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Council District 5 covers the eastern portion of the city of Tacoma, Midland, the eastern portion of Parkland, and the majority of the North Clover Creek Collins community.

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District 5 History
The first Pierce County Councilmembers to serve under the Home Rule Charter commenced their terms of office on May 1, 1981.

Councilmember Term(s) Served
A. L. 'Slim' Rasmussen May 1, 1981 - December 31, 1982
Wendell B. Brown January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1986
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1989 (resigned,
elected County Assessor-Treasurer)
Miriam N. Marilyn Graves January 5, 1989 - November 21, 1989 (appointed)
Cathy Pearsall-Stipek November 22, 1989 - December 31, 1990 (partial term)
January 1, 1991 - January 11, 1993 (resigned, Elected County Auditor)
Wendell B. Brown January 25, 1993 (appointed)
General Election to December 31, 1993 (partial term)
General Election to December 31, 1998 (partial term)
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1998
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2002
Barbara G. Gelman January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2006
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2010
Rick Talbert January 1, 2011 -



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