Pro-Bike Candidates
2007 Primary Election Endorsment

These candidates will appear on local Primary Election ballots in King and Snohomish counties. We will be making our General Election Endorsements in August for release at that time.

With each election your choice of candidates is based on their stand on the issues most important to you. This may or may not include their positions that impact cycling.

As we make clear each year, for Cascade's staff, Advocacy Committee and Board of Directors - holding candidates and elected officials accountable isn't a choice. It's central to our mission to "Create Better Communities through Bicycling."

The Cascade Bicycle Club ventures into politics and elections for one vitally important reason - policies that affect bicycling begin and end with our elected representatives.

However, good answers can't tell the whole story. We also evaluate a candidate's past votes, talk to local activists and, when necessary, interview them face to face.

Critical votes for incumbents spanned a range of issues impacting bicycling, including: child safety, bicycle lanes and trails, transportation funding, land-use and sprawl.

Finally, we ask ourselves, "If elected, will they work with us to improve conditions for bicycling?"

Remember, Cascade's endorsement process is strictly non-partisan.

Cascade's endorsement process is non-partisan.

In each election your choices are likely based on candidates’ values and their positions on the issues most important to you. Those may or may not include their positions on issues that impact cycling.

For Cascade's staff, Advocacy Committee, and Board of Directors, holding candidates and elected officials accountable is central to our mission to "Create Better Communities through Bicycling." We issue endorsements because the policies that affect bicycling begin and end with our elected representatives.

To find out where they stand, we ask candidates to complete a questionnaire. The questions span a range of issues including: child safety, bicycle lanes and trails, transportation funding, land-use, and sprawl. We also evaluate candidate's past votes, talk to local activists and, when necessary, interview them face to face.

Critical votes for incumbents last session spanned a range of issues impacting bicycling, including: child safety, bicycle lanes and trails, transportation funding, land-use and sprawl. Legislation of note for 2005 and 2006 included:

• Active Transportation Planning
• Transportation Partnerships Funding
• Share the Road License Plates
• Regional Transportation Investment District
• Commute Trip Reduction, and more.
  

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