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
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6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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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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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:
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
As an activist and a Metro bus driver I meet people in
all kinds of jobs and neighborhoods. Whether city workers, single moms,
underpaid home healthcare workers, etc. what I hear is frustration and dismay
over the increasing difficulty of making ends meet in
They need basic services, such as jobs programs, health clinics, an expanded and integrated transit system, daycare assistance, rent control and a moratorium on razing public housing. I am raising in my campaign the need to tax corporate profits to fund these social programs. I advocate a $17/hour minimum wage which is what a person needs to live in our expensive city. I know some of these proposals require changes in state law, but if we don't start now, when?
I chose to run against Jan Drago, specifically, because
of all the council members she is among the most oblivious to the needs of
her constituency. She champions the needs of developers, and a good
example is her promotion of subsidies going into
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2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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As a bus driver I have had the opportuntiy meet people
from all walks of life and it has given me a much broader sense of the
struggles different people face. It also has given me a great deal of respect
for the integrity and ingenuity of workingclass people, which is who I
primarily serve. I strongly believe that
As a member of a minority political party, and as a socialist, I have learned the fine art of agreeing to disagree, and to then search for common ground to build alliances to change things for the better.
I am good at finding other leaders or developing leaders who are principaled, articulate, and working collaboratively to build leadership teams. This is essential to build coalitions which is essential to organize to change and improve city law.
Because of my 25 years as a community activist I have ties to various movements and communities, including the anti-war, feminist, queer, labor, native, african american and other people of color communities. I would rely on these ties for a base and essential feedback in office.
I am a journalist and have written on national, state
and local affairs. My years of research and writing have given me a
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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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Nathan Hale High School, swim team captain, 1977-78
UW Women's Commission Director, 1982-83
founding member of Registration Age People, an anti-draft registration group for young people who were dedicated to educating and organizing against reinstitution of the draft, 1981-83
Legislative correspondent for the
President of Seattle Radical Women, a socialist feminist organization dedicated to building the leadership of women, and winning full equality, 1986-1990; currently an active member.
Member of Freedom Socialist Party, 1986-current, and
currently FSP candidate for
Delegate for Amalgamated Transit Union 587 to ATU International Women's Caucus, 1995
Delegate for Amalgamated Transit Union 587 to the King County Labor Council, 1997-99, 2001-current
founding member of FORWARD, For Workers Activism and Rank-and-file Democracy, a rank file caucus of my union, 1999-2002.
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Seattle City Council members are responsible for overseeing
and/or participating in the various committee of the Seattle City Council,
and proposing appropriate legislation that addresses the concerns of
They are empowered to call hearings and to hear
testimony on issues of concern to
They review and approve or reject changes in city
zoning, oversee the running of
The city council can pass resolutions that address
topics of concern to
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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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BA, political science, University of Washington, 1983,
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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