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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Fifty-three years. |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Friends of Jean Godden |
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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 of the Energy and Technology Committee
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Mayor’s Charter Review Committee and Seattle Board of Adjustment
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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 reelection because I am passionate about working for a Seattle that preserves and enhances the environment we cherish – at the same time helping to make it affordable for families and continuing to create and protect family-wage jobs. When I ran in 2003, I promised to raise the standards and expectations of the Seattle City Council and to focus on issues that matter to working people and their families. I believe I have delivered on this promise and been an effective and ethical advocate for the people of Seattle. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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In my years as a journalist, I learned to approach each new subject with an open-mind, to gather information from an array of soruces and to question conventional wisdom and hasty conclusions. I have been told that I am overy curious and an eternal optimist. But on the good side, I am a soft touch for children, pets and worthy causes. I tend to be a workaholic, first to arrive and last to leave the office. I think I am easy to work with, although I ask a great deal of those who work with and for me. |
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.
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Energy Leadership: I went to work to find the right leadership for Seattle City Light, reduced electric rates by 8.4% despite resistance from the Mayor, reduced the utility’s long term debt by 15%, and encouraged City Light to purchase greenhouse gas offsets meeting its zero net emissions goal for the last two years. Technology Leadership: I led the charge for the City’s Comcast Cable Franchise Renewal Agreement, resulting in the strongest “Cable Customers Bill of Rights” ever, which ensures better customer service, privacy protections and discounts for low-income and disabled customers. Environmental Leadership: As a staunch environmentalist, I worked to pass the Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance. This important piece of environmental legislation strengthens protections in ecologically sensitive areas. The ordinance expands buffers to 75 feet in riparian areas along salmon-bearing streams and restricts pesticide use within 50 feet of shorelines, streams and waterways.
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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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Seattle City Councilmember, 2004 to present Seattle Times city columnist, 1991-2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist, 1983-91; business editor, acting editorial editor, editorial writer, restaurant critic, urban affairs reporter, features reporter and op-ed editor. 1974-1983 Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild membership and service, 1974-2007 University of Washington Communications Visiting Committee, 1980-81 Seattle League of Women Voters public relations director and newsletter Editor, 1968-71 Municipal League Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1972-73 Mayor’s Charter Review Committee and Seattle Board ofAdjustment, 1970-74 Lake City Community Council Director; Lake City P-TA president; PTA Legislative Director, 1962-68
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The Council is the city's policy maker, responsible for the passage of ordinances and resolutions. Perhaps the most important duty of the Seattle City Council is to oversee the preparation and implementation of the budget. How a city spends its taxes is the result of a series of important policy decisions. The Council also has a critical oversight role over the city departments.
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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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Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington, summa cum laude, 1974 Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, 1950-53. |
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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Seattle City Councilmember, 2004 to present, Association of Washington Cities Board, King County Regional Policy Committee, Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild membership and service, 1974-2007, University of Washington Communications Visiting Committee, 1980-81, Seattle League of Women Voters public relations director and newsletter Editor, 1968-71, Municipal League Candidates Evaluation Committee, 1972-73, Mayor’s Charter Review Committee and Seattle Board of Adjustment, 1970-74. |
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 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: Jason Thibedeau
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: (425) 671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org