King County Local Voters Pamphlet September 14, 1999 PRIMARY ELECTION PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 03 Note to Voters: The statements below are written by the candidates, who are solely responsible for the contents therein. List of Candidates for PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 COMMISSIONER DISTRICT NO. 03: R. August Kempf Bruce Buckles Gene Hawkridge

R. August KEMPF
As your Hospital Commissioner, I would represent you by:      WORKING TO REDUCE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.  Our District's taxpayers should only have to pay to help our residents receive care when they can't afford to pay for it, and to help expand the facilities of the district programs to meet the needs of our community.      WORKING TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY GIVING PROGRAMS to support Hospice and other programs that need financial support.  Our Foundation needs to have successful annual giving and endowment programs to help our community's needs.      WORKING TO ASSURE ACCESS TO THE REGIONS BEST MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.  By developing our districts professional resources our health care community can provide outstanding care in most medical areas.  If we cannot provide appropriate care, we will refer our residents to other care providers in the region.     WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICTS AND REGIONS RESOURCES TO PROMOTE MEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.  By furthering the development of Bioresearch, we can assure our residents the most current and innovative medical care.     As an involved community resident, a successful Eastside business owner, a University of Washington business graduate, and  family man; I ask for your vote for Hospital Commissioner.		R. August Kempf

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Bruce BUCKLES
As a healthcare professional with over twenty years experience, Bruce Buckles has represented the healthcare interests of Washington and the Eastside in Olympia and Washington, D.C. through the American Hospital Association and the Washington State Hospital Association.     Bruce Buckles has been a champion for Pediatric healthcare initiatives, as well as a leading advocate for Washington's Basic Health Program.  He has persistently challenged increasing administrative costs at Evergreen, and has consistently checked increasing clinical fees.  He was the primary proponent for an Ethics Committee at Evergreen, and serves on that committee.     As Evergreen's Board President, he supported the development of a comprehensive oncology program, as well as opened Evergreen's Senior Health Clinics.  His leadership helped to establish the Physician Council, an applauded effort to re-involve the physicians in Evergreen's decision making.     With degrees in healthcare administration, nursing, and law, Bruce Buckles brings us an unequaled blend of experience and a track record of delivering affordable, accountable and accessible  healthcare.  Re-elect Bruce Buckles so he can continue working for our community! CAMPAIGN ADDRESS:  23040 NE Redmond-Fall City HWY, Redmond, WA  98053  TELEPHONE:  (425) 868-0414		Bruce Buckles

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Gene HAWKRIDGE
The Evergreen Hospital Medical Center -- It's a great hospital -- it's even a great educational institution -- it's a great asset to our community.  The hospital staff is caring but also experienced, knowledgeable, and proficient.  So why, I wonder, does it need a tax subsidy to be competitive with the private, tax-paying hospitals in our region?  Shouldn't it, as a valuable, tax-exempt asset to our community, be able to stand on its own, without the subsidy?  I believe it can, and I will work towards that goal as a commissioner for Hospital District No. 2.     I am Gene Hawkridge, a licensed, professional engineer, a proud Dad with two teenagers, and a man who happens to believe that if something is really valuable, you shouldn't have to force people to pay for it.     Some candidates will try to impress you with a long string of credentials that they think qualifies them to represent you on the Hospital District's board of commissioners.  Perhaps it does.  Then again, all the credentials in the world don't guarantee that it's your interests that they will represent.  I wonder whom they were representing when they gave the Chief Executive Officer a huge increase in pay this past spring? CAMPAIGN ADDRESS:  11613 124 AV NE, #306, Kirkland, WA  98034  TELEPHONE:  1 (888) 709-8162		Gene Hawkridge

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Updated: 08-27-1999