Bill Sehmel Announces campaign for County Council

Republican Bill Sehmel announced his campaign for the Pierce County Council. “Pierce County is a great place to live and work, as our next County Council member I will work to preserve our of quality life, maintain a balanced budget while ensuring public safety by prioritizing funding law enforcement.”

District resident Gary Lester supports Sehmel, “I retired to Gig Harbor because of the quality of life, as a former Chief of Police I trust Bill Sehmel to hold the line on crime by keeping deputies on the job in our area.”

Sehmel’s family settled in the Gig Harbor area in 1884 and today the family’s homestead is about to become one of the largest parks in the district. Sehmel lead the effort to preserve this open space and make it available to the public use, “This spring the land that my family homesteaded will become a 100 acre community recreation area, a success for both conservation and private property rights.”

Sehmel is running for the seat being vacated by Council member Terry Lee, “Terry Lee and I have been friends for years, I admire his thoughtful approach to county issues and I can think of no better example of how best to serve the people of Pierce County.”

Sehmel and his longtime girlfriend Suzanne Ellingson live on Fox Island. He has three grown children from a previous marriage, Lindsay, William and Stephanie and one granddaughter Rylee, all of whom live in the area. His parents Donald and Mary Ellen still live in Gig Harbor. Bill holds a real estate broker’s license and works as a plumber. He graduated from Peninsula High School and enjoys shooting, gardening and reading espionage thrillers and history.