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Mark Burrows

Republican · WA · Stevens County Commissioner, District 2

Mark Burrows has served as a Stevens County commissioner for more than five years and is a retired Chewelah police chief and Air Force veteran. He wants efficient, accountable county spending and fair pay to keep skilled county workers.

Where Mark Burrows stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
  • Signed a letter with Commissioner Greg Young objecting to the county prosecutor's appeal in a case about how former commissioners spent homeless funds. The letter said the county had already spent over $120,000 on an outside lawyer. It said more legal costs were not in the county's financial interest.

    June 13, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: thecentersquare.com

Track record — General

General · 5 records
  • Made a motion to adopt the rules (bylaws) for a county committee to review the U.S. Constitution. Commissioner Monty Stobart asked for more time to review the rules first.

    September 16, 2025

    Source: yahoo.com

  • Won re-election to the District 2 seat on the Stevens County commission. He got 13,113 votes (65.14%) to 6,746 (33.51%) for Carl R Taylor.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: results.vote.wa.gov

  • Asked the county to add $500 a month to his pay to cover his commute, as his predecessor had received. His request led the county auditor to review the practice. She found state law did not allow commute payments and stopped them.

    March 28, 2022

    Source: thecentersquare.com

  • Won the election to keep his District 2 seat on the Stevens County commission. He got 8,519 votes (59.54%) to 5,624 (39.3%) for Jeff Pitts.

    November 2, 2021

    Source: results.vote.wa.gov

  • Was appointed to the District 2 seat on the Stevens County commission by Gov. Jay Inslee. He replaced Don Dashiell, who left office after a court order. Burrows was Chewelah's police chief at the time.

    November 20, 2020

    Source: spokesman.com

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