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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21 years |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Committee to Elect Karen Moran |
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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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Planning Commission Member for City of Sammamish
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Planning Advisory Board Member
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Chair for Utilities/Capital Facilities and City Regulations Committees
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Parks Board Member for City of Sammamish
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This was a new Board for the city. Committees had not yet begun
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2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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City Council Member, City of Sammamish
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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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In the late 1980's, my husband and I chose the Sammamish area as the place to raise our then young family. I soon became involved in our neighborhood association, and eventually in the original attempts to incorporate the Sammamish area. Despite the failure of that initial attempt, I filed an intent to incorporate two years later, and worked to bring to fruition what has now become the City of Sammamish. I have been involved in city boards and committees, school and volunteer, Kiwanis and business groups since that time.
It is a critical time in the City's history, as we determine its character for the future. I would like to be a part of this process, and my years of experience in City affairs give me a unique perspective on the challenges we face and the potential solutions we may apply.
Sammamish is a bedroom community in which the population is 1/3 kids. We need to be able to address the needs of this age group, as well as the needs of our older residents. We have been a city now for eight years, and have yet to provide a teen/community center or other significant services for our youth and elderly populations.
We also struggle with transportation issues as our City is plagued by grid lock on morning and evening commutes. Our plans for development in the City must be coordinated with our ability to address these limitations. Our transportation corridors are constrained on the North and South by Redmond and Issaquah. It is imperative that we continue to work with these other jursidictions to ensure that we maintain some measure of control over our transportation corridors, and we must be cautious in planning our growth. We cannot rely of SR202 as the answer. We are not the only ones depending on the SR202 roadway and capacity.
Addressing these many inadequacies economically will be an important factor in a city where our revenues come primarily from property taxes. My strong fiscal background, together with my intimate knowledge of the City's needs, and familiarity with not only Sammamish but King County and the surrounding cities, will help me to be an asset to the City in putting a plan in place to address the current and future needs of our population. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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I am a proven community leader who will take on the tough issues and stay with them until they are resolved. I am detail oriented, and I am open and able to work with people who may have differing viewpoints to reach a solution. |
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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1. My family - I have been very active in the community for many years. We have raised three great kids and I could not have dedicated so much of my life to the community without the support of my family (including running for this position).
2. The City of Sammamish - I am very proud to have worked with a small group of intelligent people with a vision. I am proud to have filed the petition for the city and even more proud to see what has become of that vision.
3. City of Sammamish Comprehensive Plan - This is a document which represents thousands of hours of work. The breadth of knowledge and experience I gained from this endeavor is incredible. This is a document of consensus resulting from a group of very knowledgable and dedicated people who were able to work through a monumental task. It says lots about the community and people involved. |
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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Sammamish Planning Commissioner Sammamish Planning Advisory Board Member Sammamish Parks Board Member Sammamish Kiwanis - past Treasurer Cascade Republican Women - past Treasurer King County Women's Advisory Board Member King County Eastside Metro Transit Committee Member Washington State Boundary Review Board Member Lake Washington School District Boundary Review Committee Member Co-Pres - Samantha Smith PTSA Co - Chair - Explorer Parent Association Pres. - Montage Homeowners Association Pres. - Deerfield Homeowners Association Elected as Precinct Committee Officer for over 17 years
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Representive of our Community on local, county and state levels an ear of the community and a voice to the council steward of city lands, transportation, health and welfare An effective member of our city council
I believe that "An ear of the community and voice to the council" is the most important. If you forget to listen and see, you cannot effecively represent 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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Bachelor in Accounting with secondary study in Business Law, AA in Nursing |
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 (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