2005 Candidate Questionnaire
SECTION I
BASIC CANDIDATE INFORMATION
1. Name as it will appear on the ballot
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2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):
3. Are you the incumbent? Yes No
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
5. How long have you resided in King County?
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12 Months |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Brian Travis for State Senate District #46 |
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POLITICAL BACKGROUND
1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.
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2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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Ochlockonee River Soil & Water Conservation District; Leon County Florida
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SECTION III
In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge. These are defined as follows:
- Involvement: What has the candidate done previously in family, neighborhood, community, volunteer work, employment or public life to suggest readiness to accomplish challenging objectives? How do these activities demonstrate readiness for the challenges unique to the office sought?
- Effectiveness: Has the candidate demonstrated promise of being productive in the office sought? Has the candidate shown the ability to work with other people?
- Character: Do the candidate's personal traits show the ability to take on the responsibilities of campaigning for and holding the public office she or he is seeking? Is the candidate a leader, participant or observer? Is the candidate trustworthy, reliable and candid?
- Knowledge: Has the candidate demonstrated the willingness and ability to learn and adapt? Does the candidate understand the duties and challenges of the office sought? Does the candidate have a firm grasp of the issues important to his or her constituency and their potential effects?
1. In a page or less, why are you running for this office? (Note: the interview committee will be given a copy of this statement before your interview; at the beginning of your interview you will have the opportunity to expand on this statement in any way you wish.)
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I believe that no matter where we are in life or what our individual circumstances are at any given time, all of us as citizens has the responsablity to make our community and subsquently our nation a better place to live.
I am running for Washington State senate because I believe that I have a set of ideas that will benefit the quality of life for the people of my district and the state of Washington as a whole.
As a working class individual I believe that our state government needs a member who truly lives the life of someone whose life is more reflective of the daily trials of work and life in Seattle.
My true desire is to be public servent who Republicans, Democrats, and Everyone can come to and address concerns and needs. While my views may not always be the most pouplar with the greatest number of people everyone, Liberal and Conservative alike will know they can count on me to tell the truth.
Running for office and serving are two very different things; as a candidate I will be vocal and state my positions clearly. As your State Senator, I will always look for community and individual input in decisions affecting the lives of citizens.
As far as issues go I have a few which are central to my campaign and they are.
Fixing the 520 before the viaduct, building a six-lane 520 with one (hot) lane going in either direction as opposed to a toll for all traffic, no tunnel no tolls.
Next, create a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for all incidents of hit and run that result in death.
Protect Children by making the crime of raping a child under the age of 10 a capital crime and subject to the death penality.
Lastly, I would love to see a bi-partisan commission created with an eye toward creating a single-payer health insurance system for our state.
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2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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Though this may seem an overly simplistic view; I believe that sincearty and a true abiding desire to serve my fellow citizens stands out as one of my best qualifications. Though one could look at my leginth of time in this district (8 Months) and see a possiable hinderence to service.
I see it as a chance to bring "fresh eyes" to the long running problems facing Washington State.
One of the most underated but important qualities a person must posess in my opinion to be fit for elective office is faith.
The dedication to a set of guiding principles based in universal truth is of great importance to all elected officials; a sense of moral responsablity provides a basis of fairness and justice to all citizens.
The abscence of morality leaves only material gain and self agrandizment in it's place. |
3. Please describe in sufficient detail, one to three accomplishments or contributions of which you are most proud. These examples should illustrate effective skills and capabilities you think apply to the office you are seeking. These accomplishments may have occurred at any time in your personal, professional, or public life.
4. Please list or describe your current and past activities in the community in which you have acquired skills that relate to the office you seek. Include your role in the activity and the year(s) in which you were involved. Involvement consists of many areas such as family, neighborhood, community, employment, or public life.
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Most recently I have been a member of the King County Republican party; 2005-06. Before that I was involved with Habitat for Humanity 2002-2005 in Tallahassee, Florida and worked for the Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, Richard W, Ervin.
As far as community service went it's harder to pin that down, I was busy being part of the community. I worked a full & part-time job, I voted in every election and only missed one in my adult life.
