Skagit County, Washington
It is located in the Puget Sound region, and it is known for its strong agricultural sector and annual tulip festival.[4] It is noted for its broad, fertile valley of the Skagit River, a center for cultivation of tulips and strawberries.[10] The largest ancestry groups were: 17.8% German, 14.9% Mexican, 13.7% English, 11.4% Irish, 8.3% Norwegian, 4.8% Swedish, and 4.3% Dutch.13.9% were of German, 11.2% English, 9.2% Norwegian, 8.2% Irish and 6.7% United States or American ancestry.[citation needed] Three Salish Native American tribes have reservations in the county: the Swinomish, Upper Skagit, and Samish.Commissioners are "nominated" in the primary by their district, but then are elected in the general by a county-wide vote.The current Skagit County commissioners include Lisa Janicki, a Democrat from District 3, which encompasses Burlington east of Interstate 5, Sedro-Woolley, and the rest of eastern Skagit County; Peter Browning, an independent from District 2, which covers Mount Vernon, Conway, and south county; and Ron Wesen, a Republican from District 1, which includes Anacortes, La Conner, and that area of the county west of Interstate 5 and north of McLean Road.
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