On the run

One more day left to file to run for something this fall. For WS residents, options include any of five Seattle City Council jobs, King County Prosecutor, King County Assessor, King County Councilmember for District 8, two Port of Seattle Commission jobs, and Seattle School Board member for District 6. Regarding the two district-specific jobs:

–So far Dow Constantine hasn’t officially filed for his County Council job (but apparently intends to); the always-interesting “Goodspaceguy” Nelson has filed to oppose DC in the Democratic primary; nobody’s filed to be a (brave) Republican in this race.

–Three candidates are now in the running for the WS-centered School Board seat that incumbent Irene Stewart is leaving — Steve Sundquist and Dan Dempsey, as previously mentioned, plus Maria Ramirez, who filed today.

One more WS-specific note; Seattle City Council seats are all citywide, but incumbent Tom Rasmussen does live here in WS; he has filed to run for re-election and so far is unopposed.

Melissa June 7, 2007 (9:12 pm)

As some of you saw below, I wrote an e-mail last weekend to Steve Sundquist for more information on his views on education policy, as there’s next to nothing on his website. Have heard nuthin so far!

Dis June 8, 2007 (1:12 am)

I wrote to Venus Velasquez asking her position on the viaduct………no response…….The candidates’ web sites with nothing but dreamy pie-in-the-sky voodoo are annoying. I would much rather read a candidate’s ideas than see his/her studio photos. And what’s the point of a city council candidate going on about education and our public school system????

Melissa June 8, 2007 (8:03 am)

Steve Sundquist is running for the school board, Dis, not the city council.

Dis June 8, 2007 (12:11 pm)

I know Steve Sundquist is running for the school board. I was speaking of candidates in general, and what their positions are, whether they answer emails etc…. The point also is that Venus Velasquez goes on about schools in her web site, something I would expect a school board candidate to do.

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