Editing Winthrop, Washington (section)

==Government==

Winthrop is a town with a [[mayor–council government]].<ref name="MRSC">{{cite web |title=Washington City and Town Profiles |url=https://mrsc.org/research-tools/washington-city-and-town-profiles |publisher=[[Municipal Research and Services Center]] |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The [[mayor]] and five members of the town council are elected to four-year terms; since 2018, Sally Ranzau has been mayor of Winthrop.<ref name="Council">{{cite web |title=Town Council |url=https://www.townofwinthrop.com/towncouncil.html |publisher=Town of Winthrop |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The town council convenes at meetings held twice a month at the Winthrop Barn.<ref name="MRSC"/><ref name="Council"/>

The Westernization Design Review Board is a council-appointed board that oversees the design and architecture of buildings in Winthrop and enforces the "Old West" theme adopted in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Don |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Westernization code changes are on way to Planning Commission |url=https://methowvalleynews.com/2024/05/23/westernization-code-changes-are-on-way-to-planning-commission/ |work=Methow Valley News |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref>