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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34 years |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Friends of Reagan Dunn |
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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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King County Council, Position #6
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Member, Transportation Comm. Member, Regional Transit Comm Member, Water Quality Comm.
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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 was born into a family whose tradition of service to King County runs three generations deep. It would have been easier to pursue a lifelong career in the private sector, but I firmly believe that public service is the noblest cause anyone can pursue in a democracy. While I have been blessed with friends, a strong family, and fundamental values – the current direction of King County government threatens our cherished way of life in the Pacific Northwest.
I am seeking office to follow through with the proposals that I made upon my appointment: to build more roads and widen arterials in Southeast King County, to reform our broken election system from the top-down, and to fight the scourge of methamphetamine in our neighborhoods and rural areas.
I am seeking office because I am concerned about the widening rift between urban, surburban, and rural interests - a rift that threatens to undermine opportunities for bi-partisan consensus on some of our county's most sensitive issues. Policies such as the county's Critical Areas Ordinance widen this gap, and lukewarm responses from our county's leadership have done little to assure rural landowners that their property rights are not being abridged. Consistently heavy-handed bureaucratic techniques at agencies like the Department for Development and Environmental Services (DDES) have enraged rural landowners and, in at least one circumstance, led to a near-violent showdown.
We must stop punishing our rural residents. And we must stop pillorying the elected leadership who are attempting to protect our environment. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I have nearly 10 years of local, state and federal government experience.
As a former Assistant US Attorney, I bring my federal government experience and connections to King County. These are pivotal relationships with key government leaders that can lead to increased cooperation between federal and local jurisdictions. On issues relating to transportation and law enforcement – two of my top priorities – being in synch with our national priorities is a must.
As a former land-use attorney, I took on clients in property takings cases and understand the legal intricacies of land-use law. This experience makes me pre-eminently qualified to tackle the Critical Areas Ordinance and other examples of government overreach into the property rights of our citizens.
I was born and raised in the new 9th District. My roots run three generations deep here. I know this district. I delivered papers by bicycle here when I was a child, and now am meeting my neighbors again door-to-door on the campaign. This campaign is about reconnecting with old acquaintances and making new friends. This is my home – I have made a long-term commitment to serving it. |
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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• Board, Eastside Heritage Center - History, culture, and the preservation of our shared values are all tremendously important to our community. The EHC guides me in my understanding of where our neighborhoods were, where they are, and what our communities hope to become. • Board, Renton Chamber of Commerce - Renton is a pivotal centerpiece for the 9th District. Transportation, economic development, suburban/rural issues are all played out in the microcosm of the city. Renton ties the 9th District together in so many ways. • Planning Committee, USA Freedom Corps and Citizen Corps - Public service and volunteerism is on the rise. Young people understand the best way to get experience is by doing. Freedom Corps and Citizens Corps was my way of spreading the gospel of community service. • Planning Committee, Volunteers in Police Service (V.I.P.S.) - Justice and law enforcement are the biggest ticket items on the King County Council budget. VIPS was an innovative program that helps to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies without affecting the bottom-line on our tax dollars. I look forward to finding new and similar ways towards supplementing King County's law enforcement budget with smart, non-profit alternatives. • Former Chair and Vice-Chair, Eastside Business Alliance - Small businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to survive in today's competitive and hostile regulatory climate. Often, tax and environmental regulations are created with good intent, but the implementation establishes unintended consequences. We must work with small business owners to understand what these consequences are and not deprive residents of the entrepreneurial spirit that keep Washington State business strong. • Former Board member, Eastside Legal Assistance Program - All Americans deserve access to representation. Too often, law practitioners become too embroiled in the financial expansion of their law firms. ELAP was designed to increase access to legal representation. We can do more to help those in need. • Former Board member, Lawyers Helping Hungry Children - Poverty brings us all down. Making sure that children are all given the same basic opportunities is critical to the notion of "all men are created equal".
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As outlined in the King County Charter, the duties of a Councilmember include: being a member of the policy-determining body of the county and exercising legislative authority through the adoption and enactment of ordinances; levying taxes; establishing appropriate revenue and budgets; establishing compensation for all county officers and employees; establishing, abolishing, combining, or dividing administrative and executive departments to maintaining the functioning of King County government, and to establish their powers.
There are two duties, however, that I find most important.
#1 - Providing for safety and protection of residents. In the post 9/11 age, we can no longer take for granted that our communities are safe from enemies. In 2000, Seattle cancelled its New Year's celebration in light of recent terrorist activity. Its coordination in the national 'Topoff 2' program underscored serious deficiencies in our regional ability to respond to chemical, nuclear and biological threats. Moreover, as the 2001 quake showed us, we are underprepared to deal with natural disasters. King County must demonstrate that it is a national leader in devising innovative strategies in protecting our residents. I want to make this region the national showcase for safety.
#2 - Finding appropriate revenue streams and managing King County government's service demand. We cannot be everything to everybody. Smart government must replace the relentless drive towards greater and greater consumption of county resources. Establishing a $22 million elections department facility will not solve the underlying structural problems that agency faces. If we cannot find solutions with the current leadership of King County Elections, we must look elsewhere. Additionally, we must restructure DDES so its emphasis is not on punishing rural landowners for ordinance violations, but working with rural groups in helping to craft *sensible* environmental protections. Here, the service demand should not be for King County sheriffs to arrest a property owner, it should be for a rural ombudsman who will work on behalf of rural landowners and managing the relationship with DDES. |
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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Juris doctorate, University of Washington (year), Order of Barristers Bachelor of Arts, International Business, Arizona State University, magna cum laude |
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