Bettina Gese
Candidate for Pierce County Council, District 5
Background
- Occupation
- Commercial geoduck diver; real estate agent; small business owner
- Campaign website
- backbettina.com
Commercial geoduck diver, real estate agent and operator of the family-owned Thunderbird Trading Post. A former PTA president and football booster president who says she represented the Puyallup Tribe and business owners in negotiations with Washington State.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to cut wasteful spending while protecting essential programs.
ReportBettina Gese for Pierce County Council District #5 (home page)Campaign website · Back Bettina · backbettina.com
“I will protect essential programs that serve our communities while identifying wasteful and unnecessary spending.”
Public safety
Pledges more pathways to long-term addiction recovery.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“On Public Safety, I’ll expand pathways to long-term recovery and help end the revolving door.”
Housing
Supports protecting single-family neighborhoods while adding housing choices.
ReportBettina Gese for Pierce County Council District #5 (home page)Campaign website · Back Bettina · backbettina.com
“I believe we should protect single-family homes while expanding housing choices responsibly”
Pledges to streamline permitting and lower housing costs.
ReportBettina Gese for Pierce County Council District #5 (home page)Campaign website · Back Bettina · backbettina.com
“lower unnecessary costs, streamline permitting, increase housing supply where it makes sense”
Economy & jobs
Pledges to cut red tape for small businesses.
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I’ll remove unnecessary red tape so local entrepreneurs have the same opportunity to succeed as larger, well-resourced companies.”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports finishing Canyon Road and the War Memorial Bridge.
ReportBettina Gese for Pierce County Council District #5 (home page)Campaign website · Back Bettina · backbettina.com
“Finish Canyon Road and the War Memorial Bridge, cut congestion on the 509 and 512 corridors”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Bettina Gese on them.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (7)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Pierce County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Official Local Voters' Pamphlet, November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Pierce County Auditor · piercecountywa.gov
- General Election Provisional / Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Pierce County Auditor · piercecountywa.gov
- Pierce County Charter, Section 2.15, Composition (of the County Council)
Government record · Pierce County · pierce.county.codes
- Election Precincts (GIS layer)
Government record · Pierce County · services2.arcgis.com
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
- Bettina Gese for Pierce County Council District #5 (home page)
Campaign website · Back Bettina · backbettina.com
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