The Municipal League of King County

810 Third Avenue, Suite 224

Seattle, WA 98104

2006 Board of Trustees

Steve Marshall, Chair

Tami Ritoch, Secretary
Fireside Homes

Albert Israel, Treasurer
Mass Mutual Financial Group

Beth Arman, Renton Technical College

Angela Avery, community volunteer

Putnam Barber, Executive Alliance

Dan Berger, municipal attorney

Jill D. Bowman, Stoel Rives LLP

Bill Breitenstein, Financial Executive (ret.)

David Brentlinger, Weyerhaeuser

Bruce Carter, judge pro tem, Seattle Municipal Court

Kevin Carter, Safeco

Paul Demitriades, Medina City Council (ret.)

Sandra Driscoll, City Attorney (ret.)

Mary Gates, consultant

Norma Jean Hanson, Norma Jean Hanson Paralegal Services

Robert Klein, McNaul, Ebel, Nawrot, and Helgren

Jack Jolley

Eric Laschever, Stoel Rives LLP

Eric B. Martin, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Kent McKinney, Keycenter Manager, KeyBank

Ramsey Ramerman, Foster Pepper

R. Todd Slind, CH2MHill

Norman Z. Sigler, Mobile Partners

Will Smith, T-Mobile

John Spady, Dick’s Drive-In

Ara Swanson, community volunteer

Harold Taniguchi, King County Department of Transportation

Rashelle Tanner, CRISTA Ministries

Wes Uhlman, Wes Uhlman & Associates

Jason Van Nort, Puget Sound Energy

Rich White, Boeing

2006 CANDIDATE BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR NON-JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

The Municipal League of King County requests every candidate who participates in the candidate evaluation process to submit background information prior to his/her interview with a candidate evaluation committee. The questionnaire is the basis of the League’s research and interview process. The League’s ratings are non-partisan; they are based on standards of Involvement, Effectiveness, Character, and Knowledge, all of which have been developed and refined over the past 90 years.

A printed version of the questionnaire is available for candidates who prefer to use the traditional format. To obtain a hard copy, please contact the League office. A copy of this questionnaire will be provided to Candidate Evaluation Committee members to help them prepare for your interview. Candidate responses, except the confidential section, will be available to the general public at the League website.

The Municipal League requests the following materials from candidates. Please check to make certain you have sent in your:

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Note: Electronically submitted questionnaires are strongly preferred. All materials can be emailed to cec@munileague.org. They can be processed and made available on-line far more rapidly than handwritten or typed submissions.

For non-electronic submissions, please print clearly and legibly and return the application as soon as possible in order to allow the committee the greatest amount of time to prepare a complete report on your skills and experience.

If you have not yet been contacted to schedule an interview, or if you have questions about the candidate evaluation program, please contact the League office at 206-264-1070.

If you have a disability and require accommodation to participate in the candidate evaluation process, please contact Jennifer DiGiacomo at the League office.

2006 Candidate Questionnaire

SECTION I

BASIC CANDIDATE INFORMATION

1. Name as it will appear on the ballot

First Name	Middle Initial or Nick Name	Last Name
Sally	J	Clark

2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):

Seattle City Council

3. Are you the incumbent? x Yes No

4. How long have you resided in this district/city?

20 years

5. How long have you resided in King County?

20 years

6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan x Nonpartisan

7. If partisan, please indicate party:

CAMPAIGN CONTACTS

Campaign Name:	People For Sally Clark
Address:	P.O. Box 2041
City/State/Zip:	Seattle WA 98111
Campaign Phone:	206-235-0363
Campaign Fax:	206-381-8597
Campaign E-mail:	info@electsallyclark.com
Campaign Website:	www.electsallyclark.com

POLITICAL BACKGROUND

1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.

Public Office

Elective or Appointive?

Dates Held

Leadership Role (if any)

Seattle City Council

Appointed to vacancy

2/2006-present

Chair Economic Development and Neighborhoods Committee; Vice Chair Housing, Human Services and Health Committee

2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:

Office Title

Year of Run

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:

Involvement: What has the candidate done previously in family, neighborhood, community, volunteer work, employment or public life to suggest readiness to accomplish challenging objectives? How do these activities demonstrate readiness for the challenges unique to the office sought?

