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1999 CEC Ratings

1999 Candidate Evaluation Ratings and Background Information

Regional - County-Wide


Jurisdiction: King County

King County, Assessor, Regular 4 Year Term
  • Scott Noble*, Democrat  Outstanding
  • Dave Callon, Republican  Adequate


Jurisdiction: Port of Seattle

Port of Seattle, Commissioner, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term
  • Bob Edwards, Nonpartisan  Good
  • Laurie McDonald Jonsson, Nonpartisan  Very Good

Port of Seattle, Commissioner, Pos. No. 5, Short and Full 4 Year Term
  • Claire E. Nordquist, Nonpartisan  Very Good
  • Chris Rayson, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)

Regional - Metropolitan King County Council


Jurisdiction: King County

Council, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term
  • Cynthia Sullivan, Democrat  Very Good

Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term
  • Larry Phillips, Democrat  Very Good

  • Chris Caputo, Libertarian  Adequate

  • Council, Pos. No. 6, Regular 4 Year Term
    • Rob McKenna, Republican  Outstanding

    Council, Pos. No. 8, Regular 4 Year Term
    • Dwight P. Ballestrasse, Republican  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)
  • Greg Nickels, Democrat  Outstanding

  • Council, Pos. No. 10, Regular 4 Year Term
    • Larry Gossett, Democrat  Very Good

    Council, Pos. No. 12, Regular 4 Year Term
    • David W. Irons, Jr., Republican  Very Good

     

    Cities

     

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Bellevue

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Short and Full 4 Year Term

    • Bob Cronk, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)
    • Grant Degginger, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Chuck Mosher*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Mike Creighton*, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Jayne Peralta, Nonpartisan   Not Rated (Insufficient Information)

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Phil Noble, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Barry Ross, Nonpartisan   Not Rated (Insufficient Information

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Covington

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Jesse L. Ackerson, Sr*, Nonpartisan   Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Herb Wilson, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Alice K. Matz*, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Revo V. Stevens, Nonpartisan    Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Don Henning, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Julie Holbrook, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Rebecca Clark*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 6, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Geoff Simpson*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Pat Sullivan*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    *NOTE: While all candidates will run for a four year term of office, only the top four vote-getting successful candidates will be awarded a four year term. The other three successful candidates will be awarded two year terms.

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Federal Way

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Mary Gates*, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Mike Park*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Mike Hellickson, Nonpartisan  Adequate
    • Barbara Reid, Nonpartisan    Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Dean McColgan, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Donald P. Putman, Nonpartisan   Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Kenmore

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Dick Taylor*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Steven Colwell*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Deborah Chase*, Nonpartisan   Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Steven J. Gimurtu, Nonpartisan  Adequate
    • Marcia Schwendiman, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Tika A. Esler*, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 6, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Elodie L. Morse*, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term*

    • Jack V. Crawford*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    *NOTE: While all candidates will run for a four year term of office, only the top four vote-getting successful candidates will be awarded a four year term. The other three successful candidates will be awarded two year terms.

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Kent

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Connie Epperly*, Nonpartisan  Adequate

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Short and Full 4 Year Term

    • Richard (Rico) Yingling, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Donna Young, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Leona Orr*, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Bruce White, Nonpartisan  Not Qualified

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Charlotte Peery, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)
    • Judy Woods*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Kirkland

     

    Council, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Tom Dillon, Nonpartisan  Adequate
    • Chris Ross, Nonpartisan  Adequate

     

    Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Sants Contreras*, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Unexpired 2 Year Term

    • Joyce F. Buchanan, Nonpartisan  Not Rated (Insufficient Information)
    • Jeff Clark, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 6, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Dave Asher, Nonpartisan  Outstanding
    • Rachel W. Hawkridge, Nonpartisan  Poor

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Mercer Island

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Susan Blake, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Del Parker, Nonpartisan  Not Qualified

     

    Council, Pos. No. 2, Unexpired 2 Year Term

    • Dan Grausz, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Yarden Weidenfeld, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Sven Goldmanis, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Tom Kenworthy, Nonpartisan  Adequate

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • R. Bryan Cairns*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • E.L. Jahncke, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Glenn Ledbetter, Nonpartisan  Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Redmond

     

    Mayor, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Rosemarie Ives*, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Nancy McCormick, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Sharon A. Dorning*, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Seth Kelsey, Nonpartisan  Adequate

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Holly Plackett, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Richard Cole*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Jim Robinson*, Nonpartisan  Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Renton

     

    Mayor, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Jesse Tanner*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Kathy Keolker-Wheeler*, Nonpartisan  Very good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term

    • King Parker*, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Heidi Carlson, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Toni Nelson, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Dan Clawson*, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Don Persson, Nonpartisan  Very Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Seattle

     

    Council, Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Cheryl Chow, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Judy Nicastro, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Lenora Jones, Nonpartisan  Not Qualified
    • Peter Steinbrueck*, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 5, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Curt Firestone, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Margaret Pageler,*Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

    Council, Pos. No. 7, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Charlie Chong, Nonpartisan  Good
    • Heidi Wills, Nonpartisan  Very Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 9, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Jim Compton, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Dawn Mason, Nonpartisan  Very Good

    Jurisdiction:

    City of Shoreline

     

    Council, Pos. No. 2, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Rich Gustafson*, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Russell J. McCurdy, Nonpartisan  Good

     

    Council, Pos. No. 4, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Kevin J. Grossman, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Dick Nicholson, Nonpartisan  Good

    Council, Pos. No. 6, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Bill Healy, Nonpartisan  Adequate

    Robert L. (Bob) Ransom*, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

     

    School Directors

     

    Jurisdiction:

    Seattle Sch. Dir. Dist. No. 1

     

    Seattle Sch. Dir. Pos. No. 1, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Barbara Schlag Peterson, Nonpartisan  Outstanding
    • Martin D. Ringhofer, Nonpartisan  Adquate

     

    Seattle Sch. Dir. Dist. No. 2

    • Steve Brown, Nonpartisan  Outstanding
    • Susan Kline, Nonpartisan  Adequate

     

    Seattle Sch. Dir. Pos. No. 3, Regular 4 Year Term

    • Mary Jean Ryan, Nonpartisan  Very Good
    • Nancy Waldman, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     

    Seattle Sch. Dir. Dist. No. 6

    • Sharda Bowen, Nonpartisan  Poor
    • Barbara Schaad-Lamphere, Nonpartisan  Outstanding

     


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