Sammamish is seeking applicants to appoint to four commissions. The deadline to file an 
application is Dec. 15.
The commissions are:
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Reichert’s retirement long overdue
The news last week that US Rep. Dave Reichert will retire is welcome, and overdue, news.
I’ve got plenty of courage. Really. US Rep. Dave Reichert. Photo via Google.
Reichert, a Republican, has been the 8th Congressional District Congressman for 14 years. The 8th includes Sammamish, other Eastside suburbs, Southern King County and east of the Cascades into Chelan County.
Reichert is one of the few so-called Republican moderates in the US House. While he indeed has been more environmentally friendly than most of his colleagues, his has been a mostly reliable Republican vote throughout his 14 years, including the last nine months under Donald Trump.
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Second Republican announces for 45th State Senate seat
Jinyoung Lee Englund
A second Republican today announced candidacy for the State Senate seat in the 45th Legislative District, which includes the northern half of Sammamish.
Jinyoung Lee Englund of Woodinville has the backing of the Republican Party, according to one official.
Englund “is running to increase school funding, improve policies for the developmentally disabled, reduce traffic congestion, and balance the state budget without a new state income tax,” she said in her press release.
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Republican files for 45th LD State Senate
Ken Smith, the first Republican to seek the State Senate seat this year for the 45th Legislative District. The northern half of Sammamish is in the 45th.
The first Republican filed today for State Senator for the 45th Legislative District, which includes the northern half of Sammamish.
Ken A. Smith, who until today was a member of the Northshore School Board, moved to Duvall in order to run in the 45th. The Northshore Board included Woodinville, although Smith lived in Kenmore, another suburb that’s in the Northshore District.
- The Kirkland Reporter has this story.
Smith, who describes himself as a moderate, joins two Democrats and an Independent who already declared for the 45th seat, now held by interim State Senator Dino Rossi. Rossi was appointed to the seat when incumbent Republican Andy Hill died last year.
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Dave Reichert’s cowardice
US Rep. Dave Reichert went from being for repeal of Obamacare in committee to 
“undecided” before a scheduled vote in the US House of Representatives.
After the vote was pulled–when it became clear the bill would fail, as at least three dozen Republicans pledged to vote no–Reichert still won’t say how he would have voted.
Last Wednesday, I wrote that Reichert is afflicted with political timidity. This was wrong.
It’s flat-out political cowardice.
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