Effectiveness: Has the candidate demonstrated promise of being productive in the office sought? Has the candidate shown the ability to work with other people?

Character: Do the candidate's personal traits show the ability to take on the responsibilities of campaigning for and holding the public office she or he is seeking? Is the candidate a leader, participant or observer? Is the candidate trustworthy, reliable and candid?

Knowledge: Has the candidate demonstrated the willingness and ability to learn and adapt? Does the candidate understand the duties and challenges of the office sought? Does the candidate have a firm grasp of the issues important to his or her constituency and their potential effects?

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.)

I was appointed to the Seattle City Council on January 27, 2006. My career has included both non-profit social service work and government aimed at helping people become their own best advocates and to connect with government in ways that improve their lives and their communities.

It is with this goal in mind that I seek to continue my service on the Seattle City Council. I believe that I can be an effective advocate for members of our community and that I can help improve upon all of the things that are important to our quality of living—great neighborhoods, affordable housing, living wage jobs, and comprehensive human services.

2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.

It is my goal to always act with integrity and honesty, especially in my professional work. I see my straightforward and honest approach to communications and governing as an asset to the position of City Councilmember. Additionally, I bring curiosity about people and systems, an inquisitiveness cultivated in my early career as a print journalist. I will ask questions and get to the underlying issues in order to most effectively serve the City of Seattle.

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.

Editor of Seattle Gay News 1993-1994

In the early 1990’s I worked as a freelance writer and editor covering local politics and arts. In 1993 I was offered the opportunity to serve as editor of the Seattle Gay News, an alternative weekly serving the Northwest’s LGBT community. I was not necessarily looking for an opportunity to work for an undercapitalized, understaffed, managerially dysfunctional company, but I took the job. I accepted the position and worked hard for the year because ultra-conservative forces were attempting to gain signatures necessary to place a discriminatory ballot measure before Washington voters. I felt that I could put my editorial, managerial and leadership skills to best use by ensuring that Seattle had the best political reporting available as it related to the ballot initiatives. I managed, supported, cajoled and protected a small, but dedicated staff and we produced a high quality newspaper for a community in need of timely, accurate information.

AIDS Watch 2005

As director of community resources at Lifelong AIDS Alliance I oversaw government affairs for the agency at the federal, state and local levels. In this role I prioritized supporting the ability of people with HIV/AIDS to advocates for themselves, to tell there own stories as a way to earn the policy and funding wins desperately needed. Through broad outreach, one-on-one meetings and weeks of training I and my two staff put together a team of more than 20 HIV-positive advocates from the Northwest to travel to Washington DC for AIDS Watch, the national lobbying weekend for HIV prevention and AIDS care services. Taking novice lobbyists to Washington DC is incredibly fun and draining. It can be emotional, but the result can mean a permanently energized new lobbyist when the advocate returns home.

Masters Rowing Championships 2005

This is not a community building or political example, but it’s my favorite recent example of focus, passion and hard work (besides the appointment process for my council position). My partner and I trained for and competed in the 2005 championships for master’s-level rowers, specifically in the two-person sculling (double) and two-person sweep (pair) categories. We started training in late spring and dedicated ourselves to becoming faster and technical better. With the distractions of work, home, pets, friends, family, gardens and everything else dedication at the master’s level can be a challenge. We traveled to Worcester, MA, for four days of racing in 90-degree heat. We came home with silver medals and an incredible sense of accomplishment – and the desire to make the boat go even faster.

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.

I started my career as a print journalist and soon put my skills to work as the Communications Manager for Chicken Soup Brigade, a non-profit agency that provided practical support to people living with AIDS in King County. In 1997 I left Chicken Soup Brigade to join the office staff of former Seattle City Councilmember Tina Podlodowksi. In Tina's office I worked on a range of issues including neighborhood development, public safety and technology. In 1999 I joined the city's Department of Neighborhoods as Neighborhood Development Manager for Southeast Seattle. In this role I linked neighborhoods, city staff, non-profit groups, businesses and developers to help implement the neighborhood plan recommendations.

