Tye Menser
Candidate for Thurston County Commissioner, District 3
Background
- Occupation
- Thurston County Commissioner, District 3
- Campaign website
- tyeforthurston.com
Thurston County Commissioner for District 3 since 2019 and current board chair; has represented the county on the LOTT Clean Water Alliance, Intercity Transit and the state Sentencing Guidelines Commission. Attorney in criminal defense, intellectual property and family law from 1997 to 2018; Harvard A.B. and UC Berkeley J.D.
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes a countywide regional jail with re-entry programs
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 have a goal of creating a county-wide regional jail that would unify the cities and enhance rehabilitation and re-entry programs.”
Supports jail diversion and the LEAD program
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
“we opened and grew a County Resource Hub, filled gaps in our jail diversion framework, and re-launched the LEAD program”
Housing
Led creation of the Regional Housing Council and Home Fund
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 helped form the Regional Housing Council, pass a county-wide Home Fund, and get several new permanent supportive housing projects off the ground.”
Environment & parks
Supports a county climate program and older-forest preservation
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 fought to establish a County climate program, increased buffers to accelerate salmon recovery”
Government & transparency
Proposes a unified county campus for justice and administration
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 am helping to lead efforts to create a unified County campus for justice and administration.”
All sources (4)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Thurston County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election, Thurston County
Election filing · Thurston County Auditor · thurstoncountywa.gov
- Official Local Voters' Pamphlet, November 3, 2026 General Election, Thurston County
Election filing · Thurston County Auditor · thurstoncountywa.gov
- 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
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