On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the ballot tabulation of the Seattle Local election was conducted. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*.

For complete balloted election results,

NAME POSITION TERM
Rik Deskin* President 2-year term
Laura Kenny Vice President - Actor-Performer 2-year term
Deborah Horne Vice President - Broadcast 2-year term
Cole Arthur Hornaday Secretary 2-year term
Ron Holmstrom Local Board Member - Alaska 2-year term
Ashley Cozine Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Rik Deskin Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Abby Dylan Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Adam Gehrke Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Linda Kennedy Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Steven Reeder Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Maggie Stenson Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Zinnia Su Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Peter M Wallack Local Board Member at-large 2-year term
Adam Gehrke* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Ron Holmstrom* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Deborah Horne* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Maggie Stenson* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Zinnia Su* Convention Delegate 2-year term
Peter M Wallack* Convention Delegate 2-year term

Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from the Seattle Local is unable to attend. The Local President, by virtue of their election to that position, also serves as a Convention Delegate.

The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 2, 2021.

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