- Sammamish Comment recommendations for City Council candidates to advance to the November general election begins tomorrow.
- A full report of the Candidates Forum is in the next post, below.
Commentary
Sammamish residents have an unusually good set of candidates this year from which to choose for the Aug. 1 primary, and from this, the November general election.
This hasn’t always been the case. In some years, some very weak candidates, or some with clear and self-evident personal agendas, ran. In several years, at least some incumbents were unopposed or had token opposition.
There are nine candidates seeking three Council seats, requiring a primary. These are in Positions 3, 5 and 7.
Position 3 candidates are Minal Ghassemieh, Karen Howe and Karen Moran.
Position 5 candidates are Ryika Hooshangi, Rituja Indapure and Chris Ross.
Position 7 candidates are Melanie Curtright, John Robinson and Pamela Stuart.
Position 1 candidates, Mark Baughman and Jason Ritchie, go straight to the November election; they are not on the Aug. 1 primary ballot.