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King County Local Voters Pamphlet
November 5, 2002 General Election
COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 08, UNEXPIRED 1 YR TERM
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Note to Voters: The statements below are written by the candidates, who are solely responsible for the contents therein.
List of Candidates for
COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 08, UNEXPIRED 1 YR TERM
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Dow Constantine /D /
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Growing up in West Seattle, Dow Constantine learned the value of community: Neighbors joining
together to support one another, and the next generation, in ways that government can’t.
Today, Councilmember Dow Constantine is a respected leader in our community and region. His
focus is on one, overarching goal: Government must foster community, not undermine it.
Dow has worked tirelessly to improve local schools, save vanishing greenbelts, and preserve
neighborhoods. He fought the Maury Island strip mine and founded the Maury Island Conservation
Initiative to protect one of our last stretches of wild Puget Sound shoreline. He believes in keeping our
communities great places to live, raise families, and grow old.
As Chair of the Council’s Labor, Operations and Technology Committee, Dow emphasizes government
efficiency. He insists that government must aggressively innovate to wring every bit of value from
each dollar, and that front-line workers — not consultants and managers — know from experience how
best to improve vital services while saving money.
Dow graduated from West Seattle High School and earned Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Law Degrees
at the University of Washington. An attorney for twelve years, Dow served with distinction as our State
Representative (1997-2000) and State Senator (2000-2002).
CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: PO Box 16255, Seattle, WA 98116 TELEPHONE: 206.937.3694
E-MAIL: dowconstantine@attbi.com
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Dow Constantine /D /
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Oudom Danh /R /
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Our Community deserves low taxes and the resulting economic growth necessary for support of valued
public services!
No County has ever taxed itself into prosperity and that is why I ask for your vote. My experience with
counseling youth connects me with their need for positive pursuits in education, employment and
community service. As your Councilmember, I will be alert to the effects of regulation and taxation upon
education and employment opportunities for youth and all residents.
Combined with full funding of King County’s primary Law and Justice function, a growing economy will
keep our communities safe.
Billion dollar so-called transportation projects do not always deliver value to commuters or industries.
As steward of your tax dollars, I will only support smart and effective transportation projects.
I will bring discipline to a King County Council that has recently been distracted by foreign policy junkets
to Cuba, $100,000 lollipop funds and pipe dreams of a new Utility Tax or Business and Occupation Tax.
If you elect me, I promise to vote to keep King County taxes low and family-wage jobs inside King
County. I will be a part of your solution.
CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: PO Box 4674, Seattle, WA 98126 TELEPHONE: 206.835.1484 E-MAIL:
Oudom@danhforcouncil.com
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Oudom Danh /R /
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Michael Nelson /L/
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I’m always searching for the cheaper way. Unfortunately, the Council is overspending, and the voters
usually vote for the big spenders, whereas government can often be improved by making government
smaller.
Within our free-enterprise system, we build our prosperity on the foundation of the law-of-supply-anddemand.
But our government often puts our economy into a strait-jacket, thereby retarding our living
standard.
It is wrong of the Council to chain us out of our parks. We are the owners. We should always have
access to our government property.
To reduce traffic congestion, we should abolish government imposed height-restrictions which have
produced urban sprawl. Instead let’s allow beautiful, high-rise condominiums to be built which leads to
traffic reduction because the inhabitants are usually closer to where they want to be.
Government should make parking easy by using part of our user, gas tax to build free parking areas
and garages.
At the government mandated minimum wage, homeless people have difficulty finding jobs. Therefore,
I challenge government to become the employer-of-last-resort.
Also, let’s promote movie-making in King County.
CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 10219 Ninth Avenue S., Seattle, WA 98168-1512 TELEPHONE: 206.767.1135
E-MAIL: goodspaceguy@yahoo.com
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Michael Nelson
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