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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Cain For Port Leadership |
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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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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 the Office of Port Commissioner to serve the public interest.
I am a life long resident of King County, I am a husband and father of three. I have worked for over for years writing, editing, publishing and distributing the Port Observer Newspaper to help educate myself and other about important issues I care deeply about at the Port of Seattle. No one has researched the issues like I have.
I, as have others, asked myself why am I running again for the third time for the same office after being beaten twice already? The only answer I have is that I really care about the people in our community and future generations of people. I want to leave behind a better world than the one we now live in. As a Port Observer for four years I don't see that happening. I see the public interest beinbg disolved by an unnaccountable Port staff and Commission. One Example,
The Port of Seattle's South terminal Concourse A expansion project was origianlly estimated to cost $170 million, the final Price tag was $587 million. Construction cost overruns have been serious problems for the future development of other, releted infratructure. But no one has been held accountable at the Port for these overruns. No one has been fired, let go, or termintated. Cost overruns at SeaTac Airport were sited as reasons by Southwest Airlines decision to perhaps move to King County Airport, placing critical light rail related projects in jepardy. Light rail, could free up room on our freeways for commuters to get back and forth to work and improve freight mobility. The Port of Seattle signed a short term contract with long term financing obligations with the airlines, Southwest among them. Leaving the "back door open" Southwest saw an exit and took refuge from huge cost overruns. The worst part is that the Port knew two years ago they had signed the short term (2year) contract but failed to inform other elected officials and the Public. in doing so, they failed to protect the public interst by placing badly needed, critical tranportaion projects in question. I asked the Airport Director Mark Reis why the Port signed such a short term contract with long term implications. He said " that’s what all the other ports are doing". That is not leadership its follow the leader. I want to lead with the publics best interst in mind. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I don't give up easily. I have worked tirelessly for four years to restore the publics voice and confidence to the Port of Seattle. I have not been paid, I have not been compensated except for the little rewards of social, economic and environmental justice that have mostly gone unoticed by most people. One example.
I noticed, through using the Freedom of Information Act that the Port of Seattle had been maintaing memberships to over 250 different clubs and organizations at a staggering cost to the public. I began to tell people what the Port had been doing. Memberships to exclusive clubs and resturaunts where the Port staff could meet with, well we just don't know who with, outside of public scrutiny, where no records are kept of what is said, in exclusive and private settings. Places such as the Tower Club and the Ruins a members only club for the very rich. Additionly, the Port had memberships to most chambers of commerce and other boards and committees such as the dry pea and lentil manufacturers org. Some have legitimate functions for port related business, many do not. subsequently, in the back of the Ports budget I found a brief explantion to the public as to why they port was maintaing these memberships. Of course the came up with a justifacation sutable for public digestion. However, to my knowlegde the Port continues to abuse secretive and exlusive meberships to dine in seclusion with unkown persons.
I know, its not much. But a little victory such as forcing the port to explain themsleves to the public can be meanigful and rewarding after many hours of work and struggle. I don't give up easily. |
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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As part of my ongoing work with the Port of Seattle I have regularly attended Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion (CASE) meetings. These meetings are and have been for over fifteen years one of the most interesting examples of community involvment our state has ever wittnessed. The shear will power and determination of this group to expose the social, ecomnomic and environmental problems of the west coasts largest earthmoving project taking place within our community is an example worthy of commendation.
Many regular citizens have transformed themselves into experts in various fields such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, government, legal and more. They are now the top tier of knowledge in their civic involvement and the education they have provided to myself and the community is priceless.
I am proud to have been part of CASE and to have run for public office three times now with the support, knowledge and determination that I have learned by and and through my involvment with such an outstanding organization.
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Safegaurding the Public Interest. the Public interst can only be defined very broadly. From economic interdepdancy with other states and countries to safe working conditions and family wages at our working waterfront. but quite simply it is the heatlh, wealth and well being of our citizens and future generations and what legacy we decide to leave behind for them.
As your Port Commisioner, I will always have in the back of my mind the best interst of the public in mind. If the best public interest means strong responsible economic environment for business to thrive in then so be it. If the best public interst is defined as clean safe drinking water and air, then so be it. If the protecting the public interest means spending money to improve airport safety and seaport security then so be it. But I will lways have the best public interst in mind as your Port Commissioner. |
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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My educatiuon began in preschool and continues today, I am 38 eight years old, I have never been to college, I have not yet completed Highschool and I don't regret a single minute of educating myself I look forward to my continuing education. Some day, I would like to go to college and become a lawyer, time permitting. "A life unquestioned is not worth living" |
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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I have been involved with and in various capacities the following civic groups at one time or another. Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Oceanna, Bluewater Network, Citizens Against SeaTac Expansion, post WTO Steering Committee, the Green Party of Seattle, LELO, SeaScouts, National PTA, Cross Boarder Coalition. |
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