Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, rounding out her first six months in office, was honored to be elected to the executive board of the National Association of Secretaries of State.

Wyman, second from right in photo, was unanimously elected vice president for the western region of the United States by her peers at the NASS summer conference in Anchorage over the weekend.  Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, to the left of Wyman in the photo, is the president-elect.

Wyman said she was pleased by the effectiveness and vigor of the organization and happy to be part of the board. She added:

“NASS is a powerful bipartisan voice in Washington, D.C., and across the country for strong policies at the state and federal levels for elections and a variety of other services provided by the secretaries of state. NASS also offers a way for the states to share best-practices as we work at continuous reform and improvement.”

Wyman is a long-time election administrator, including 12 years as Thurston County auditor, and continues to advise several national reform panels.  Wyman’s predecessor, Sam Reed, served a term as NASS president.