Written by Dear Beloved Renton Community,
After more than 27 years of serving you on Renton City Council, I’ve decided not to seek an eighth term in this coming election season. A shifting situation in my extended family has caused me to reassess where I want to focus my time and energy in the next few years. Additionally, I was going to run another term to help the city recover from the pandemic, and now I’m increasingly confident that we can get the COVID-19 crisis behind us, resolve our financial challenges, and restart our businesses before the end of this term.
I am enthusiastically endorsing long-time Renton Chamber of Commerce Board Member James Alberson for my vacant position. James has served as President of the Chamber Board for six years, and is a business owner and business development consultant who is very active in our Renton community. I endorsed him during his run for City Council position 3 in 2019 and he came within 2 percent of winning the seat. A few months later I nominated him as a finalist for the vacant Council 2 position and during his Council interview he demonstrated excellent preparation and readiness for a council position. He will be an outstanding council member. Please join me in supporting James.
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