Four candidates filed for Sammamish City Council Position 7 for the Aug. 1 primary. The top two vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 7 general election.
Below are the initial candidate statements. Sammamish Comment will have coverage throughout the campaign to the primary and general elections.
Today the three candidates for Sammamish City Council Position 5 provide their opening statements. The Top 2 vote-getters in the Aug. 1 primary advance to the Nov. 7 general election.
The three candidates for Sammamish City Council Position 3 responded to an initial round of questions from Sammamish Comment.
Miki Mullor withdrew his candidacy yesterday from Position 1 for the Sammamish City Council.
This means there are 12 candidates seeking four Sammamish City Council positions, each of the seats will have a primary in the Aug. 1 election.
With Mullor’s withdrawal, there will be no primary for Position 1. However, Sammamish Comment will proceed with basic information from the two remaining candidates for Position 1.
Three candidates filed for Positions 3 and 5; four filed for Position 7. Their statements will publish this week.
Sammamish Comment will provide coverage throughout the campaign to the August primary and the Nov. 7 general election.
Filings for candidates for the November election ended Friday. There are races other than those for Sammamish City Council of local interest.
King County Council
Kathy Lambert
As expected, incumbent Kathy Lambert filed for reelection to the District 3 seat of the King County Council. Sammamish is part of District 3.
Former Sammamish Mayor Tom Vance in March filed the necessary paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) to challenge Lambert, but in the end, he did not file the required documents to become a candidate.
Instead, John Murphy of North Bend filed to challenge Lambert. Continue reading
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