Eight-term state representative retires

By: Mallory Kruml

Outlets: Port Townsend Leader

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 487

Last Updated: 3 days, 4 hours ago

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State Rep. Steve Tharinger, a Port Townsend Democrat, announced March 10 that he will not run for reelection, thus ending his 16-year career representing the 24th Legislative District and the North Olympic Peninsula.

“I’m proud of the work we did together — creating jobs, improving health care, and building infrastructure that will serve the people of Washington for generations,” he wrote in a retirement announcement on the House Democrats web page. “I know my seatmates …

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