Candidates

In 1997, volunteer committees in North/West, East/South, and King County interviewed, researched and rated candidates for local elected offices throughout King County.

Ratings

King County Executive

• SUZETTE COOKE (R)
  Very Good
  
  
• RON SIMS (Incumbent) (D)
  Very Good
  
  
• KEN YEAGER (D)
  Insufficient Information to Rate
  
  

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King County Council

1. Position 1
   • MAGGI FIMIA(Incumbent) (D)
     Very Good
     
     
   • TIM OLSEN (R)
     Good
     
     
   • EDWIN STERNER (R)
     Very Good
     
     
2. Position 3
   • LOUISE MILLER (Incumbent) (R)
     Outstanding
     
     
3. Position 5
   • DWIGHT PELZ (Incumbent) (D)
     Very Good
     
     
   • JACK RICHARDS (D)
     Adequate
     
     
   • SHARON TOMIKO SANTOS (D)
     Good
     
     
4. Position 7
   • L. ANDREW MILLER (D)
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • PETE VON REICHBAUER (Incumbent) (R)
     Very Good
     
     
5. Position 9
   • JEAN BOUFFARD (D)
     Adequate
     
     
   • KENT PULLEN (Incumbent) (R)
     Very Good
     
     
6. Position 11
   • JANE HAGUE (Incumbent) (R)
     Very Good
     
     
7. Position 13
   • STACEY BROTHERS (D)
     Very Good
     
     
   • CHRIS VANCE (Incumbent) (R)
     Good
     
     

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King County Sheriff

• CARL CLIFTON
  Not Qualified
  
  
• CHUCK PILLON
  Good
  
  
• DAVID REICHERT (Incumbent)
  Good
  
  

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Bellevue

1. City Council Position 2
   • CONRAD LEE (Incumbent)
     Adequate
     
     
2. City Council Position 4
   • HEIDI BENZ-MERRIT
     Very Good
     
     
   • CONNIE MARSHALL
     Good
     
     
3. City Council Position 6
   • RON SMITH (Incumbent)
     Adequate
     
     

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Federal Way

1. City Council Position 2
   • HOPE ELDER (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
   • LINDA KOCHMAR
     Very Good
     
     
2. City Council Position 4
   • JEANNE BURBIDGE
     Adequate
     
     
   • JAMES BUTLER
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
3. City Council Position 6
   • GENE LOHER
     Adequate
     
     
   • PHIL WATKINS (Incumbent)
     Good
     
     

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Kent

1. Mayor
   • LEONA ORR
     Outstanding
     
     
   • JIM WHITE (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
2. City Council Position 2
   • SANDY AMODT
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • JON JOHNSON (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
3. City Council Position 4
   • KEITH ALLYN BAKER
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • TIM CLARK (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
   • DONOVAN RIVERS
     Not Qualified
     
     
4. City Council Position 6
   • THOMAS BROTHERTON
     Outstanding
     
     
   • CHRISTI HOUSER (Incumbent)
     Good
     
     
   • STEVEN ISHIKAWA
     Good
     
     

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Mercer Island

1. City Council Position 2
   • DAVID CLANCY (Incumbent)
     Outstanding
     
     
2. City Council Position 4
   • JUDY CLIBBORN (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
   • DEL PARKER
     Not Qualified
     
     
3. City Council Position 5
   • R. BRYAN CAIRNS
     Adequate
     
     
   • FRANK VULLIET
     Good
     
     
4. City Council Position 6
   • ALAN MERKLE
     Adequate
     
     

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Port of Seattle

1. Commissioner Position 1
   • JACK BLOCK (Incumbent)
     Good
     
     
   • PATRICK McGUIRE
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • DAVID ORTMAN
     Very Good
     
     
2. Commissioner Position 3
   • JIM BARTLEMAY
     Good
     
     
   • PAIGE MILLER (Incumbent)
     Outstanding
     
     
   • RON NEWENHOF
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • CHRIS RAYSON
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
3. Commissioner Position 4
   • DAN CALDWELL
     Adequate
     
     
   • PAT DAVIS (Incumbent)
     Outstanding
     
     

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Seattle

1. Mayor
   • SCOTT BREEN
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • CHARLIE CHONG
     Good
     
     
   • CHERYL CHOW
     Good
     
     
   • MAX ENGLERIUS
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • JIM GUILFOIL
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • GORDON HERR
     Poor
     
     
   • STAN LIPPMANN
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • MIKE THE MOVER
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • GREG NICKELS
     Very Good
     
     
   • JANE NOLAND
     Very Good
     
     
   • PAUL SCHELL
     Outstanding
     
     
2. City Council Position 2
   • JONATHAN BARTHOLOMEW
     Poor
     
     
   • RICHARD CONLIN
     Outstanding
     
     
   • SHERRY HARRIS
     Good
     
     
   • RUDY McCOY
     Poor
     
     
   • BRIAN PEYTON
     Very Good
     
     
   • THOMAS TOBIN
     Poor
     
     
3. City Council Position 3
   • Re'GENA BELL
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • DIAN FERGUSON
     Very Good
     
     
   • THOMAS GOLDSTEIN
     Outstanding
     
     
   • LENORA JONES
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • FLETCHER SHIVES
     Good
     
     
   • PETER STEINBRUECK
     Good
     
     
   • De'CHARLENE WILLIAMS
     Adequate
     
     
4. City Council Position 4
   • JAN DRAGO (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
   • BOB HEGAMIN
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • PATRICK KYLEN
     Adequate
     
     
   • ROBBIE SCHERR
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
5. City Council Position 6
   • BRUCE BENTLEY
     Adequate
     
     
   • ELBERT BROOKS
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • FRED BUHL
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • KEN EASTLACK
     Adequate
     
     
   • NICK LICATA
     Good
     
     
   • AARON OSTROM
     Very Good
     
     
   • AJ SKURDAL
     Adequate
     
     
6. City Council Position 8
   • WILBUR HATHAWAY
     Adequate
     
     
   • FALCON HOLLISTER
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • KERMAN KERMOADE
     Adequate
     
     
   • RICHARD LEE
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • KEVIN LESSIG
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • RICHARD McIVER
     Very Good
     
     

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Shoreline

1. City Council Position 1
   • STEVI CALDERWOOD
     Not Qualified
     
     
   • CHERYL LEE (Incumbent)
     Outstanding
     
     
2. City Council Position 2
   • RICH GUSTAFSON
     Very Good
     
     
   • BOE LINDGREN
     Good
     
     
   • JAMES MAXSON
     Poor
     
     
   • RICHARD POPE
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • SUSAN REICHMANN
     Very Good
     
     
3. City Council Position 3
   • JOSEPH BENDER
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • LARRY BINGHAM
     Poor
     
     
   • CONNIE KING (Incumbent)
     Good
     
     
4. City Council Position 4
   • GEORGE DAHER
     Adequate
     
     
   • RON HANSEN (Incumbent)
     Very Good
     
     
5. City Council Position 5
   • SCOTT JEPSEN (Incumbent)
     Good
     
     
   • BILL MEYER
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • AMANDA SLOANE
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
6. City Council Position 6
   • MIKE CALDERWOOD
     Insufficient Information to Rate
     
     
   • LINDA MONTGOMERY (Incumbent)
     Adequate
     
     
7. City Council Position 7
   • KEVIN GROSSMAN
     Good
     
     
   • BOB RANSOM
     Outstanding
     
     
   • BRADLEY THOMAS
     Insufficient Information to Rate