November 3, 2025 Update: Not including responses from candidates and their known surrogates, 114 surveys were received. Comments from the surveys will be shared on the specific district survey pages listed below, with final results on questions such as candidate preferences shared on election day.
Puyallup City Council raised several taxes and fees in 2024-25 without asking the public. Puyallup Voters for Integrity wants to know if city residents are aware of the new taxes and fees, whether voters agree, and if the tax increases affect who we should support in the current election. Results of the surveys will be used to inform PV4I on where to direct future resources to help keep candidates accountable when they are elected to city council.
Puyallup Voters for Integrity will publish blog posts every Tuesday through election day with survey updates. (Oct 21 Post usurped by city council agenda on raising taxes, but click here into that post for a couple of sample responses.) If you live inside city limits and are not registered to vote, first go to https://www.piercecountywa.gov/6572/Register-to-Vote and then click on the link above for the District survey corresponding to your address.
• District 1 Survey – Click if you are registered to vote inside Puyallup City Council District 1 boundaries. The survey focuses on the actions of the incumbent Jim Kastama who is taking a 2 year turn leading the council as mayor. Running to unseat him is candidate Jeff Bennett, a retired Puyallup Police Officer now working in the solar industry who lists fiscal responsibility as the first priority on his website’s issue page.
• District 2 Survey – Click if you are registered to vote inside Puyallup City Council District 2 boundaries. The survey focuses on the actions of the incumbent Dennis King who is taking a 2 year turn on the council as deputy mayor. Running to unseat him is candidate Heather Schiller, former chair of the Puyallup Planning Commission and an insurance industry professional who promises fiscal responsibility second on her website’s issue page after infrastructure improvements.
• District 3 Survey – Click if you are registered to vote in Puyallup City Council District 3 boundaries. The survey focuses on two candidates running for an open seat as incumbent Julie Door is term-limited. Running with no website but claims of support on his facebook page from a majority of other city council members is candidate Mark Crosby, versus candidate Lindsay Smolko who is a STEM Teacher emphasizing on her website equity, inclusivity, and transparency in local government.
Click the link above corresponding to your voting district. See detailed maps below for reference.
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