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 No
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? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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People for Jim McIntire |
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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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When first ran for this office in 1998, I indicated that I had 3 primary objectives:
1. Better fund public education, including K-12 and higher ed.
2. Change our "601" spending limit to something that our state can live and prosper with.
3. Reform our tax system to be more competitive and fair for both businesses and individuals, and to provide adequate funding for public education, health and transit services at the state and local levels.
I still find these objectives compelling. Now that I am Chair of the Finance Committee, I believe that I'm in a better position to help set my caucus agenda on these issues. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am not a loud or dominering person. I prefer to let the power of ideas and facts stimulate discussion. I am not afraid of disagreement, and often encourage people to air their concerns and differences with me. I try to be open to all ideas and proposals, and to be fair in giving everyone an opportunity to express their interests. I also believe that there are times when elected officials have a moral responsibility to speak out and exercise the judgement we bring to the task, rather than simply bowing to public opinion.
Perhaps most important to me is that I try to be very clear about my positions on issues. I believe that candor by public officials is one of the best antidotes to public distrust of government. |
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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have over 25 years of experience in working on public policy, as a staff person, advisor, researcher, teacher, and appointed or elected policy maker. My training, policy work and research in public finance give me a strong knowledge base to draw upon for my role on the fiscal committees in the Legislature. My involvment in the community as a parent in the public schools, soccer coach, active member of my church, and nonprofit board member over the past 23 years has given me strong roots with many constituency groups in Seattle, and with the housing and economic develoment communities around the state. In addition, my experience as a private sector consultant has expanded my perspective and ability to understand the concerns of the business community.
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To represent the people and interests of the state of Washington in determining our laws and public services. But more than that, to quote Edmond Burke: "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." |
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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PhD, Economics, University of Washington MPP, Public Policy, Univ of Michigan BA, Urban and Regional Affairs, Macalester College |
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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Caseload Forecast Council, State of Washington, since 1998; chair, 2002-present. Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program, Washington Legislature, since 1999; chair, 2001-present. Joint Administrative Rules Committee, Washington Legislature, since 1998; chair, 2000-02. State Insurance Reform Task Force, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2001- 03. National Association of Forensic Economists, 2002-present. Arthur S. Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington DC, 1999-2000. Chair, Community Economic Revitalization Board, State of Washington, 1994-98. Board of Governors, School of Public Policy Alumni/ae Society, Univ of Michigan, 1995-98. Public Policy Commission, Washington Association of Churches, 1997-98. Faculty Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge MA, 1995-97. Leadership Conference Steering Committee, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1997. Board of Directors, Common Ground (nonprofit housing developer), 1990-1996; chair, 1995. Fair Lending Advisory Committee, King County Office of Civil Rights, 1995-1996. Chair, Task Force on Private Activity Bonds, State of Washington, 1986-87. |
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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