Today, State Representative Mark Ericks (D-North King County/South Snohomish County) announced that he has been nominated by President Obama to be the U.S. Marshal for Western Washington.

Ericks has nearly 30 years of experience with police departments in Bellevue and Bothell. He has served in the Washington House of Representatives since 2005 and was Vice Chair for the House Ways & Means Committee during the 2009-11 biennium.

Ericks’ is one of six U.S. Marshal choices announced by the White House this week. His nomination will require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.