Sammamish City Council average age: 66; median age of Sammamish: 38

Concert in Park

The median age in Sammamish is 38. The City has more young adults and children (18 and under) than any other city in the state. Our City Council’s average age is 66. Image: Sammamish Concert in the Park. Photo via Google images.

The Sammamish City Council is highly representative of senior citizens and grandparents.

It’s not at all representative of the demographics of the City: median age of 38 with children of high school age or less.

Three seats are up for election Nov. 3: Positions 2, 4 and 6, held by Nancy Whitten, 69, Ramiro Valderrama, 55, and Tom Vance, 63, respectively. Whitten is retiring after three terms. Valderrama and Vance are seeking reelection, each to a second term.

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