Editing Arlington, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Arlington, WA - City Hall 01.jpg|thumb|Arlington's city hall, located on Olympic Avenue in downtown|alt=A two-story, white building with large windows at the corner of two streets.]]

Arlington is defined as a non-charter code city and operates under a [[mayor–council government]], with an elected mayor and an elected city council.<ref name="HazardPlan"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Washington City and Town Profiles |url=http://mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles.aspx |publisher=Municipal Research and Services Center |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204440/http://mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles.aspx |archive-date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> The mayor serves a four-year term and has no [[term limit]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Administration |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/149/Administration |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211822/http://arlingtonwa.gov/149/Administration |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> Don Vanney was elected mayor in 2023 after defeating three-term incumbent Barbara Tolbert.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=December 26, 2023 |title=What do Arlington locals make of longtime mayor's resounding defeat? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/what-do-arlington-locals-make-of-longtime-mayors-resounding-defeat/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 2, 2024}}</ref> Previous mayors included John and Margaret Larson, who served as mayor from 1980 to 1990 and 2003 to 2011, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bartley |first=Nancy |date=August 8, 2011 |title=Arlington's diplomatic 'Mayor Margaret' to soon exit City Hall |page=B1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015848486_arlington08m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131151/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015848486_arlington08m.html |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref>

The city council is composed of seven residents who are elected in [[at-large]], [[Nonpartisan election|non-partisan]] elections to four-year terms. The council also appoints a city administrator to oversee city operations.<ref name="HazardPlan"/><ref name="Audit">{{cite report |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Accountability Audit Report: City of Arlington, Snohomish County |url=http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1018119 |publisher=[[Washington State Auditor]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131412/http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1018119 |archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> The council meets twice per month on Mondays in a chamber at city hall in downtown Arlington.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=http://arlingtonwa.gov/396/City-Council |publisher=City of Arlington |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310211919/http://arlingtonwa.gov/396/City-Council |archive-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> According to the [[Washington State Auditor]], Arlington's municipal government employs 128 people full-time and operates on an annual budget of $50 million.<ref name="Audit"/> The city government switched to a [[wikt:biennial|biennial]] budget in 2017, after an ordinance was passed by the city council in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buell |first=Douglas |date=November 4, 2016 |title=Public hearing set for Arlington's first-ever preliminary biennial budget |url=http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/public-hearing-set-for-arlingtons-first-ever-preliminary-biennial-budget/ |work=The Arlington Times |access-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> The municipal government provides emergency services, as well as water and sewage utilities, street maintenance, parks and recreation, an airport, and a cemetery.<ref name="Audit"/> Arlington's municipal [[fire department]] was annexed into the [[North County Regional Fire Authority]] in 2021, joining Stanwood and several unincorporated areas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=February 10, 2021 |title=Voters overwhelmingly approve fire department annexation |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/voters-overwhelmingly-approve-fire-deparment-annexation/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

At the federal level, Arlington is part of [[Washington's 1st congressional district]], which is represented by Democrat [[Suzan DelBene]].<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 1 |scale=1:118,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA01.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Incumbents DelBene, Larsen say country is heading in right direction |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/incumbents-delbene-larsen-say-country-is-heading-in-right-direction/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Prior to redistricting in 2022, the city was part of the [[Washington's 2nd congressional district|2nd congressional district]] alongside most of western Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=December 3, 2021 |title=State Supreme Court declines to draw new redistricting plan |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/state-supreme-court-declines-to-draw-new-redistricting-plan/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="DistrictMap">{{cite map |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Washington State Legislative & Congressional District Map |url=http://2011.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_State.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Redistricting Commission]] |access-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223184225/http://www.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_State.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }} ([http://2011.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_Insets.pdf Inset map]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227202231/http://www.redistricting.wa.gov/assets/maps/FoldedMap_Insets.pdf |date=December 27, 2016 }})</ref> At the state level, Arlington is part of the [[Washington's 10th legislative district|10th legislative district]] along with Stanwood, southwestern Skagit County, and the entirety of [[Island County, Washington|Island County]].<ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 10 |page=11 |work=District Maps Booklet 2022 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Maps/Redistricting%20Map%20Booklet_2022.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislative Information Center |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Allison |first=Jacqueline |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Myriad mailers: Spending in key 10th District races tops $2 million |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/myriad-mailers-spending-in-key-10th-district-races-tops-2-million/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Arlington is wholly part of the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 1st district, which covers the northeastern areas of the county.<ref>{{cite web |title=District 1 Cities |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/794/District-1-Cities |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>

During the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]], 53.8 percent of Arlington voters chose [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Donald Trump]], while 44.4 percent voted for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Joe Biden]], with 10,241 votes cast.<ref>{{cite report |title=Official Precinct Report Abstract |url=https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/76621/Official-Precinct-Results-Abstract |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> During the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]], 50.6 percent of Arlington voters chose Republican [[Donald Trump]], while 39.5 percent voted for Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]]. During the same year's [[Washington gubernatorial election, 2016|gubernatorial election]], 42.9 percent of Arlington voters preferred incumbent Democrat [[Jay Inslee]], while 56.8 percent voted for Republican [[Bill Bryant (politician)|Bill Bryant]].<ref name="Herald-2016Election">{{cite news |last1=Cornfield |first1=Jerry |last2=Catchpole |first2=Dan |date=November 14, 2016 |title=Trump voters elated but most of Snohomish County followed state |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trump-voters-elated-but-most-of-snohomish-county-followed-state/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429040554/http://www.heraldnet.com/news/trump-voters-elated-but-most-of-snohomish-county-followed-state/ |archive-date=April 29, 2017}}</ref> During the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] won Arlington narrowly with 50.6 percent of votes.<ref name="Herald-2016Election"/> Arlington was proposed as the [[county seat]] of the secessionist [[Freedom County, Washington|Freedom County]] in the 1990s and 2000s, but the proposal was struck down by state courts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=May 3, 1995 |title=Secessionists fight on |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stang |first=John |date=October 1, 2009 |title=Secession leader now in deep debt in Montana |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Secession-leader-now-in-deep-debt-in-Montana-881735.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref>