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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4 years previously, 7 years most recently = 11 years total in the City of Shoreline |
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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10 years previously, 7 years most recently = 17 years total |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Cindy Ryu for Shoreline 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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Shoreline Bond Advisory Committee
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Leg District Campaigns Coordinator (2004) 32nd LDDO State Committee Woman (2005-2006)
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2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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Shoreline City Council Position #2
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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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Several years ago, City of Shoreline invited residents and businessowners of Shoreline to review the Aurora Avenue project. I saw two major concerns: 1) Cost of the project and 2) Design of the project with its impact on those who utilize this highway, as well as those who conduct business along Aurora Avenue. The cost of this project (at that time $19,000,000. for 20 blocks; now $30,000,000. and rising) was explained to me as being affordable because it was mostly "free money" with only 15% local money and 85% from county, state, and federal sources. Reduction of access to local businesses and significant reduction of left-hand turns, necessitating U-turns at mid-blocks and intersections, are still in the current design for those of us going in the "wrong" direction.
Since my questions were not satisfactorily addressed, I started examining many of the City’s capital projects. When the opportunity came up, I served on the Shoreline Bond Advisory Committee. From Council deliberations and by consulting fellow Shoreline residents and businessowners, I realized that the current majority of the City Council members (as well as the senior staff) were ready to commit the people of Shoreline to extensive debt for the Aurora Avenue project as well as other capital projects that were not high priority items for many Shoreline residents.
Without our consent, they were willing to commit us and our children to long-term debt, thereby jeopardizing our public schools by taking advantage of our willingness to pass bonds for parks and schools. To make matters worse, people’s opinions and voices were typically ignored if not in agreement with the senior staff and the majority of the Council members.
Some of my cousins still live under a dictatorship. I came to America for its opportunities and its representative democracy. I am for equal and fair representation, for allowing all community voices to be heard in the City’s affairs. When I saw what was happening in Shoreline, I decided to do something about it, by running for public office. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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When I commit to something, I commit 100% to doing a good job.
I am tenacious.
I am willing to make some personal sacrifices for the greater good.
I prefer to give more information rather than withhold information, thanks to my scientific training.
I appreciate it when others do the same, including governments, even if it is bad news.
With adequate information, I believe reasonable people can make best possible decisions.
I believe in the goodness of people until they prove me wrong.
I try to leave a place cleaner than I found it, try to share with those I meet, and am pleasant most of the time.
People enjoy my sense of humor.
My attitude is, "We only live once, so let's get something done and have fun doing 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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My husband and I are parents of three great children who attend public schools in Shoreline & at the U. of Washington.
We own and manage a Shoreline Allstate Insurance agency which Cody started in 1983 in the Aurora Sears Store (1989-2005).
Harborview Medical Center Admissions Officer (1980-1981)
University Hospital Financial Officer - Medicaid Applications Unit (1981-1982)
King County Medical Blue Shield Customer Service (1983-1984)
Seattle City Light Distributions Division (1984-1985)
City of Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use Management Systems Analyst (1985-1989) and Records/Microfilm Unit supervisor
Allstate Insurance Employee Agent (1990-2000)
Shoreline Chamber of Commerce President (2005-2006)
Various PTA positions (1990-2004)
Richmond Beach Community Association Board Member (2004-2006)
Shoreline Bond Advisory Committee Member (2003-2005)
Precinct Committee Officer (2004-2006)
32nd Legislative District Democrats Campaigns Coordinator (2004)
32nd Legislative District Convention Logistics Coordinator (2004)
32nd Legislative District Democrats State Committeewoman (2005)
Korean United Presbyterian Church Sunday School Teacher & Treasurer (1999-2004); (Member since 1983)
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Represent the people of Shoreline.
Establish City of Shoreline policies and laws.
Adopt an annual budget, approve appropriations, contract for services and grant franchises.
Represent the City at functions and meetings.
The most important duties in order of importance are:
1. Represent the people of Shoreline so that the people can go about their personal lives without worrying about good governance - people need to feel "they're in good hands."
2. By listening to the people and by representing the people, establish policies and laws that make Shoreline a good place to live, so that the government is a tool to help make our city what the people desire.
3. Show fiscal responsibility and accountability by thinking of the taxpayers when we're spending tax dollars. |
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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Master of Business Administration, Operations Management, University of Washington 1983 Bachelor of Science with Honors, Microbiology and Immunology, UW 1980 |
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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My husband and I are parents of 3 great children who attend public schools in Shoreline & at the U. of Washington. We own and manage a Shoreline Allstate Insurance agency which Cody started 1983 in the Aurora Sears Store (1989-2005). Harborview Medical Center Admissions Officer (1980-1981) University Hospital Financial Officer - Medicaid Applications Unit (1981-1982) King County Medical Blue Shield Customer Service (1983-1984) Seattle City Light Distributions Division Administrative Support Assistant (1984-1985) City of Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use Management Systems Analyst (1985-1989) Allstate Insurance Employee Agent (1990-2000) Shoreline Chamber of Commerce President (2005-2006) Various PTA positions (1990-2004) Richmond Beach Community Association Board Member (2004-2006) Shoreline Bond Advisory Committee Member (2003-2004) Precinct Committee Officer (2004-2006) 32nd Legislative District Democrats Campaigns Coordinator (2004) 32nd Legislative District Convention Logistics Coordinator (2004) 32nd Legislative District Democrats Committeewoman (2005) Korean United Presbyterian Church Sunday School Teacher & Treasurer (1999-2004) (Member since 1983) |
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