If you are considering running for WSNA office, it is not too late!
February 17, 2023
Thank you to those who have submitted nomination (consent to serve) forms declaring their candidacy for elected office in WSNA. If you are considering running for office, it is not too late!
WSNA members may declare their candidacy by submitting a nomination (consent to serve) form by March 19, 2023 or can be nominated from the floor at the General Assembly on May 18, 2023.
The nomination form is available here or may be obtained by calling WSNA.
Elections will take place by secret ballot shortly after the Washington State Nurses Convention. Regardless of the time and method of nomination, the names of all candidates will appear on the mailed ballot. (Write-in candidates are also allowed.)
So far, the following WSNA members have been slated for office:
Except as noted, terms for all offices are two years. Descriptions of all offices may be found here.
The Board of Directors is made up of 11 members: three officers (President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer), five directors elected at-large (with two seats designated for staff nurses only) and the chairs of the Legislative and Health Policy Council, Professional Nursing and Health Care Council and the Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare.
Offices for the following three bodies are restricted to members represented by WSNA for collective bargaining.