MATT LESSNAU 

Email: council4@ilwaco-wa.gov

Committees: Utilities/Streets, Finance/Planning

Appointed to the vacant seat March 2017

Partial term served November 2017  to December 2019

Elected November 2019 to a new 4 Year Term

beginning January 2020 and ending December 2023

Councilmember Lessnau has made his home in Ilwaco for the last 7 years.  He graduated from Ilwaco High School in 2006, and is a  2010 University of Washington alumni with a BA in Aeronautics & Astronautics.  Councilmember Lessnau's primary goal as an elected official is to "revitalize our community by cultivating opportunities for Ilwaco businesses, infrastructure development, and creating region-leading recreational opportunities for our citizens and guests."  Matt works for Adrift Distillers in Long Beach, Washington.  He enjoys creating memories with his wife Kacia, and their two children Maeva (4) and Archer (2), entertaining guests, cooking, barbecuing, sampling the Pacific Northwest's finest beer, wine, and spirits, mushroom foraging, and playing Xbox.