State Rep. Ross Hunter is Running for King County Executive
And then there were five. This week, Eastside Democrat State Rep. Ross Hunter announced that he's running for county executive.
The retired Microsoft executive and current state representative is now the fifth candidate to join the race to fill Ron Sims' open position. President Obama tapped Sims to be the deputy secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
The retired Microsoft executive and current state representative is now the fifth candidate to join the race to fill Ron Sims' open position. President Obama tapped Sims to be the deputy secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
The other candidates include three Democrats and one Republican.
Of course party affiliation isn’t supposed to matter anymore because voters approved an initiative last November making the office of King County Executive non-partisan.
Whatever, Hunter’s Democratic challengers are: County Council Chair Dow Constantine, County Councilmember Larry Phillips and State Sen. Fred Jarrett, D-Mercer Island. The lone Republican running is former KIRO TV news anchor Susan Hutchison.
If you’d like to get to know the candidates a bit more, the King County Democrats Central Committee is sponsoring the King County Executive Candidate Forum on May 5. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Renton Carpenters Hall (231 Burnett Ave. N., Renton, 98057).
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Joel Connelly’s blog post on Hunter’s announcement.
Ross Hunter’s state representative Web site.
Updated on May 4, 2009: Incorrectly identified Dow Constantine as a City Council chair when we should have County Councilmember.
Election 2009
King County
King County Executive
Of course party affiliation isn’t supposed to matter anymore because voters approved an initiative last November making the office of King County Executive non-partisan.
Whatever, Hunter’s Democratic challengers are: County Council Chair Dow Constantine, County Councilmember Larry Phillips and State Sen. Fred Jarrett, D-Mercer Island. The lone Republican running is former KIRO TV news anchor Susan Hutchison.
If you’d like to get to know the candidates a bit more, the King County Democrats Central Committee is sponsoring the King County Executive Candidate Forum on May 5. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at Renton Carpenters Hall (231 Burnett Ave. N., Renton, 98057).
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Joel Connelly’s blog post on Hunter’s announcement.
Ross Hunter’s state representative Web site.
Updated on May 4, 2009: Incorrectly identified Dow Constantine as a City Council chair when we should have County Councilmember.
By Kimberly Reason
Seattle, Washington
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