Editing Washington County, Pennsylvania (section)

===County Commissioners===
[[File:Washington, Pennsylvania (8484580702).jpg|thumb|Washington County Courthouse]]

Washington County is administered by a three-member publicly elected commission. Each commissioner serves in four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. presidential elections. All three Commissioners are chosen in the same election, and voters may vote for no more than two of the candidates. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. The Commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Commissioner !! Party !! Title
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| Nick Sherman|| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Chairman
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Lawrence Maggi || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Vice Chairman
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
| Electra S. Janis || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || Treasurer
|- 
|}

Maggi was the Democratic nominee for [[Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district]] against Republican incumbent [[Tim Murphy (congressman)|Tim Murphy]] in 2012. Maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey Vaughan was the Republican candidate for [[Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district]] and lost to the late Democratic incumbent [[John Murtha]] in the 2006 election.

On November 7, 2023, Nick Sherman and Lawrence Maggi were reelected as county commissioners. Electra Janis won her first term as county commissioner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Check out Washington County's election results here |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/washington-county-pennslyvania-election-results-2023/45753429 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=WTAE |language=en}}</ref>