1. Name as it will appear on the ballot
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2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):
3. Are you the incumbent? Yes
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Nonpartisan
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1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.
2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge. These are defined as follows:
1. In a page or less, why are you running for this office? (Note: the interview committee will be given a copy of this statement before your interview; at the beginning of your interview you will have the opportunity to expand on this statement in any way you wish.)
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I am seeking re-election because I want to continue to make Des Moines a more desirable place to live. I am in my 16th year serving on Des Moines City Council so I have had the privilege to do this before.
I was encouraged by several encumbants on the City Council when I first ran for election 16 years ago. Each election since then citizens, other council members, and city staff have encouraged me to continue my service and run again.
I want to see the programs and projects that I helped initiate get completed. These include the Pacific Ridge Redevelopment, the Marina Improvements, the Highway 99 Improvements, the Underwood Park Improvements, and crime fighting programs.
I also want to help craft new programs and projects for economic development, parks and recreation, public safety, transportation, and community spirit.
I also want to prevent the city from being negatively affected by drug trafficking, gangs, traffic congestion, airport expansion, low quality development, and other crime. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I have knowledge and experience as I have served four terms in office.
I am honest and have integrity.
I have lived in the community for almost 50 years and know the people and neighborhoods of the city.
I have leadership skills as evidenced in my being selected by council to be the Mayor for 6 years. While Mayor I encouraged open dialogue and allowed everyone to speak on issues. I would help shape concensus from varied viewpoints.
I can effectivly debate an issue and share my point of view without attacking the character of the other parties.
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3. Please describe in sufficient detail, one to three accomplishments or contributions of which you are most proud. These examples should illustrate effective skills and capabilities you think apply to the office you are seeking. These accomplishments may have occurred at any time in your personal, professional, or public life.
4. Please list or describe your current and past activities in the community in which you have acquired skills that relate to the office you seek. Include your role in the activity and the year(s) in which you were involved. Involvement consists of many areas such as family, neighborhood, community, employment, or public life.
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Currently in 16th year of service on Des Moines City Council using and developing the skills for the position.
Served as Water District Commisioner for 8 years developing leadership skills.
I am a Licensed Civil Engineer and have over 25 years of experience planning and designing public works infrastructure such as roads, water systems, sewer systems, and drainage systems which gives me a wealth of knowledge about a significant part of the business of the city.
I am employed as an engineering manager by a large city east of Lake Washington. This gives me a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of city government.
I serve on many regional Boards, Committes and Sub-Committees including Cascade Water Alliance, The Interim Water Group, Seattle Water Purveyors, Metropolitan Water Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee.
Youth baseball and softball coach and assistant coach for ten years
Sunday School leader for Senior High School students
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The major role of the City Council is to establish the policies and goals that shape our community and the laws and regulations that govern our city. A council member needs to consider the pro's and con's of every decision being made and consider how that descision affects the various residents and businesses within the city. There are tough choices to be made and not everyone can be satisfied. The council must approve the Budget for the city and decide the priorities for programs and projects. |
EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report is distributed to voters in print and/or on our website. It includes a summary of the candidate’s education. Please summarize your education in 120 characters (letters, punctuation, and space all combined). The League will delete material that exceeds the space limit by beginning with the last entry. Suggested order is (degree) (subject) (school) (year, if desired).
Note: If this question is left blank the League will not include education information in your candidate profile.
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B. S., Civil Engineering, University of Washington |
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report also includes a summary of each candidate’s civic involvement. Please summarize your civic involvement in the space below. We will make every attempt to include the information in the Candidate Evaluation Report as submitted. Due to space restrictions in the Report, your response is limited to 500 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces all combined). It is important that you list your involvement beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. If you exceed the length of response permitted, or if the League should find it necessary to shorten responses for publication purposes, deletions will be made beginning with the last item listed.
Note: This information will appear verbatim on the League’s Candidate Evaluation Report. If this question is left blank, the Municipal League will not include information on your civic involvement in the Report.
Check here if you would like the Municipal League to copy the first 500 characters from Question 4 to paste into this section.
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Currently in 16th year of service on Des Moines City Council. Served as Water District Commisioner for 8 years. Youth baseball and softball coach and assistant coach for ten years. Sunday School leader for Senior High School students. Attended local schools and Graduated from Mt Rainier High School. |
Finished!
If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (rebecca@munileague.org). Mail and fax numbers are listed below. If the League has not contacted you to schedule an interview, please call the League office at your earliest convenience.
Don’t forget to send the following to the Municipal League: a resume, a photo, campaign literature, and, if you are an incumbent, constituent newsletters and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.
Candidate Evaluation Coordinator: Rebecca Cooper
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org