City Council campaigning: Filing week begins, with a new District 1 name; at-large forum set for Thursday

ORIGINAL REPORT, 4:30 PM: This year’s much-contested, much-discussed City Council races are intensifying – here are three reasons why:

FILING WEEK: By Friday, we’ll know who’s in and who’s out – it’s filing week, and candidates have to either pay a fee or submit signatures, to finalize their candidacy.

AT-LARGE CANDIDATES’ FORUM THURSDAY: We’ve been paying most election attention so far to the District 1 (West Seattle/South Park) City Council race – but you’ll also be voting on two at-large seats, Positions 8 and 9. So far, per the city website, six people are running for #8, including West Seattle resident David Trotter, and three for #9, including West Seattleites Alon Bassok and Lorena González. This Thursday (May 14th), three south-end groups including the 34th District Democrats are presenting a forum for the two at-large seats at the Georgetown campus of South Seattle College (WSB sponsor; 6737 Corson Avenue S.), 7 pm (with pre-forum mingling at 6:30).

TWO DISTRICT 1 FORUMS AHEAD: The District 1 field is back to 10 candidates listed on the city website; as previously reported here, two forums are scheduled before the month’s out, 6:30 pm Monday, May 18th, at Fauntleroy UCC Church, presented by the Westside Interfaith Network and League of Women Voters, and 7 pm Wednesday, May 27th, in South Park.

P.S. We had to look this up so thought we’d share – the rules for campaign-sign placement.

5:48 PM UPDATE: Another candidate – potentially the 11th, if everyone else on the list makes it official by end of day Friday – for District 1: Arturo Robles.

3 Replies to "City Council campaigning: Filing week begins, with a new District 1 name; at-large forum set for Thursday"

  • JanS May 11, 2015 (9:12 pm)

    after they all put their money where their mouth is, it would be nice to have a sort of voter’s pamphlet to tell those of us who have never heard of a good portion of these people , what their philosophies/plans/ideas are.

  • Marcee Stone-Vekich May 12, 2015 (9:56 am)

    The Voter’s Guide goes out near the time the ballots are mailed. In the meantime, there are candidate questionnaires that will be provided on the 34th Dems website. These are currently being updated. You can meet and hear the candidates at our endorsement meeting on May 20th at the Hall at Fauntleroy starting at 6:30 p.m. Our meetings are open to the public.

  • AmandaKH May 12, 2015 (11:45 am)

    The only candidates at the 34th Dems May 20th endorsement meeting (and filled out the questionnaire) will be the ones who have declared themselves Democrats in this non-partisan race. If you want to hear from me, give me a call Jan! Or come to my campaign kick off event on May 30th – 2:00 pm at Roxhill Park.

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