Hannold sworn in as Island County commissioner

Published 2:39 pm Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Rick Hannold was sworn in Friday as the new District 3 commissioner for Island County.

Hannold, a Republican, won the seat by 144 votes over Democrat Karla Jacks.

The retired Navy chief attended his first board meeting Monday saying that he would be spending most of the week at required elected official training in Chelan.

Hannold ran a grass-roots campaign that involved little money but a lot of footwork from his supporters.

Now a self-employed contractor, Hannold has a background training new recruits on maintenance procedures while working on the EA-6B Prowlers. He was also served three years on the Oak Harbor Christian School board.