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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thirteen years |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Bolanos Campaign for City Council |
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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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Ecuadorian Congress Political advisor
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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 running for Seattle City Council because I believe that Seattle can become a more hospitable community for all of its multicultural and diverse ethnic background citizens. I am a part-time parent of an eight-year-old daughter, and I want her to have more and better opportunities in the future that, at this point, do not exist in Seattle. My daughter and your children deserve to grow up in a city that provides inclusiveness and job opprtunities that pay a living wage, so that when our children start supporting themselves they won't need two or three jobs to live in the city limits, nor will they have to choose between paying rent or buying food. Our children deserve to feel safe from racial profiling and discrimination, and we need more leadership in creating the mechanisms that hold police accountable. I want to realize my vision of a city that honors families, cares for the environment, offers truly low-income housing, and strives for neighborhood economic sustainable development. My opponet after twelve years in the council has distance more and more from the middle, lower middle economic class and the poor. I want to make sure that our government is fiscally transparent, responsible and oppen so that, trust is restore. I believe it is irresponsible to finance mega projects that favors special interests (billionairs and millionairs) on the expenses of the majority of Seattle citizens. We need to demand accountability and make sure that public safety is a must issue to be addressed at all times. I want to create a Civilian board that holds the police department accountable by providing them with subpoena power to investigate any police misconduct. Finally, I strongly believe that we need more diversity in the council so that, we can solve our problems with a different vission. It is time to have a city council that reflects the diveristy of our city. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am the fifth of ten children and the only one who finished school. Since my chilhood although, i was born in extreme poverty I have been an asset for every community i have lived in. I have always been a person of great perserverance. As a child growing up in rural poverty in Ecuador, I worked hard to transcend the desperation and illiteracy around me, working odd jobs from my early childhood on to fund my own education. I was the first person in my family to graduate from high school, College and then to work in the National Ecuadorian Congress as political advisor. Later after moving into Seattle in 1992, I had to learn the English Language, then several months later found my first job as project Co-Director for Seattle Partnership in Service under the unbrella of United Way of King County. I have been a tirelees worker and student. In 1993 i was a founder member of Mecha-Latina a student organization at Seattle Central Community College. In 1994 I took the lead to become one of the fuonder members of CASA-LATINA currently a succesfull non-profit organization dedicated to helping immigants with ESL and labor traning and other social services. Then when i felt my English language skills were good enough, I went to receive a Masters in Public Administration-International Affairs from the Evans School of Public Affairs, those were huge accomplishments and are examples of my tenacity. I also feel that my life experience has made me sensitive to the needs of those who do not have a voice. Much of my work and volunteer life has been dedicated to helping others help themselves get their basic human needs met. I will continue to be a tireless advocate for those not represented in our city government. Other important traits include the ability to facilitate, negotiate and stay true to my beliefs while being flexible in my ability to work with others toward a common end. |
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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Work Experience 05/91 to 05/92 Popular Democratic Party, Quito, Ecuador. Presidential Campaign Coordinator 10/89 to 5/92 Ecuadorian National Congress, Quito, Ecuador. Development Policy Advisor. Advised congressional representatives regarding education, health care, and welfare issues affecting senior citizens. 6/99 to 9/99 Embassy of Ecuador, Washington, DC. Restructured the Administrative Department and created effective mechanisms for delegation of responsibilities. Several jobs I have held required a lot of community outreach and advocacy. These jobs include: 04/94 to 04/96 Seattle/King County Department of Public Health TB Clinic, Seattle WA. Senior Service and Pharmacy Assistant 6/93 to 12/93 YMCA-Metrocenter, Bilingual Writing Instructor, Seattle, WA. Literacy training and outreach to homeless immigrants 04/93 to 12/93 Youth Partnership in Service, Seattle, WA. Project Co-Director 07/04 to 11/04 National Association of Social Workers (NASW-PACE), Seattle WA. Field Political Organizer. In charged of recruiting and coordinating volunteers. Mobilizing NASW members to actively participate in the Nation’s electoral process. Responsible for maintaining data-base keeping members informed through a fluid communication and energizing members to become lobbyist and/or to better understand the political process in order to make NASW stronger. 11/99 to11/01 Seattle Neighborhood Group, Seattle, WA. Crime Prevention Trainer and Community Organizer. Worked at Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) sites. Focused on safety and crime prevention issues. Analyzed Seattle Neighborhoods Crime Data and worked together with SHA site management, community leaders, as well as community councils. 01/03 to 09/03 TRAC Associates, Seattle, WA. Job Developer. Worked primarily with immigrants women and men helping finding and placing them in jobs through the Welfare-to-Work program. 01/02 to 06/02 Youth Opportunities Program, Seattle, WA. Supervised youth at-risk namely minority and disadvantage individuals in the South East area of Seattle in conjunction with Seattle Housing Authority-New Holly housing development site Manager. 11/99 to11/01 Seattle Neighborhood Group, Seattle, WA. Crime Prevention Trainer and Community Organizer. Worked at Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) sites. Focused on safety and crime prevention issues. Analyzed Seattle Neighborhoods Crime Data and worked together with SHA site management, community leaders, as well as community councils. 06/99 to 09/99 Embassy of Ecuador, Washington, D.C. Internship. Restructured the Administrative Department. Helped in administrative tasks and set up creative and effective mechanisms of delegation and responsibilities for the Embassy’s personnel. Of my volunteer experience, the most skill-building include: 01/93 to 4/95 CASA-LATINA, Seattle, WA. founding member 05/89 to 05/92 Humberto Valdez Housing Cooperative, Quito, Ecuador. Vice-President 03/84 to 05/92 Ecuadorian Women's Foundation for Community Development (FUMDEC), Quito, Ecuador. Project Coordinator
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The duties of City Council members include crafting City policy in the form of ordinances or adopted resolutions. Council members are also appointed as the chair of one of nine committees and as members of the other remaining committees. It is desirable to have Council members who are knowledgeable about every committee so that no one member becomes essential in one committee and lacking of experience in others. Due to the energy crisis our city faced in the past, it is now required that each Council member sit on at least one utility committee. The Council is also responsible for managing the City's budget.
The most important duty is managing the City's budget. Proper fiscal management and a balance of priorities facilitates public health and safety, keeps incentives for corporations and developers in check, and can help streamline the operations of the City.
Being an active member of a committee--as well as chairing --is very important. Oftentimes this is the best opportunity to receive community input during the decision-making process in every issue that matters to our neighborhoods and and communities. |
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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Masters in Public Administration-International Affairs fron Evans School of Public Affairs Undergraduate in Journalism from Universidad Central de Ecuador |
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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7/2004-11/04 National Association fo Social Workers. Field Political Organizer for the last presidential election 5/91-5/92 Popular Democratic Party, Quito, Ecuador. Presidential Campaign Coordinator 10/89-5/92 Ecuadorian National Congress, Quito, Ecuador. Development Policy Advisor. Advised congressional representatives on education, healthcare and welfare issues affecting senior citizens. 11/99-11/01 Seattle Neighborhood Group, Seattle, WA. Worked as a Crime Prevention Trainer/Community Organizer and data analyst at Seattle Housing Authority sites. 1/94-4/95 CASA-LATINA, Seattle, WA. founding member |
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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