About Andrew

Andrew has deep roots in Skagit County. His grandparents moved to the area in the early 1920s. His grandfather’s first job was at The President Hotel as a bookkeeper while he attended Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University. Both parents lived in Mount Vernon and worked in Skagit County as educators. Andrew currently lives in the Hillcrest Neighborhood, just blocks from where his father grew up, and across town from his childhood home. 

Since graduating from high school in 2011, he attended Skagit Valley College and then began an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW Local 191) and later became a journeyman electrician. He bought his first home in Mount Vernon shortly after starting his apprenticeship. In 2018, he became a journeyman electrician.

Andrew has a strong belief in supporting working families through living wage jobs because of his experience with apprenticeship, and also believes in highlighting alternative career pathways for the same reason. 

He now works directly for his union, IBEW 191, advocating for workers and union members in Olympia so others might have access to the same opportunities he has had. He is also a 2023 graduate of Leadership Skagit.

Becoming a homeowner and small housing provider made him aware of the acute need for affordable housing in our community, he said. This, in turn, inspired him to begin volunteering for Habitat For Humanity, The Friendship House and then join the Mount Vernon City Planning Commission.

In his spare time, Andrew enjoys building his own kayaks, playing pickleball and tennis, spending time on the water, and playing with his golden retriever puppy, “Jo Jo Potato.”