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?
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Born and Raised in Shoreline, and the last 4 years within the current district boundries. |
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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47 years - Born and raised. |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Friends to Elect Steven Pyeatt |
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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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The defintion of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting different results. With the lack of leadership and accountability at King County why would we want to send 9 incumbants back in January and expect any change?
Co-Founder of King County Communities for Fair Process, Pyeatt has seen first hand the dysfunctional operation of King County. “It has left its citizens unable to trust in its leader’s ability to properly run the county. Taxpayers who work hard require leadership that holds their best interests first,” Pyeatt said. “King County is collapsing under its own weight, and has become unresponsive to the needs of the tax payers. It is a sad day when those we elect forget that they are public servants and allow special interest groups to drive public policy. As a County Council member, I will never forget that my true title IS public servant, and vow to work to restore the citizen’s faith and trust in its county government.”
As a commissioner for both King County and the City of Bothell, Pyeatt has seen first hand the difference between a well run and responsive government and the completely inept operation that King County has become. King County needs the experience Steve could bring to the issues and to the debate with his skills as a commissioner, a football official, and community activist. It is his desire to see King County's administration become an open and positive model for county governing.
We must change the makeup of the King County Council if we want to return common sense and integrity to our local government. Steven Pyeatt is our only chance to achieve that goal. We must stop the insanity. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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Integrity, loyalty, team player, leadership, common sense, and good judgement. These are all traits I was raised with, have lived my life by, and are critical traits as a football official.
In serving the people of King County integrity is of the upmost importance. The incumbant has shown a complete lack of this trait and is a key reason I am running.
Loyalty to the citizens I represent means I would never forget that I am a public servant first and foremost.
Being a team player is important to working with 8 other councilmembers and having run grassroots orginazations that have people from all parts of the political spectrum means that I put leadership and common sense above political agendas.
Leadership skills I have learned from being a lifelong businessman, and from being a football official, are traits I bring that the incumbant does not have.
Common sense and good judgement are important parts of everything I do in life and are a must if we are to save King County from the downward spiral it is in. |
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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Having been a Football official for over 15 years showcases my skills as a leader, team player, quick thinker, my good judgement, and ability to handle myself in difficult and stressful conditions. To be able to defuse an explosive and emotional situation and have those involved hold you in respect is very much like serving the citizens as a council member.
In 2000 I stepped in and Co-Chaired the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event in Issaquah taking it from an ineffective event raising only $35,000, with a goal (considered overreaching by the society) of $45,000 and raised $107,000 (exceeding my personal goal of $100,000) that year. Since moving on a couple years ago this event has continued to grow into to a major fundraising event passing the $200,000 mark this year.
Over the past year I served on commissions for King County and the City of Bothell. Both involved explosive issues and I served with people who had a wide variety of viewpoints. I was able to work within this framework and keep people focused on the goal and respecting each others viewpoints.
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Listening to, and responding to citizen concerns about issues in the district and throughout the county.
Working with other council members to find responsible solutions to these issues.
Bring Integrity, accountability, responsibility, and leadership back to a seat that has been completely lacking in those areas with the incumbent. Restore openness and transparency to the process. Restore the peoples faith in County Government so they can say that the County works FOR them and not AGAINST them.
Most important in King County is rebuilding the elections division from top to bottom and restoring the faith of the people that those who gain office were legitimately elected. |
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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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