The current Mayor of Pasco is under consideration for a much larger position that would cover all of Eastern Washington. Pete Serrano has been put forward to be the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. The office has had a pair of interim attorneys fill the role since the Trump Administration took over in January.

Serrano moved to Pasco a decade ago and has worked an attorney for the US Dept. of Energy and Energy Northwest. He has served on the Pasco City Council (representing District 4) since the City went through redistricting in 2017 and was sworn in in 2018. Serrano became Mayor of Pasco last year and will begin his third term on Council in January as he ran unopposed in this year's election.

In 2021 Serrano left his employ as an environmental lawyer to help for

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