Edwin Stickle (Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2, Washington, candidate 2025)

Edwin Stickle

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 5, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Andrews University, 1988

Medical

Loma Linda University, 1993

Personal

Profession

Physician

Contact

Campaign website

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Edwin Stickle ran in a special election to the Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2 in Washington. Stickle was on the ballot in the special primary on August 5, 2025.^[source]

Stickle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Edwin Stickle provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on June 30, 2025:

• Birth date: September 1, 1964
• Bachelor's: Andrews University, 1988
• M.D.: Loma Linda University, 1993
• Profession: Physician
• Incumbent officeholder: No

Elections

General election

Special general election for Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2

Keith Chaplin and Melanie Mankamyer are running in the special general election for Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Keith Chaplin (Nonpartisan)
		Melanie Mankamyer (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2

Keith Chaplin, Melanie Mankamyer, and Edwin Stickle ran in the special primary for Port of Skagit District Commissioner Board Position 2 on August 5, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Keith Chaplin (Nonpartisan)
		Melanie Mankamyer (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Edwin Stickle (Nonpartisan)

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Edwin Stickle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stickle's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Airplane Mechanic(since age 20), Pilot(since age 17) and Family Doctor(since age 31). My interest in the Port of Skagit Airport and the other marine, agriculture and industrial components of the Port began in 1997 when I moved to Sedro Woolley. I have watched our county develop over the last 28 years and have seen some very good developments in the Port and it's portfolio of projects. With my strong aviation background (BIT in Aviation Maintenance Management) and a years long committment to the improvement of Skagit County I am eager to serve on the Ports board of commissioners.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• The business of the port needs strong supervision from the elected representatives of the voters who collectivelly own and benefit from the port. The users of the port should pay for all the expenses related to their use. The voters should not be expected to subsidize the airport and marina users. The users of each port facility should not be expected to subsidize the users of the other port facilities. One time projects that have the potential to benefit all the voters/owners are the only expense that I would support being paid for by the district voters.
• State wide, county wide and district wide government decisions have been delegated far too much to unelected bureaucrats who have involved themselves in areas of our personal and business affairs that harm instead of benefit the population. As a population we need to take back control of our businesses and lives, rolling back the involvement of the bureaucracy in basic personal and business decisions. The Port of Skagit is not a big offender in this overreach but the temptation is always there and I will push it back as a commissioner.
• I support increasing the board of commissioner size from 3 to 5 members. This will allow more voices to be heard and by allowing one-on-one discussions between commissioners it will make issues better understood without taking away from the public's knowledge of the commissions function.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Aviation technology and training. I support the port partnering with Skagit Valley College to build a training center on campus to supply training for airplane mechanics, badly needed to replace retiring aviation industry veterans.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Most important is a track record of experience and interest in Aviation, Boating and Leasing for small business and other industry.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was working for Harris Pine Mill building desks and other furniture in a factory setting. I have had several other industrial jobs, including working as an airframe and powerplant mechanic repairing and fabricating on sheet metal projects. I have worked for 28 years as a family medicine doctor.

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