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John Chelminiak
Bellevue City Council, Pos. 3
Bellevue is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
John's daughters, Morgan and Megan, and dog Boji (a Polish
Lowland Sheepdog) enjoy a summer afternoon. |
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Biography
A Career
of Service
John Chelminiak is a
native of the northwest. Born and raised in West Seattle,
he’s instilled with a love of the outdoors, a commitment to
community, and a vision for a positive future.
He’s served the Eastside for most of his adult life as a
community volunteer and as an elected leader. In Bellevue,
he’s been elected to the boards of two housing
organizations, has been a member of the Bellevue Planning
Commission, defended Bellevue’s high quality government in
the charter election and was elected to the council by
two-thirds of the voters in November 2003.
In short, he gets things done.
John graduated from Washington State University and worked
as a reporter, editor, and manager at KIRO Newsradio from
1977 to 1987. He covered, and survived, the eruption of
Mount St. Helens in 1980 and won numerous national and local
awards for his reporting on politics and the law.
He served
in local government including positions as the Chief of
Staff of the King County and Snohomish County Councils. He’s
worked cooperatively on both sides of the political aisle
here in King County, in Olympia, and in Washington DC. He’s
now a consultant in public affairs and strategic
communications.
John and his wife Lynn Semler live in Bellevue’s Vuecrest
neighborhood with their daughters Morgan and Megan. They are
active at Bellevue High School and Medina Elementary. John
is a lector at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and he serves as
Chairman of the Board of Seattle’s O’Dea High School.
He enjoys golfing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, biking, and
occasionally sitting still long enough to read a good book.
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