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Current-Year Candidate Evaluation Information
Since 1911, the Candidate Evaluation Program has been operating on the premise that a group of informed citizens are able to put aside their personal and political beliefs while evaluating candidates' abilities to serve in elected office. This year, the League rated the following King County candidates, listed in no particular order, running for office in the Washington State Legislature and candidates running for the open seat of the Seattle City Council Position 6.
Candidates with a "*" next to their name ran in the November 5 General Election.
Legislative Districts:
1 |
5 |
11 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
41 |
43 |
45 |
46 |
47 |
48
Designations
D=Democrat, R=Republican, LBP=Libertarian, SWP=Socialist Workers, NLP=Natural Law, PP=Populist, WWP=Workers World, REF=Reform, UST=U.S. Taxpayers, IC=Independent
Ratings
OUTSTANDING, VERY GOOD, GOOD, ADEQUATE, POOR, and NOT QUALIFIED. Ratings are determined by Candidate Evaluation Committtees based on each candidate's KNOWLEDGE, EFFECTIVENESS, CHARACTER, and INVOLVEMENT and are reviewed by the Municipal League Board. Candidates in the same race are not judged against each other.
House of Representatives, Position 1
- George Paris (R) - ADEQUATE
- Tim Olsen (R) - ADEQUATE *
- Al O'Brien (D) - GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Judy Janes (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Mike Sherstad (R) - GOOD *
Senator
- Rosemary McAuliffe (D) - GOOD *
- Ian Elliot (R) - VERY GOOD *
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5th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Brian Thomas (R) - OUTSTANDING *
- Steven Wendell Pulcino (D) - NOT QUALIFIED *
- Bill Elder (IC) - GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Philip Dyer (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Mary Scott (D) - GOOD *
Senator
- Kathleen Drew (D) - OUTSTANDING *
- Dave Irons (R) - VERY GOOD
- Dino Rossi (R) - VERY GOOD *
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11th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Eileen Cody (D) - GOOD *
- Russell Hanscom (D) - ADEQUATE
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Velma Veloria (D) - GOOD *
- Allene Toni Russell (D) - GOOD
Senator
- Margarita Prentice (D) - VERY GOOD *
- David Ceccarelli (D) - ADEQUATE
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30th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Tim Hickel (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Eric Ulis (D) - GOOD *
- Al Lee (D) - VERY GOOD
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Paul Mallary (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Maryann Mitchell (R) - OUTSTANDING *
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31st District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Darrell Carrier (D) - POOR *
- Eric Robertson (R) - VERY GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Christopher Hurst (D) - GOOD *
- Les Thomas (R) - GOOD *
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32nd District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Jack Rogers (D) - VERY GOOD
- Jack Whisner (D) - GOOD
- Patty Butler (D) - GOOD *
- James Shea (R) - NOT RATED* *
*Unable to contact. Insufficient information to rate.
- William Lehr (D) - GOOD
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Grace Cole (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Norine C. Federow (R) - NOT RATED* *
*Declined to interview. Insufficient information to rate.
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33rd District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Charles Brezina (R) - POOR* *
*Declined to interview. Sufficient information to rate.
- Julia Patterson (D) - VERY GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Karen Keiser (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Claire Drosdick (R) - GOOD
- James McCune (R) - NOT RATED* *
*Unable to contact. Insufficient information to rate.
- Rodney Kauffman (R) - GOOD
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34th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Erik Poulsen(D) -VERY GOOD *
- Chris Monteith (R) - ADEQUATE
- Bob Pontius (R) - VERY GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Dow Constantine (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Sally Nelson (D - VERY GOOD
- Deborah Rosen (D) - GOOD
- Maira A. DiJulio (R) - ADEQUATE
- Marilynn Sears (R) - ADEQUATE *
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36th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Helen Sommers(D) - OUTSTANDING *
- Eric Berger (R) - NOT RATED* *
*Declined to interview. Insufficient information to rate.
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Mary Lou Dickerson (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Mark Worth (D) - ADEQUATE
- Rudy McCoy (R) - ADEQUATE *
- Bonita Carol Brett (NLP) - NOT RATED* *
*Declined to interview. Insufficient information to rate.
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37th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Dawn Mason (D) - OUTSTANDING *
- Camille Monzon (D) - GOOD
- Cliff Kuppinger (R) - POOR *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Kip Tokuda (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Mae Scott (D) - ADEQUATE
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41st District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Ruth Gibbs (R) - GOOD
- Michael Wensman (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Jim Hill (R) - ADEQUATE
- Emma Herron (R) - ADEQUATE
- Conrad Lee (R) - ADEQUATE
- Denine Brewer (D) - ADEQUATE* *
*Unable to contact. Sufficient information to rate.
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Ida Ballasiotes (R) - VERY GOOD *
- David A. Silkroski (D) -ADEQUATE *
Senator
- Jim Horn (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Frank Vulliet (D) - VERY GOOD *
- Fred Jarrett (R) - OUTSTANDING
- Bob Steed (R) - VERY GOOD
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43rd District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Edward B. Murray (D) - GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Frank Chopp (D) - VERY GOOD *
Back to the Top.45th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Kathy Lambert (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Trina Good (D) - GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- William Backlund (R) - GOOD *
- Dave Asher - OUTSTANDING *
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46th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Marlin Appelwick (D) - VERY GOOD *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Ken Jacobsen (D) - VERY GOOD* *
*Declined to Interview. Sufficient information to rate.
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47th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Suzette Cooke (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Carolyn Shelton (D) - ADEQUATE *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Jack Cairnes (R) - GOOD *
- Tim Clark (D) - ADEQUATE *
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48th District
House of Representatives, Position 1
- Bill H. Reams (R) - VERY GOOD *
- Max Henry (D) - POOR *
House of Representatives, Position 2
- Steve Van Luven (R) - VERY GOOD *
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Seattle City Council Race
- Tim Baker - ADEQUATE
- Bob Rohan- OUTSTANDING *
- Jack Richards- GOOD
- Elbert Brooks- NOT RATED*
*Declined to interview. Insufficient information to rate. - Alfred Johnson- POOR*
*Declined to interview. Sufficient information to rate.
- Charlie Chong- VERY GOOD *
- David Della- ADEQUATE
- Earl Sedlik- OUTSTANDING
- Bob Days- ADEQUATE
- Javier Valdez- GOOD
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