In 2002 I left the city to finish a Master's Degree in Public Administration at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. While in the MPA program I served as executive director of the Northwest Association for Housing Affordability, an organization dedicated to developing and maintaining low-income housing in Washington's rural communities. After finishing her degree I worked as a legislative aide to King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson before joining Lifelong AIDS Alliance as director of community resources. At Lifelong AIDS Alliance I oversaw public policy and advocacy, HIV prevention education, volunteer recruitment and training, and insurance premium payment assistance.

At Seattle City Council I chair the Economic Development & Neighborhoods Committee, serve as vice chair of the Housing, Human Services and Health Committee, and am a member of the Environment, Emergency Management & Utilities Committee. I am a member of the Council's Labor Relations Policy Committee and of the Labor-Management Leadership Committee. I serve also on the King County Board of Health and the Metropolitan King County Regional Water Quality Committee.

Please describe the duties of the office you seek. Which are the most important duties and why?

As a Seattle City Councilmember, it is my job to evaluate the issues before the council and evaluate them in an honest and straightforward manner. As an advocate for the citizens of Seattle it is my duty to make decisions about policy based on detailed analysis and comprehensive solutions that achieve the greatest benefit for the city and its residents.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY

FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT

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.

BA, Spanish, University of Washington, 1990

BA, Political Science, University of Washington, 1990

MPA, University of Washington, 2004

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT SUMMARY

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.

A former aide to Seattle City Councilmember Tina Podlodowksi, King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson and official with the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, Sally most recently served as director of community resources for the Lifelong AIDS Alliance of Seattle before her appointment to the City Council this year. Previously Sally chaired the former LGBT advocacy group Fairness Lobby, was member of Friends of Hitt’s Hill, and served on the board of the Livable Cities Coalition.

Finished!

If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (cec@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 newsletter and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR CAMPAIGN!

THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF KING COUNTY

Candidate Evaluation Coordinator: Jennifer DiGiacomo

810 Third Avenue, Suite 224 Phone: 206-264-1070 Email: cec@munileague.org

Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org

Resume For Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark

Education:

BA, Spanish, University of Washington, 1990

BA, Political Science, University of Washington, 1990

MPA, University of Washington, 2004

Professional Experience:

Sally J. Clark was appointed to the Seattle City Council on January 27, 2006. Her career includes both non-profit social service work and government aimed at helping people become their own best advocates and to connect with government in ways that improve their lives and their communities.

Sally started her career as a print journalist and soon put her skills to work as the Communications Manager for Chicken Soup Brigade, a non-profit agency that provided practical support to people living with AIDS in King County. In 1997 she left Chicken Soup Brigade to join the office staff of former Seattle City Councilmember Tina Podlodowksi. In Tina's office Sally worked on a range of issues including neighborhood development, public safety and technology. In 1999 she joined the city's Department of Neighborhoods as Neighborhood Development Manager for Southeast Seattle. In this role Sally linked neighborhoods, city staff, non-profit groups, businesses and developers to help implement the neighborhood plan recommendations.

In 2002 Sally left the city to finish a Master's Degree in Public Administration at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. While in the MPA program Sally served as executive director of the Northwest Association for Housing Affordability, an organization dedicated to developing and maintaining low-income housing in Washington's rural communities. After finishing her degree Sally worked as a legislative aide to King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson before joining Lifelong AIDS Alliance as director of community resources. At Lifelong AIDS Alliance Sally oversaw public policy and advocacy, HIV prevention education, volunteer recruitment and training, and insurance premium payment assistance.

At Seattle City Council Sally chairs the Economic Development & Neighborhoods Committee, serves as vice chair of the Housing, Human Services and Health Committee, and is a member of the Environment, Emergency Management & Utilities Committee. Sally is a member of the Council's Labor Relations Policy Committee and of the Labor-Management Leadership Committee. She serves also on the King County Board of Health and the Metropolitan King County Regional Water Quality Committee.