Marcia Kelbon
No Party Preference
- Work
- Patent attorney and mediator; Jefferson County fire commissioner; former Navy civilian engineer
Listed in the official Washington voters' pamphlet. Elected experience: Fire Commissioner, Jefferson County Fire Protection D2, 2022 – present.
Marcia Kelbon has been a Jefferson County Fire Protection District 2 commissioner since 2022. She worked as a U.S. Navy civilian engineer, a patent attorney for entrepreneurs, and an executive and general counsel at a biotech company, and has written a newspaper column and worked in mediation.
Allow me to put my business, technical, and legal skills and experience to work to ensure the Olympic Peninsula’s future for families and retirees. Independent, placing people over party, I will promote affordability by trimming regulations on housing, limiting regressive taxes, and ensuring the state does not tax income. …
Candidate's statement in the official Washington voters' pamphlet · Washington Secretary of State
Kelbon's experience
- Elected experience: Fire Commissioner, Jefferson County Fire Protection D2, 2022 – present.
- Other professional experience: US Navy civilian engineer; patent attorney assisting entrepreneurs; executive and general counsel for biotech company, start-up through commercialization; newspaper columnist; legal mediation and dispute resolution.
- Community service: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group; North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce; Brinnon ShrimpFest; NW Boxer Rescue; Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County; AdoptAHighway; Girl Scout troop leader; North Kitsap Babe Ruth; MakeAWish Foundation of America; facilitated free medicine for medical missions and compassionate use worldwide.
Kelbon's education
- Marcia put herself through college and graduate school (Bachelors and Masters in Chemical Engineering), and law school (Juris Doctor, UW).
Sources for Kelbon
- Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)