I was born in Portland, Oregon and my wife (Barb) was born and raised in Seattle and we have been married for 45 years.  We have two remarkable adult children and three wonderful grandchildren.  Our daughter with the three grandkids lives in St. Andrews, Scotland and our second born is a 1st-year student at the Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law at Arizona State University in Phoenix, having earned a PhD in US History at the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 2019.

Education: BS in Business Administration, Portland State University

Employment: 44 years with SIL International, a faith-based International NGO focused on research and development of minority languages and serving the marginalized communities speaking those languages. My work has always been in administration and leadership roles. 36 years living abroad;  8 Years living in South Sudan, 25 years in Kenya, and most recently 3 years in Germany. We spent 10 years in Texas in the middle of that timeline, which was sort of like living abroad. :) 

Volunteer Work/Military Service: I serve on the Boards of three faith-based non-profit organizations, one of which is located in Antalya, Turkey.

What I love about Sequim: We enjoy living in Sequim and I want to contribute to well-planned and responsible growth as more and more people discover what a remarkable place this is to live.   We are extremely fortunate and privileged to come home to the Northwest after a career away.

Councilor Butler is on the Clallam County Law and Justice Council, the Healing Center Community Advisory Committee, and the Clallam County Homelessness Task Force.