Please join our Master of Ceremonies Steve Ellis on Wednesday, July 11th at 3:00 p.m. for our Bastille Day Primary Election Skyline Soapbox. This is your chance to share your views on candidates for County Executive, Mayor, City Council and Seattle School Board, or simply to hear what your neighbors think.
You can join us in the Mount Baker Room, or on Zoom. Please check the CareMerge live calendar for the Zoom link, Meeting ID and pass code.
For those wishing to do some research, the Seattle Times has run a series of articles on the Mayoral front-runners which can be accessed through their https://www.seattletimes.com website. They have also developed additional information at their eletions website
If you’d like to see what’s in the King County Primary Election Voters Pamphlet and haven’t received it, you can find it electronically at:
Finally, for the truly wonky geeks you can see who’s raising money, and from whom by going to the PDC website and then selecting a level (municipal for city races); a City (Seattle) a race (Mayor, City Attorney, City Council) and see who got money, including how much, from whom, and what they spent it on.
https://www.pdc.wa.gov/browse/more-ways-to-follow-the-money/candidates/statewide?category=Candidates
Please join us and bring your thoughts on who the best candidates might be. For those who want the short list, see below:
WHO’S ON YOUR BALLOT?
County Executive: There are five candidates, including the current incumbent, Dow Constantine, who will most likely face State Senator Joe Nguyen. The other candidates include: Bill Hirt, Constantine’s General Election opponent four years ago, Goodspace Guy, who wants to colonize space, and Johnathon Crines, a recent graduate of the College of Idaho and casino security guard.
Mayor of Seattle: There are fifteen candidates who filed, of whom six might be considered serious contenders: Colleen Ecohawk, former Executive Director fo the Chief Seattle Club; Jessyn Farrell, former State Representative; Lorena Gonzalez, current President of the Seattle City Council; Bruce Harrell, former City Council Member; Andrew Grant Houston, Architect; and Art Langlie, Construction Executive and first-time candidate.
City Attorney: Incumbent Pete Holmes will face Ann Davison, private practice attorney and City Council Candidate in 2019, or Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, private practice attorney and first time candidate
City Council Position 8: Teresa Mosqueda, the incumbent, will most likely face Kathleen (Kate) Martin, who has previously run unsuccessfully for City Council, Mayor and School Board. The other candidates include: Brian Fahey, Jordan Elizabeth Fisher, George Freeman, Paul Glumaz, Jesse James, Bobby Lindsay Miller, Alex Tsimerman, Alexander White, and Kenneth Wilson
City Council Position 9: Sara Nelson, co-owner of the Fremont Brewery, Nikkita Oliver, Attorney and Community Activist and Brianna Thomas, Lorena Gonzalez’s Chief of Staff are the three candidates battling for this open seat. Other candidates include: Corey Eichner, Xtian Gunther, Lindsay McHaffie, and Rebecca Williamson.
Seattle School Board Position 5: Three candidates, Dan Harder, Crystal Liston, and Michelle Sarju are all first time candidates running for this open seat.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Jim Sanders at jimsanders1947@gmail.com