Pete Kremen | |
Office: | Member of the Whatcom County Council from the 1st district |
Term Start: | January 1, 2012 |
Term End: | January 1, 2016 |
Predecessor: | Tony Larson |
Successor: | Todd Donovan |
Office1: | 1st Whatcom County Executive |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1996 |
Term End1: | January 1, 2012 |
Predecessor1: | Office established |
Successor1: | Jack Louws |
State House2: | Washington |
District2: | 42nd |
Term Start2: | January 14, 1985 |
Term End2: | December 9, 1995 |
Predecessor2: | Roger Van Dyken |
Successor2: | Kelli Linville |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Fidela Kremen |
Occupation: | Radio broadcaster, Politician |
Pete Kremen is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served for 12 years as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 42nd district, then served for 16 years as the Whatcom County Executive, the county's highest elected official, and the longest tenure for any county executive in state history.[1] He finished his career with one term as a member of the Whatcom County Council before retiring in 2015.[2] [3] Before his political career, Kremen was the Director of News & Public Affairs at radio station KPUG.