Mukilteo mayor candidates differ over city budget

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MUKILTEO — Long-time local official Joe Marine is seeking a fourth term as Mukilteo’s mayor and faces a challenge from three-term City Council member Steve Schmalz.

The mayor is the administrative head of the city, overseeing its employees and a $19 million general fund budget. Mukilteo’s mayor earns $70,800 per year.

Joe Marine

Marine, 63, was first elected to the Mukilteo City Council in 1997, serving the first three years before he was appointed as a Republican state representative. In 2005, he won the Mukilteo mayoral seat and served two terms. After losing reelection in 2013, he returned to Mukilteo politics as a City Council member in 2019. Voters reelected him as mayor in 2021.

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Steve Schmalz

Schmalz, 61, has served on the Mukilteo City Council for 12 years across two stints in office. He works at a sales rep company. His top priorities are public safety, managing the city budget and improving communication with residents.

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1. Vote for Steve.

I live in Mukilteo.