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Municipal League of King County
Kirkland Ratings, 2001

Kirkland City Council
Race Candidate Name and link to questionnaire Rating

Position 1

Joan McBride

VERY GOOD

Position 1

Robert Style

Insufficient Information

Position 3

Mary-Alyce Burleigh

OUTSTANDING

Position 3

James Walker

ADEQUATE

Position 5

Joyce Buchanan

VERY GOOD

Position 5

James Lauinger

VERY GOOD

Position 7

Larry Springer

OUTSTANDING

Candidate Information Summaries:

Position 1

Joan McBride

 Non-Partisan

Very Good

 

Citizens to Re-elect Joan McBride

4507 105th NE

Kirkland, WA 98033

 

jmcbr38519@aol.com

 

Incumbent

40 year resident

 

Education

B.A. in Arts and Sciences from The Evergreen State College

Civic Involvement

Kirkland City Council; Eastside Transportation Partnership  vice chair;   Transportation Pricing Conference committee chair;   Sounding board member, Eastside Human Services Forum;   Former Houghton Community Council chair and vice chair;   Former PTA President and Golden Acorn Award recipient;   Former Kirkland Interfaith Network chair and founder of the annual Kinfolk Award for Community Service;   Original member of Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods

Robert Style

 Non-Partisan

Insufficient Information to Rate

Candidate Did Not Participate in the Process

 

6735 Lake Washington Boulevard NE

Kirkland, WA 98033-6811

Position 3

Mary-Alyce Burleigh

 Non-Partisan

Outstanding

 

Neighbors to Elect Mary-Alyce Burleigh

4507 105th Avenue

Kirkland, WA 98033

 

maryburl@aol.com

 

27 year resident

 

Education

Graduate work history/education at WSU & UW 1965-78; B.A. History (Honors) WSU 1964; High School Diploma, Sumner High School 1960

Civic Involvement

Member, Kirkland Planning Commission 1995 - ; Chair, Kirkland Planning Commission 1998; Coordinator, Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods 1994 - ; President, Northshore Senior Center Board of Directors; Chair, Northshore Adult Day Center Advisory Board 1997 - ; I-405 Citizen Committee 1999 - ; Member, Kirkland Economic Roundtable 2001; Member, Kirkland Conversations 2000 - ; Member, Kirkland Senior Action Committee 2001; Co-chair, North Rose Hill Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Update Citizen Advisory Committee 2000

James K. Walker

 Non-Partisan

Adequate

 

Elect James Walker

11316 NE 50th Place

Kirkland, WA 98033-7701

 

jameswalker@electjameswalker.com

www.electjameswalker.com

 

10 year resident

 

Education

Lacking a formal degree, I have and am, dedicated to the continual learning of skills and knowledge required to excel in whatever endeavor I am involved.

Civic Involvement

V.P. Assoc. of Operations Vol. (AOV) non-profit, assist other NPs and comm. agencies run successful events. Most recently, used all-volunteer. built, renovated 60' Metro bus called – Spec. Events Mobile Ops Center - SEMOC in Torchlight Parade and Woodinville's

James K. Walker Continued

 

Fireworks Display. Run Top 5% of the Web site, "Santa's Workshop" I interact w. children all over the world as Santa Claus. URL: santasworkshop.debateusa.com; PCO - 48th, Prec 48-0642 – 97; Mbr 48th Cand. Endrsmnt ComOperator - DebateUSA.comm

Position 5

Joyce F Buchanan

 Non-Partisan

Very Good

 

Committee to Re-Elect Joyce Buchanan

227 8th Avenue

Kirkland, WA 98033-5527

 

joyce@joycebuchanan.com

www.joycebuchanan.com

 

Incumbent

3 year resident

 

Education

Summary Not Provided

Civic Involvement

Kirkland City Councilwoman; Kirkland Finance Committee; Kirkland Public Safety Committee; Kirkland Disability Board, Member; Kirkland Seniors Task Force, Member; Kirkland Senior Center, Volunteer Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, Member; Kirkland Downtown on the Lake, Member; Coordinated church music programs at  Kirkland Covenant and Pine Lake Covenant Churches; Wrote several grants for AAUW; Helped organize the formation of AAUW in Carnation, WA; Homeroom mother; Volunteer elementary school nurse; PTSA committee member

 James L. Lauinger

 Non-Partisan

Very Good

 

Friends of Jim Lauinger

325 Parkplace

Kirkland, WA 98033

 

Jlauinger@msn.com

www.electjim.org

 

10 year resident

 

Education

B.S. Business Administration, Portland State College, 1963; M.S. Marketing/Retailing, New York University, 1964.

Civic Involvement

I am currently the Chair of the Kirkland Planning Commission and have been a member of the Commission for the past four years. During this period, I have heard and seen first hand the concerns Kirkland citizens have relative to the pressures of growth on the Eastside. As a commissioner, I take pride on the policy oriented decisions made that seek to better orchestrate and   accommodate  change in Kirkland. It is imperative that Kirkland take it's share of growth and yet maintain it's treasured small town feel.

Position 7

 Larry Springer

 Non-Partisan

Outstanding

 

Larry Springer for City Council

220 Kirkland Avenue #6

Kirkland, WA 98033

 

thegrapechoice@msn.com

 

Incumbent

20 year resident

 

Education

Diploma Bellevue High School '65; BA Education Western WA University '69; MS Counseling University of OR '74

Civic Involvement

Civic involvement is the dues you pay for living and is crucial for maintaining a small town feel no matter the size of the city or the size of its buildings.  I believe staying engaged with your neighbors, volunteering, and always being available helps create a sense of community and can inspire others to act with passion for their home town.  My record, I believe, clearly demonstrates my passion for my home and the well being of its future.

The League urges voters to use other sources of election information in addition to the candidate evaluation report before going to the polls.

 

 

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