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REALTOR® VOTING GUIDE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Photo by Harvey Barrison- www.fl ickr.com/photos/hbarrison/7066220963 Photo by Harvey Barrison- www.fl license. All rights reserved. This image can be reused under the CC BY Why Does the Association of REALTORS® Review Voting Records of Elected Offi cials and Interview Candidates Running for Offi ce? REALTORS® don’t just sell homes. We record of services of incumbents who sell Neighborhoods and Quality of Life. have demonstrated consistent support REALTORS® know that Quality of Life for the community and neighborhood begins with a good job in a company values we all share. In addition, to get a VOTING GUIDE CONTENTS that has a great future. Homes are where better sense of how other elected offi cials Summary of Endorsements ........................2 those jobs go at night. That’s why it’s so and candidates might respond to future Understanding Your Voting Guide ............3 important to have elected offi cials who challenges, we interviewed them and King County District Maps .......................4-5 understand the key contribution that jobs asked them about the kinds of issues and housing make to healthy, vibrant embodied in the interview questions on Candidates by City ...................................6-13 communities. page 14 of this REALTOR® Voting Guide. Interview Volunteers ................................... 13 Their answers to the questions were Interview Questionnaire ............................ 14 We need elected offi cials who share our scored by REALTOR® Association members Perks of Membership ................................. 15 REALTOR® values, and who appreciate participating in the interviews. Further, the the hard work you do as a real estate interviewers also provide an endorsement professional. So, members of the recommendation for each race that was Association look at the voting records formally considered by the Association’s of elected offi cials. And it’s why your governmental aff airs committee that is Candidates for the REALTOR® Party REALTOR® colleagues interview candidates open to all SKCR members. presented by who are running for offi ce. This REALTOR® Seattle King County REALTORS® Voting Guide lets you know who stood up Every candidate who has been endorsed to stand with us, and who will walk-the- received a super-majority, 2/3 vote at the nd # 12410 SE 32 Street, Suite 100 talk by working with us to build strong government aff airs committee because Bellevue, WA 98005 communities where the American Dream of their commitment to economic vitality, (425) 974-1011 is within reach for families. housing opportunity, housing choices, an nwrealtor.com/advocacy effi cient real estate market, responsible To help identify these current and future tax policy, healthy neighborhoods, and elected offi cials we look at the voting vibrant communities. Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 Summary of Endorsements KING COUNTY ASSESSOR CITY OF BOTHELL CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK *Lloyd Hara Endorsed; Rating: 86 Position 2 Roz Gorc Endorsed; Rating: 87 Position 2 *Catherine Stanford Early Endorsement KING COUNTY COUNCIL Position 4 District 2 Tim Ottersburg Endorsed; Rating: 89 CITY OF NEWCASTLE *Larry Gossett Early Endorsement Position 6 Position 4 District 4 John Lee Endorsed; Rating: 94 Victoria Sandoval Endorsed; Rating: 85 Jeanne Kohl-Welles Endorsed; Rating: 82 District 6 CITY OF COVINGTON CITY OF REDMOND *Jane Hague Early Endorsement Position 3 Mayor *Margaret Harto Early Endorsement *John Marchione Early Endorsement District 8 *Joe McDermott Early Endorsement Position 7 Position 1 *Jeff Wagner Early Endorsement *Hank Myers Early Endorsement PORT OF SEATTLE COVINGTON WATER DISTRICT Position 3 Position 2 *Hank Margeson Early Endorsement *Courtney Gregoire Early Endorsement Position 3 Joshua Lyons Endorsed Position 7 Position 5 *David Carson Early Endorsement Marion Yoshino Endorsed; Rating: 89 CITY OF DES MOINES CITY OF RENTON STATE LEGISLATURE Position 4 *Jeremy Nutting Early Endorsement Position 3 District 30, Position 2 Carol Ann Witschi Endorsed; Rating: Teri Hickel (R) Endorsed; Rating: 86 CITY OF FEDERAL WAY 85 Position 4 CITY OF AUBURN Position 1 *Lydia Assefa-Dawson Endorsed; Rating: 89 Ryan McIrvin Endorsed Position 1 *Largo Wales Early Endorsement Position 5 Position 5 Julie Hiller Endorsed; Rating: 90 *Ed Prince Early Endorsement Position 3 Mark Koppang Endorsed; Rating: 90 *Bill Peloza Early Endorsement Position 6 *Ruth Perez Endorsed; Rating: 85 Position 7 Position 5 *Dini Duclos Early Endorsement *John Holman Early Endorsement CITY OF SEATAC CITY OF KENMORE CITY OF BELLEVUE Position 1 Position 5 Rick Forschler Endorsed Position 1 *David Baker Early Endorsement *John Stokes Early Endorsement Position 5 *Dave Bush Early Endorsement Position 3 CITY OF KENT *John Chelminiak Early Endorsement Position 3 CITY OF SEATTLE Position 5 *Les Thomas Early Endorsement District 1 Michelle Hilhorst Endorsed; Rating: 92 Shannon Braddock Endorsed CITY OF KIRKLAND Position 7 District 2 *Jennifer Robertson Early Endorsement Position 4 *Bruce Harrell Endorsed *Toby Nixon Early Endorsement (*) Asterisk denotes incumbent District 3 Elections are non-partisan with the Pamela Banks Endorsed exception of the State Legislature. (R) = Republican Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 2 Seattle King County REALTORS® | 12410 SE 32nd Street, Suite#100, Bellevue, WA 98005 | 425.974.1011 | nwrealtor.com/advocacy The 2015 REALTOR® Voting Guide CITY OF SEATTLE CITY OF SHORELINE District 4 Position 6 Rob Johnson Endorsed Seattle *Jesse Salomon Endorsed; Rating: 93 District 5 Initiative 122 Debora Juarez Endorsed CITY OF WOODINVILLE District 7 VOTE NO! Position 2 *Sally Bagshaw Endorsed *Les Rubstello Early Endorsement District 8 *Tim Burgess Endorsed District 9 Lorena Gonzalez Endorsed; Rating: 80 Understanding Your Voting Guide Early Endorsement: Awarded to incumbents who have Candidate Rating Guide exemplary legislative voting records on real estate • 100: Highest score/rating. and land use issues. Consideration for early candidate endorsements is made by the SKCR governmental affairs • 90-point range: Represents excellent candidates on committee and receives final approval by the governmental real estate issues. affairs committee subject to a supermajority vote. • 80-point range: Represents very good candidates who Endorsed: Pro-REALTOR® candidates who support demonstrate support on most real estate issues. legislation to encourage housing affordability and • 70-point range: Represents candidates that could be availability, increased homeownership opportunities, rated as “good” but do not demonstrate the level of economic vitality, quality of life and support and issues support as candidates who score higher. that make your business more successful and profitable. Endorsements were awarded after REALTORS® conducted • 60-point range: Candidates demonstrating an average interviews with candidates and by supermajority vote level of knowledge and philosophy on real estate approval by the SKCR governmental affairs committee. issues and land use issues. Candidate Ratings: Numeric ratings represent an average • Unavailable: Candidate prevented from attending of interview panelists’ scores based on responses to the interview due to conflicting schedule. questionnaire seen on page 14. Ratings are based on 100 • No Show: Scheduled an interview but did not call to points maximum. The candidate rating system is utilized cancel and did not attend. in King County jurisdictions by SKCR. REALTORS® who have invested in REALTOR® PAC conduct interviews with • Declined: Candidate did not accept an invitation for a candidates. Candidate ratings from one election race candidate interview. should not be compared with candidate ratings in different • No Response: Candidate was contacted but did not election races because the composition of interview team respond to our phone calls (may have been out of members varies by city and election races. town or may not have been interested in interviewing). • Cancelled: Candidate scheduled an interview but Note: REALTOR®-endorsed candidates were invited to submit a called to cancel scheduled interview. photo and statement. All interviewed candidates were invited to submit a candidate statement for our voting guide. Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 3 Seattle King County REALTORS® | 12410 SE 32nd Street, Suite#100, Bellevue, WA 98005 | 425.974.1011 | nwrealtor.com/advocacy The 2015 REALTOR® Voting Guide KEY 1. Legislative District 30 Map 2. King County Districts Map 3. Seattle Districts Map 1 Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 4 Seattle King County REALTORS® | 12410 SE 32nd Street, Suite#100, Bellevue, WA 98005 | 425.974.1011 | nwrealtor.com/advocacy The 2015 REALTOR® Voting Guide 2 3 Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 Don’t forget to Vote! The General Election is November 3, 2015 5 Seattle King County REALTORS® | 12410 SE 32nd Street, Suite#100, Bellevue, WA 98005 | 425.974.1011 | nwrealtor.com/advocacy The 2015 REALTOR® Voting Guide KING COUNTY ASSESSOR DISTRICT 4 *Lloyd Hara Endorsed; Rating: 86 206.726.8053 LloydHara.com Rufe Orr Rating: Not Available Since you elected me Assessor, I have DISTRICT 6 fulfi lled our original promise and built a *Jane Hague Early Endorsement reputation as one of the best Assessor offi ces Electjanehague.com in the nation, winning 8 national awards for innovative technology