. 2.
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 24, 2021
Will Chen
Edmonds Citizens Housing Commissioner, community volunteer and local business owner Will Chen on Sunday announced his campaign for Edmonds City Council in the 2021 election.
Chen said he has not yet decided which position he will run for. Three of the council’s seven seats Positions 1, 2 and 3 are up for election this year. Kristiana Johnson, who holds Position 1, is a retired transportation planner who has been on the council since 2012. Position 2 is occupied by Luke Distelhorst, facing election after he was appointed to fill out the remainder of Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson’s council term. Position 3 is held by three-term Councilmember Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, a retired state government manager who was first elected to the council in 2009.