The race for the Kitsap County Commissioner District 2 seat this primary season has traded drama for a large field of candidates.

District 2 covers most areas of South Kitsap County.

Incumbent Charlotte Garrido is facing three challengers Aug. 2 for her District 2 seat. Garrido, a Democrat, faces three challengers — including one from her own party.

Those opponents include South Kitsap resident Roger Gay, a longtime activist who says he is running as an independent; Chris Tibbs, a Republican who has previously run multiple times for a seat as a county commissioner, may pose the most serious threat to Garrido’s seat; and Dino Davis, a fellow Democrat and sitting Bremerton City Council member.

Here are short snapshots of the candidates and their backgrounds. In the District 2 race, the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election on Nov. 8.

Charlotte Garrido (Democrat)

Garrido, the incumbent commissioner for District 2, also has elective experience as a parks commissioner and precinct officer. Her professional experience includes teaching, small business ownership and membership in both the American Planning Association and the Washington Boundary Review Board Association.In her official campaign statement, Garrido says “Kitsap County is a wonderful place to live, work and play. Our future depends on a strong economy, healthy environment and local people working together. As your county commissioner, these are my priorities. I champion win-win solutions every day.”

Website: CharlotteGarrido.com

Roger Gay (Independent)

Gay has lived in South Kitsap for more than 32 years. He’s a retiree from the U.S. Navy and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In the late 1980s, he was a member of Puget Sound Search & Rescue and also served as a Kitsap County reserve deputy sheriff. He served on the NASCAR Track Committee and the Minterbrook Watershed Committee. He has an associate’s degree from Olympic College in food service, retail management and industrial trades. He graduated from Leadership Kitsap in 1984.

Gay says he tries to ask the questions that any taxpayer would want the answers to, such as who really is paying for a project? Are taxpayers really benefitting? Gay says he believes in making decisions that make both financial and common sense. Kitsap County faces transportation, infrastructure and growth issues that require common-sense solutions, he says, not just to “curry political support from special interests.”

Website: rogergay.com

Christopher Tibbs (Republican)

Tibbs already has considerable political and elective experience, having served as chairman of the Kitsap County Republican Party from 2012 to 2016, as an executive board member of the Washington State Republican Party, and a precinct committee officer. He landed the endorsement of former Washington Gov. John Spellman.

“Kitsap County deserves energetic leadership and fresh perspectives to bring our community together, strengthen the economy and improve our quality of life,” he says. “My record of accomplishments demonstrates that I have the knowledge, skills and relationships to move Kitsap County forward.”  He sees it as a priority to strengthen job security and employment opportunities.

“Sound budgets and prudent policymaking are important, but steadfast representation of the people is essential,” he said. “I am committed to being accessible, responsive and, most of all, accountable.”

Website: tibbsforcommissioner.com

Dino Davis (Democrat)

Davis is currently a member of the Bremerton City Council. A resident of Kitsap County for more than 15 years, he is a real estate agent.Davis also represents the City of Bremerton on the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board, as well as the Transportation Policy Board. He is council vice president of the Public Works Committee. Davis and his wife Christine live in the Union Hill neighborhood.

In his campaign statement, Davis says that “As an elected leader and community member, I have been engaged at the local, county and regional levels of collaborative government. I have seen the negative effects of futile leadership and leadership firsthand, and I believe I can bring a new perspective to meeting the challenges facing District 2 and Kitsap County.”

Davis says he will bring an entrepreneurial style of management to solve local issues. Those issues include traffic, public safety and improving the county’s public parks system.

Website: electdinodavis.com

Rob Gelder, the incumbent in District 1, is running unopposed. Ed Wolfe, who represents District 3, won’t be on the ballot until 2018.