Filing Week 2009: A look at who's filed in key races as of Friday afternoon
June and the 2009 filing period for elected office are finally upon us. All this week, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office.
King County in particular has a number of important contests on the ballot this year, (as I've previously observed) so we'll be keeping a close watch on its filings. This post is the fifth and last in a series of Filing Week reports we've be bringing you at regular intervals until the close of filing today at 4:30 PM.
County Executive
Susan Hutchison and perennial office seeker Stan Lippmann have filed for County Executive. The final field will comprise no less than eight candidates.
Port of Seattle
Alec Fisken has officially withdrawn from the race for Position 3. An astonishing total of three people all filed this morning to join Thomas Albro for Position 4: Robert Walker, Juan Paraiso, and Max Vekich. John Creighton remains unchallenged for Position 1 but he may not be for long if Chris Cain files for his seat.
Cities
In Redmond, City Councilmember Kim Allen has drawn a challenger: Sally J. Chen. Pat Vache and John Stilin remain unopposed for Positions 2 and 6.
In Seattle, Dorsol Plants and Thomas Tobin have joined the race for Position 4. Marty Kaplan has joined Jessie Israel in challenging Nick Licata for Position 6.
Joe Mallahan, meanwhile, has filed for Mayor of Seattle.
In Kirkland, Karen Tennyson and Matt Gregory have filed for Position 5, joining Amy Whalen in seaking the open seat currently held by Jim Lauinger.
Brad Larssen and John Smiley have joined Penny Sweet in seeking the position that Mary-Alyce Burleigh is vacating (Position 3). Finally, Martin Morgan is challenging Joan McBride for Position 3. So all the Kirkland City Council races are now contested (as are Bellevue's and Seattle's).
School Districts
No one is challenging Michael DeBell for Position 4 on the Seattle School Board. Mary Bass has filed for reelection to Position 5. In addition to the two challengers who had already filed against her she now has a third: Joanna Cullen.
Greg Wong and Wilson Chin have filed for Position 7, which Cheryl Chow is vacating, bringing the total number of candidates in that race to four.
In Federal Way, Bill Pirkle and Steve Skipper are challenging Ed Barney and Angela Griffin, respectively, for Positions 1 and 4.
In Lake Washington, Julie Wright is challenging Doug Eglington for Position 4.
King County in particular has a number of important contests on the ballot this year, (as I've previously observed) so we'll be keeping a close watch on its filings. This post is the fifth and last in a series of Filing Week reports we've be bringing you at regular intervals until the close of filing today at 4:30 PM.
County Executive
Susan Hutchison and perennial office seeker Stan Lippmann have filed for County Executive. The final field will comprise no less than eight candidates.
Port of Seattle
Alec Fisken has officially withdrawn from the race for Position 3. An astonishing total of three people all filed this morning to join Thomas Albro for Position 4: Robert Walker, Juan Paraiso, and Max Vekich. John Creighton remains unchallenged for Position 1 but he may not be for long if Chris Cain files for his seat.
Cities
In Redmond, City Councilmember Kim Allen has drawn a challenger: Sally J. Chen. Pat Vache and John Stilin remain unopposed for Positions 2 and 6.
In Seattle, Dorsol Plants and Thomas Tobin have joined the race for Position 4. Marty Kaplan has joined Jessie Israel in challenging Nick Licata for Position 6.
Joe Mallahan, meanwhile, has filed for Mayor of Seattle.
In Kirkland, Karen Tennyson and Matt Gregory have filed for Position 5, joining Amy Whalen in seaking the open seat currently held by Jim Lauinger.
Brad Larssen and John Smiley have joined Penny Sweet in seeking the position that Mary-Alyce Burleigh is vacating (Position 3). Finally, Martin Morgan is challenging Joan McBride for Position 3. So all the Kirkland City Council races are now contested (as are Bellevue's and Seattle's).
School Districts
No one is challenging Michael DeBell for Position 4 on the Seattle School Board. Mary Bass has filed for reelection to Position 5. In addition to the two challengers who had already filed against her she now has a third: Joanna Cullen.
Greg Wong and Wilson Chin have filed for Position 7, which Cheryl Chow is vacating, bringing the total number of candidates in that race to four.
In Federal Way, Bill Pirkle and Steve Skipper are challenging Ed Barney and Angela Griffin, respectively, for Positions 1 and 4.
In Lake Washington, Julie Wright is challenging Doug Eglington for Position 4.
# Posted by Andrew : 1:26 PM
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There is a fifth candidate for the Seattle School Board in District 7: Bookda Gheisar, executive director of Global Washington.
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