2006 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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Since 1974: 32 years |
6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Partisan Nonpartisan
CAMPAIGN CONTACTS
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Neighbors for Helen Stanwell |
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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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City of Federal Way Parks Commission
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2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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Federal Way School Board, District # 4 Director
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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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Believing that voters should be given a choice of at least two candidates in the General Election, I stepped forward to provide that choice. In addition, there are several votes that my opponent made that I would have voted differently. I do believe my opponent should be held accountable for his voting record. Having attended regularly school board meetings for the past four years, I have been dismayed by the lack of leadership in solving school funding issues and the lack of support for the downtown business plan for the City of Federal Way. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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Among the important characteristics that relate to the office are my broad background and knowledge of political processes, since I have participated in annual Citizen Lobby Days, such as those of the American Association of University Women. I am an issues oriented person and firmly believe that decisions of government should be made based on research and examining how other states have handled similar challenges. I enjoy obtaining many points of view before developing my own views about an issue. Being firmly committed to making decisions that are best practices, I believe in public policy making that achieves the greatest good for the greatest number. The decisions in Olympia effect not only this generation, but also the future generations to come. |
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.
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(1) While a District Manager for King County Parks, I was able to contribute to ensuring safety guards were installed over the back windows of the pick-up trucks to ensure the safety of the employees. (2) While I was a District Manager for King County Parks, I was instrumental in ending the practice of hiring relatives of current employees, which prevented the Parks Department from realizing its Affirmative Action goals in regards to hiring women and minorities. (3) While a District Managera for King County Parks, I was able to convince the Parks Director to invest in tailgate lifts, which reduced the number of hernias and back injuries, as employees lifted equipment in and out of the pick-up trucks several times a day. |
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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(1) Being a concerned citizen who regularly attends school board meetings. Role: Writing a column in the 30th District Democratic Newsletter describing developments on the school board. Also writing letters to the editor about actions of the school board. (2) Being active in the 30th District Democratic Party. Role: Volunteering for qualified candidates and staffing the annual booth at Federal Way Festival Days. (3) Reading the newspaper on a regular basis to keep informed of current affairs. Role: Send significant developments of legislation in both Olympia and D.C. to my email list.
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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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(1) Listening to issues that effect members of the district that have regional and statewide implications from transportation to building needed infrastructure improvements that better served the residents and protect the environment. (2) Being responsive to new issues that arise. (3) Ensuring a balanced budget that meets the needs of the State of Washington. (4) Protecting our the vulnerable populations in our state. (5) Providing medical and dental care for the poor children of our state, so that they reach adulthood with the best opportunity to realize their potential. (6) Providing the foundations for a diversified economy that provides liveable wage jobs. |
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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BA, Business Administration, University of Puget Sound BA, History and Political Science, University of Texas at Austin Secondary Teaching Certification, University of Texas Women's Officer Training, US Army, Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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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Finished!
If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (cec@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 newsletter 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: Jennifer DiGiacomo
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org