Fourth candidate appears ready to announce for City Council

A fourth candidate for Sammamish City Council has emerged, although no formal announcement has been made.

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Ritjua Indapure, left, in a photo from her Facebook page, was introduced at the Save Sammamish meeting last night as a candidate. She has not issued a formal announcement or press release.

Indapure lives in Klahanie, making her the second candidate from here. Jason Ritchie, also a Klahanie resident, was revealed by Sammamish Comment in February to be planning to run. He announced a short time later.

Four seats are up for election in November. Three incumbents announced they won’t run for reelection: Mayor Don Gerend, Deputy Mayor Bob Keller and Kathy Huckabay. The fourth, Tom Odell, hasn’t announced his intentions.

In addition to Ritchie and Indapure, John Robinson and Minal Kode Ghassemieh previously announced candidacies.

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Huckabay moving to “next phase,” bows out of reelection

Kathy Huckabay

Sammamish City Council Member Kathy Huckabay said on her Facebook page that it’s time to move on to the next phase of her life.

She joins Mayor Don Gerend and Deputy Mayor Bob Keller in deciding not to seek reelection. Council Member Tom Odell hasn’t declared his intentions.

Here is here Facebook message:

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Husband of former Arts Commissioner to run for Council

John Robinson

John Robinson, 68, the husband of former Sammamish Arts Commission chair Daphne Robinson, declared his candidacy for Sammamish City Council.

The Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter story is here.

Robinson is the third person to declare for City Council. Jason Ritchie, 45, was the first; Minal Kode Ghassemieh, 36, was the second.

Four seats are up for election. Mayor Don Gerend and Deputy Mayor Bob Keller said they won’t run again. Tom Odell and Kathy Huckabay haven’t declared their intentions.

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