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? No
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
5. How long have you
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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.
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Kent Land Use & Planning Baoad
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2001 Kent Fire Strategic Planning
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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 have lived in the city of Kent for 10 years and in the area for over 25 years. I was appointed to the Land Use & Planning Board in 1995 at the request of the Mayor of Kent, Jim White. I have served as chairman of that committee for 3 years. I have served as a steering committee member of the Kent drinking & drivinbg task force for 2 years. Also I was appointed by the fire of Kent, to the 2001 strategic planning committee. I have seen city government in work and been part of the process for over 10 and I know that with the background in serving on various committees a small business owner, and manager of a large transportation company, I can help my city. Public safety, fical accountabilty, traffic congestion, over building of multi family units, redevelopment of Kents downtown are my issues that need to be addressed. I want the best for the city. I offer my experance and engery to bring about a better place to work and live. I am semi retired and have the time to spend as a council member. I want to continue the positive direction of the City of Kent. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am a great father of one daughter who is 26 years old. She graduated from the Univerty of Wisconsin, Madison. I "m a honest person and I look at both side of an issue before making up my mind as to what side of the issue to support. I want to make the best decisson for the citizens of Kent, and not a few people that are advancing the issues. I have been employed in the transportation business for over25 years working for only 3 companies and a small business owner for 5 years. Being a council member I will owe no one person any favors as I have never run or held office. I have shown this leadership as chairman of the Land Use & Planning Board. I have been endorced by the Kent fire fighters and have the backing of many of the council members, and mayor. I am the best choise for the open council seat number 7. |
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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Member of Kent Rotary 2003 Committee member(chairman 3 years) for Land Use & Planning Board 1995 to present Streering committee member Kent drinking drivers task force 2002 to present Steering committee member Kent fire department 2001 to present School bus driver transporting special needs childern 2000 to present
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City ofKent Council position 7, to refect the general wishes of the citizens of Kent. To provide the best possible answers to issues that arise that effect the general pub;lic interest. To keep the trust that the citizens of Kent have given me as a public servent and never betray that trust. To provide the best possible place for people to work and live. |
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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General education High School Portland, Oregon |
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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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