Carolyn Eslick


Carolyn Eslick is an American politician in Washington state. She serves as a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 39th Legislative District.

Early life and career

Eslick was a small business owner and the founder of GroWashington.

Political career

She was appointed to the Sultan City Council in 1996 and was reelected to the Council in 1998. She was elected mayor in 2007 and reelected in 2011 and 2015.
Eslick first ran for the state legislature in 2001, losing in the Republican primary to Dan Kristiansen. In 2014, Eslick lost her campaign for Snohomish County Executive against John Lovick.
Following the resignation of John Koster, Eslick was one of three Republican candidates nominated to fill the vacancy, along with former Representative Elizabeth Scott and Georgene Faries. On September 21, the King, Skagit and Snohomish County Councils voted to confirm Eslick. She was immediately sworn in.