Grant Shaw

Let's bring the community together!

Tim Jeffs Art

A lifetime of volunteering at schools and non-profit leadership has brought me to this point. In addition to my volunteer work, I serve as a Well Association president and have a background in Architecture and Construction, as well as a career managing multi-million-dollar retail budgets. This experience has prepared me to oversee county finances, infrastructure investments, and long-range planning.

Each role has led me to this unique opportunity, and I could not be more excited. In school, I studied humanities and political science, not realizing someday I would be at this point. But over the past 10 years I have considered running for school board and commissioner. Island County deserves steady, solutions-focused leadership. This is a pivotal moment for our communities, and I’m ready to step up and serve our citizens.

As a Camano Island resident for 30 years, we have built our lives into this community. Raising our daughters and caring for family that also live on the island. This gives me deep understanding of what being a resident of Island County means. We live in a truly magical place.

Freedom Park, Camano

If I have the honor of serving the families and business of this community as Island County Commissioner, I will focus on your concerns and listening to all sides. Our county works best when leadership listens first, I want to hear from families, small business owners, farmers, first responders, and retirees about what’s working — and what isn’t. My goal is to be a commissioner who is accessible, responsive, and accountable.”

I’ve always believed that if there’s a problem, you gather the right people, put your heads together, and solve it. I might not always have the solution but someone in the room might. We live in different areas; Island count has very different communities with different needs. A broad paint brush does not always work for everyone.

Our Growth Management Plan is so important right now as our population grows. This 20-year growth management strategy required by state law to guide land use, housing, transportation, and environmental protection. It focuses on preserving rural character while accommodating population growth through controlled development, protecting critical areas, and managing water resources

We also have an ageing jail that does not meet today’s needs and is past its expected lifetime. Our ICOM 911 system is aged and needs an overhaul. For our communities to be safe we must support our first responders.

Deception Pass, Whidbey

Protecting our drinking water is a very real conversation. With more growth comes more septic systems. Saltwater intrusion is also a challenge as aquifers get low. We have nearly 10,000 drinking water wells in Island County. Each well association or water provider has different challenges many have aging equipment and different management plans. The county must help them be secure and provide safe water.

As a proud son of a Marine, supporting veterans and military families is personal to me. Supporting those that serve or have served, including their families, is of the utmost importance. Providing health and mental health care support for those who have served is the least we can do.

We live in one of the best areas in the country! Being an island county resident is something special that we should appreciate and unite in. Especially in these divisive times, it's easy to forget what unites us. But I've seen firsthand how our shared values of community, mutual respect, and common purpose can transcend political divisions. These values aren't Republican or Democrat — this is island life!

I would be honored to earn your vote and continue serving our community as Island County Commissioner. Islanders helping Islanders.