[6] In 2003, Reardon won a three-way Democratic Primary election for the Snohomish County executive position.

[7] Reardon positioned himself as a centrist Democrat, campaigning on a platform that called for decreasing taxes while implementing a long-term strategic growth plan specific to Snohomish County.

[9] In 2011, he won a third term as county executive, defeating Republican Mike Hope, a Seattle police officer and member of the Washington State Legislature.

[10] In August 2012, a Skagit County judge dismissed a petition by a local blogger to recall Reardon because it had not been sworn in under oath.

He cited the ongoing financial toll on him and his family, regarding legal costs to continue to successfully defend against political allegations of improper use of county resources in his re-election campaign and an extra-marital affair.