Don Gerend
Don Gerend will resign as Sammamish mayor in July, Sammamish Comment learned.
He will remain on the Council.
Reached last night, Gerend said he is resigning the mayoral position for personal reasons, cutting back on his commitments.
The Deputy Mayor is Bob Keller, but it is not a given that he will ascend to Gerend’s spot. Under Sammamish council rules, a vote will be taken at the next meeting after Gerend resigns to select a new mayor.
The seventh candidate field for Sammamish City Council yesterday. Four seats are up for election.
Pamela Stuart filed her paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission, declaring for Position 7, the seat held by retiring Council Member Tom Odell.
John Robinson previously filed for this position.
Stuart hasn’t officially announced, or so it seems. But she’s already been endorsed by the King County Democrats organization (hence probably triggering the PDC filing).
Friday, May 19, is the final day for filing as a candidate for Sammamish City Council and other positions in this off-year election.
Filing begins on Monday, May 15.
Four seats in Sammamish are up for election, and each incumbent announced retirement this year.
This is the first time since incorporation this many seats are “open” seats.
So far, only six candidates filed for the four seats. One of these, Karen Moran, hasn’t declared which seat she will contest.
Sammamish’s first emergency manager begins work today, marking a major milestone for 
the City in emergency planning.
Andrew Stevens comes from a similar position in California.
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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