I will admit that working three jobs has prevented me from diving into the various community activities expected of a candidate for this office. As a citizen of King County, I am aware of the going's on and keep informed by reading the Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, Stranger, & Listing to various radio talk show programs as well as watching KOMO news & King 5's up front with Robert Mak.
Telling all about my experences in Florida would be nice but it's King county and Washington State that's my home now and my awareness of the issues will deturmine my fitness or lack thereof for this office.
If elected then using the salary provided by the office, I will devote myself full-time to carrying out the responsablities and duties of my office.
I hope this helped and frankly I am very pleased by be a part of the civic process even if I don't win, having participated is rewarding.
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- Please describe the duties of the office you seek. Which are the most important duties and why?
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Aside from the sespific duties as laid out in the state consititution; the office of state senate can be so much to so many. Of course the first responsablity of a state senator is to the district he represents, to pay attention to daily communications from citizens.
Letters, telephone calls, e-mails, and the like are all equally important and carry equal weight. When a citizen needs help or has something they want addressed they ought to expect a fast, courteous, and hopefully adequate response.
The above is one of the most important responsablities I feel because so many people are without voices in this era of big money politics; yes, lobbists matter and groups such are yours and our many unions are very important.
But there's still nothing more important then the voice of that person who takes time out of his or her day to contact you; that one small voice crying out trying to be heard over the crushing sound of talk shows, newspapers, and political party hacks.
Next issue has to be the formulation of legislation, without the ablity to create bills and bring them to the floor what good is this office?
1 of 49, that's all I'll be; so I wil have to do something to set myself apart.
As a Seattle Republican, I will already be unique and have a special place at my party caucus table. With that unique barging power I can accomplish things for the citizens of Seattle that ust another Democrat wouldn't.
The third issue is to stand for those whose voice cannot be heard.
The homeless, the poor and starving, the unborn, the American worker, and the eldery.
The latte sipping software millionaries have the best representation money can buy. If elected to this fine office, I will be here for those people mentioned above and all the citizens of the 46th.
Now as far as testing my knowlage and understanding of the duties of the office; I can tell you that I watched much of the recent session on TVW, and that is one source of inspiration for running for this office at this time. As a State Senator, I will be expected to do volumeous amounts of reading and research, attend many committee meetings, work not only with members of my own party caucus but also the opposing party as well.
Compromise, courtsey, and consideration. Those are just a slice of what I'll have to look forward to if elected to this fine office. |
EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report is distributed to voters in print and/or on our website. It includes a summary of the candidate’s education. Please summarize your education in 120 characters (letters, punctuation, and space all combined). The League will delete material that exceeds the space limit by beginning with the last entry. Suggested order is (degree) (subject) (school) (year, if desired).
Note: If this question is left blank the League will not include education information in your candidate profile.
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Newport Pacific Highschool 1992, Degree in Home Inspection 1993, McGraw-Hill University Washington, D.C.. |
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT SUMMARY
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report also includes a summary of each candidate’s civic involvement. Please summarize your civic involvement in the space below. We will make every attempt to include the information in the Candidate Evaluation Report as submitted. Due to space restrictions in the Report, your response is limited to 500 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces all combined). It is important that you list your involvement beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. If you exceed the length of response permitted, or if the League should find it necessary to shorten responses for publication purposes, deletions will be made beginning with the last item listed.
Note: This information will appear verbatim on the League’s Candidate Evaluation Report. If this question is left blank, the Municipal League will not include information on your civic involvement in the Report.
Check here if you would like the Municipal League to copy the first 500 characters from Question 4 to paste into this section.
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PCO 46th District Republicans, King County. Volunteer Habitat for Humanity Tallahassee, Florida. Member Doris Day animal rights legue, Member National Right to Life Commitiee.
P.S. Your form does not support spell check and I'm sorry for any mispellings. |
Finished!
If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (rebecca@munileague.org). Mail and fax numbers are listed below. If the League has not contacted you to schedule an interview, please call the League office at your earliest convenience.
Don’t forget to send the following to the Municipal League: a resume, a photo, campaign literature, and, if you are an incumbent, constituent newsletters and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR CAMPAIGN!
THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF KING COUNTY
Candidate Evaluation Coordinator: Rebecca Cooper
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org