The Municipal League of King County 810 Third Avenue, Suite 224 Seattle, WA 98104

2005 Board of Trustees Rita Brogan, Chair Mark Troxel, Vice Chair Beth M. Arman, Secretary Harold Taniguchi, Treasurer Putnam Barber, Executive Alliance Vaughnetta J. Barton, community volunteer Jill D. Bowman, Stoel Rives Patricia Bowman, human resources manager (ret.) Bruce Carter, judge pro tem, Seattle Municipal Court Kevin Carter, Safeco Stephanie Cirkovich, Pike Place Market PDA Peter Coates, Building and Construction Trades Council Chris Cooper, CHHIP Paul Demitriades, Medina City Council (ret.) Sandra Driscoll, City Attorney (ret) Deborah Eddy, Consultant Keven Franklin, King County Mary Gates, Consultant Norma Jean Hanson, Norma Jean Hanson Paralegal Services Robert Klein, McNaul, Ebel, Nawrot, and Helgren Eric Laschever, Stoel Rives Steve Marshall, Snohomish PUD Rob Neate, Puget Sound Energy Jennifer Piccolo, citizen activist Charles Redell, Reporter Tami Ritoch, Fireside Homes Real Estate Associate R. Todd Slind, CH2MHill Lucy Steers, public participation consultant Harold Taniguchi, King County Department of Transportation Rashelle Tanner, CRISTA Ministries David Tarshes, Davis Wright Tremaine Kate Tate, Weyerhauser Philip Thompson, Perkins Coie Mark Troxel, City of Seattle Wes Uhlman, Wes Uhlman & Associates Rich White, Boeing

2005 CANDIDATE BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NON-JUDICIAL CANDIDATES The Municipal League of King County requests every candidate who participates in the candidate evaluation process to submit background information prior to his/her interview with a candidate evaluation committee.  The questionnaire is the basis of the League’s research and interview process.  The League’s ratings are non-partisan; they are based on standards of Involvement, Effectiveness, Character, and Knowledge, all of which have been developed and refined over the past 90 years. A printed version of the questionnaire is available for candidates who prefer to use the traditional format.  To obtain a hard copy, please contact the League office.  A copy of this questionnaire will be provided to Candidate Evaluation Committee members to help them prepare for your interview.  Candidate responses, except the confidential section, will be available to the general public at the League website.  The Municipal League requests the following materials from candidates.  Please check to make certain you have sent in your: Candidate Questionnaire           Sent by:         Email        US Mail          Fax       Not Sending Resume (education, employment, and professional activities)           Sent by:         Email        US Mail          Fax       Not Sending      Check here if you DO NOT want your resume posted on the Municipal                    League website Campaign Materials           Sent by:     Email        US Mail          Fax       Not Sending Constituent Newsletters and other publications           Sent by:         Email        US Mail          Fax       Not Sending Photograph           Sent by:         Email        US Mail          Fax       Not Sending Note: Electronically submitted questionnaires are strongly preferred. All materials can be emailed to rebecca@munileague.org.  They can be processed and made available on-line far more rapidly than handwritten or typed submissions. For non-electronic submissions, please print clearly and legibly and return the application as soon as possible in order to allow the committee the greatest amount of time to prepare a complete report on your skills and experience. If you have not yet been contacted to schedule an interview, or if you have questions about the candidate evaluation program, please contact the League office at 206-264-1070. If you have a disability and require accommodation to participate in the candidate evaluation process, please contact Rebecca Cooper at the League office.

2005 Candidate Questionnaire

SECTION I               

BASIC CANDIDATE INFORMATION

1. Name as it will appear on the ballot

First Name	Middle Initial or Nick Name	Last Name
Dwight		Pelz

2.   Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):

Seattle City Council

3.   Are you the incumbent?                  Yes              No

4.   How long have you resided in this district/city?

34 years

5.   How long have you resided in King County?

34 years

6.   Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan?         Partisan      Nonpartisan         

7.   If partisan, please indicate party: 

CAMPAIGN CONTACTS

Campaign Name:	1900 28^th Av. S.
Address:	Seattle
City/State/Zip:	Wa
Campaign Phone:	206 726 9166
Campaign Fax:
Campaign E-mail:	PelzSeattle2005@hotmail.com
Campaign Website:	www.dwightpelz.com

POLITICAL BACKGROUND

1.   Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held.  Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.

Public Office	Elective or Appointive?	Dates Held	Leadership Role (if any)
King County Council	elective	1997 - 2005	Chair, Transportation Committee
Wa. State Senate	elective	1991 - 1997	Chair, Education Committee, Labor Committee

2.   If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:

Office Title	Year of Run
Wa. State House of Representatives	1988

 SECTION III

In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge.  These are defined as follows:

• Involvement: What has the candidate done previously in family, neighborhood, community, volunteer work, employment or public life to suggest readiness to accomplish challenging objectives? How do these activities demonstrate readiness for the challenges unique to the office sought?

• Effectiveness: Has the candidate demonstrated promise of being productive in the office sought?  Has the candidate shown the ability to work with other people?

• Character: Do the candidate's personal traits show the ability to take on the responsibilities of campaigning for and holding the public office she or he is seeking? Is the candidate a leader, participant or observer?  Is the candidate trustworthy, reliable and candid?

• Knowledge: Has the candidate demonstrated the willingness and ability to learn and adapt?  Does the candidate understand the duties and challenges of the office sought?  Does the candidate have a firm grasp of the issues important to his or her constituency and their potential effects?

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.)

2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.

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.

5. Please describe the duties of the office you seek.  Which are the most important duties and why?

EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY

FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT

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.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT SUMMARY

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.

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.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR CAMPAIGN!

THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF KING COUNTY

Candidate Evaluation Coordinator:  Rebecca Cooper

810 Third Avenue, Suite 224                  Phone: 206-264-1070                Email: rebecca@munileague.org

Seattle, WA 98104-1614                        Fax: 425-671-0506                        Website: www.munileague.org