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Election Prep: Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No 5

Two people on the ballot again:

And the officiall pamphlet info here.

As usual with these local races, it is hard to really tell much just from their websites and their statements. It does make me wish I paid closer attention to local issues sometimes, but fundamentally my attention is more drawn to international and national affairs. The local stuff generally doesn’t make much of an impression on me.

In this case BOTH of the candidates are advocating more openness, etc. They both say the usual sorts of things about wanting to make things better. One is the incumbent, the other says that while his opponant talks a good game, he doesn’t actually act on it.

An article in the Seattle Times helps here a bit to compare and contrast them. The stuff in that article solidifies me toward the incumbant. He seems to be pushing for things I agree with (Although not always very sucessfully) and the challenger seems to be more restrained and willing to go along with the status quo in certain cases. So, my vote goes to…

Alec Fisken

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