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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51 years |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Citizens to Elect Robert Sternoff |
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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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Chair 2001-2004, Vice Chair 2000
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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 have lived in the Bellevue/Kirkland area since 1957. I graduated from Interlake High School and the University of Washington. I have made my home here and raised my children who also attend the University of Washington. I have involved myself as a volunteer in numerous civic and charitable organizations. I believe that everyone if able should dedicate a certain amount of their time to making their community a better place. I have chosen to run for the Kirkland City Council because I believe my experience brings a new and valuable perspective to City deliberations. With over 10 years of involvement as a Park Board Member and Chair as well as many hours serving on City advisory committees, I believe I understand the community and the issues we face. My involvement in all the City committees has allowed me to study growth, traffic, housing and environmental issues. My professional experience will inject some diffent solutions to these issues. I look forward to creating City Council and Community dialogue. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am a problem solver. My educational and professional backgrounds have prepared me to be an effective communicator. I have successfully used my communication skills to negotiate with the Longshore and other Labor Unions. I have also worked with several Counties and Cities in my work as a Developer. Both of the above situations required the ability to establish trust and a positive repoire, to understand other's thoughts and effectively communicate my views while working towards successful outcomes. I have also had the opportunity to use these same skills while a member of many community and charitable organizations. My skills of bringing together many divergent views as well as having been on both sides of the counter will bring some needed expertise to the Kirkland City Council. |
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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Park Board 1997-Present Chair and Vice Chair City Committees: Downtown Action Team 1999-Present, Vice Chair 2005, Chair Parking Committee, Vice Chair Lakeshore Plaza Design and Development Committee, Member; Lake and Central Steering Committee, Juanita Beach Master Plan Advisory Commmittee, Skate Board Park Advisory Committee, Park Bond Advisory Committee and Cross Lake Ferry Advisory Committee.
Little League Coach 1995-1999 Founder Boyer Children'sClinic Thunder Ride 1999. Director 1999-2004 Childrens Hospital Imagine Guild Board Member Forgotten Children's Fund 1998-Present. Christmas Day Santa Claus 2000-Present Lakeview Elementary School Classroom Tutor 1995-1996 Kirkland Downtown Association Member
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To carefully and diligently understand and act accordingly with regard to the current and future issues effecting Kirkland's Citizens. These issues are local, interlocal, regional and in some cases national. The most important duty is to be honest and act with integrity with the other council members, City staff and most importantly with the Citizens. |
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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Interlake High School University of Washington BA Speech Communications Licensed Real Estate Broker Licensed Airplane Pilot |
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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Voters Pamphlet Statement: Robert Sternoff Kirkland City Council Position #2
Kirkland is a unique, vibrant and diverse place to live, work and play. Population growth creates challenges and issues that require attention now to preserve and improve our quality of life.
I am a 49-year resident of the Eastside area with over 15 years of civic and community involvement. Past and Present Experience: Chair of Kirkland Park Board and Downtown Action Team Parking Committee, Vice Chair of Downtown Action Team and Lakeshore Design and Development Committee, member of Juanita Beach Advisory Committee, Skate Board Park Committee and 2002 Park Bond Steering Committee. I support the Kirkland Performance Center and Kirkland Downtown Association and am actively involved in children’s charities. I am a business owner with local, national and international work experience in award- winning land development and technology. I would like the opportunity to use my civic, community and professional experience to represent Kirkland’s citizens. |
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