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I’m excited for your race, but I’m also going to miss the activity of your blog if you win.
Thank you for this thoughtful comment. Social media for local public officials in Washington has been a changing landscape, and it’s true that in the past I have stopped blogging during periods when I’ve held office outside of campaign season to avoid having reader comments become public records that needed to be maintained by the City Clerk, which can create headaches and conflicts when city policy issues are blended with election issues. I’ve always followed the City Attorney’s advice in this area.
I regretted not being able to communicate directly to the public with my blog and my own voice during these years in office, and it’s been liberating being out of office for this reason.
I believe I have a new solution that will work allow me to communicate with the public, and allow the public to communicate with each other about my posts. I plan to continue blogging if elected, but turn off comments on my blogs. The public would be free to link my blog posts to other platforms, like Facebook, and discuss/agree/disagree with each other all they want. I’ll include a council email address in every post, so the public can also address comments to me if they want, by sending an email, which is recorded in the city system. I’ll also provide the Clerk with copies of each blog post as necessary to support public records retention requirements depending on the nature of each blog post. I think this will allow me to keep the posts and the conversation going even post-election.
I agree complete with Anonymous, it is great you are running again (Renton needs you) but your blog will be missed.
I am aware I may have said something at a Council meeting in the past, but I do believe it has been used as an educational situation for the City of Renton.
If you blog was active two years ago, we wouldn’t have had Carmen Rivera. Just saying.
I suspect you reach about 1000 unique voters a now days.
I’d Ryan and Ed keep their jobs, having you in council will tip the ratio of smart people to crazy people in a way that would help both of them not follow crazy.
I had such high hope for Kim. She let us down, and I’m thankful so many people are running to fix the problem. Thanks Randy!
Sorry, the 11th District Democrats didn’t even reach out to interview you. You having a brain and not being pants-on-head crazy does fit their model.
Just looked on the Candidates for the August Primary election. POS 7 is the only one listed, is this because the other positions only have 1 or 2 people running?
Correct. Races with two (or fewer) skip the primary.
It’s going to be *fun* *fun* *fun* to see how many run against Carmen Rivera in two years. Can we break double digits?
The ‘radical centrists’ are learning how to destroy crazy. You’re seeing it now in Kim’s race.
Odd to think that an older white cis hetero male is the reformer we need right now to make Renton better for all of us.
Looks like things have really spiraled for you to consider jumping back into the fray. Battling Seattle interests is no easy task. Regardless of your opinion about Kim, you have to admit she knows how to run a campaign. If we can’t find effective ways to communicate our message, this election might be tougher than we’d like.
Also, thanks for putting Renton first.
Renton’s City Council needs balance and Randy Corman is the candidate to provide it. Randy’s commitment to representing the genuine interests of Renton’s residents is unshakeable. His views are rooted in practical, effective solutions that meet our city’s needs. Unlike Kim Van, whom Randy would replace, he is not swayed by extreme ideologies, but rather seeks to make Renton a safer, more prosperous place for us all.
We’ve seen a concerning shift in the City Council recently. Ed Prince and Ryan McIrvin have increasingly aligned themselves with Carmen Rivera, who stands on the far-left end of the political spectrum. While diverse perspectives are healthy in any political body, the Council risks losing its balanced representation if the scale tips too far in one direction.
We need leaders who put Renton first, not personal or ideological agendas. We need someone like Randy Corman who understands our city’s unique challenges and opportunities. A vote for Randy is a vote for Renton – for our community, our safety, and our future. Let’s come together this election to ensure our City Council truly represents us.
Greg