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Good candidates, good answers, rookie mistakes

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  • 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.

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No break-out candidates in friendly City Council candidates forum

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  • The City’s video of the City Council Candidates Forum will be played on the Sammamish website and YouTube channel after processing today.

By Scott Hamilton

There were no break-out candidates during the only Candidates Forum for the Sammamish City Council last night, although there were a few minor rookie mistakes.

Given today’s national political environment and the bitter City Council elections two years ago, last night’s forum was a marked contrast for its civility and friendly nature.

A standing room crowd was here to listen to the nine candidates for the three of four Positions that are contested in the Aug. 1 primary: 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.

The candidates said traffic and development were the issues they most heard from resident during their campaigning.

Ross (Position 5) was the only candidate to hit hard on City finances, carving out a position that his professional finance background for Boeing will be needed as the City approaches the so-called cross-over point (operating deficits) in a few years. Others including Moran (Position 3), touched more lightly on finances.

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Position 5 City Council Candidate Questionnaires today

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Today Sammamish Comment publishes the candidate questionnaires of Position 5 for City Council.

Position 5

The candidates are Rikya Hooshangi, Rituja Indapure and Chris Ross.

The candidate responses are printed verbatim. The Comment only checked their responses for spelling and grammar. Each response is in its own post, so scroll down on The Comment’s Home Page to see each response.

The responses were reviewed and processed by Scott Hamilton.

Position 5 Questionnaire: Rituja Indapure

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Rituja Indapure

Name: Rituja Indapure Position: 5

General

Why are you running for Sammamish City Council?

Over 15 years ago, my husband and I moved to Sammamish to raise our family. I’m running for City Council to protect what we love about our diverse community- our beautiful and safe neighborhoods, parks and forests, quality schools – all of which make Sammamish special. Sammamish needs someone who is deeply committed to the residents of city, who will listen, and has experience in bringing people together. Now, more than ever, Sammamish needs a council member who will do the right thing for the city.

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Paucity of local endorsements mark City Council races

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The 11 active candidates running for Sammamish City Council have of local endorsements as the Aug. 1 primary closes in.

Some candidates have no endorsements listed on their web sites, which are also—for the most part—appallingly devoid of substantive discussion of their issues.

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