Greg Brotherton moved to Quilcene in in 2011 to re-open the Quilcene Village Store and built a home and farm with his family. He served on the Quilcene School Board and opened several businesses in Discovery Bay before being elected County commissioner in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Before arriving in Jefferson County, He graduated with a BA with an emphasis on American Studies from Evergreen State College, taught English in South Korea, worked in IT at US Bank for a decade and was an independent filmmaker.