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Bicyclists have spoken: 37 Cascade-endorsed candidates elected

5 Nov 2013

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Last night, voters across the region elected 37 candidates who were endorsed by the Cascade Bicycle Club.

“Tonight was a real victory for bicycling,” said Elizabeth Kiker, Executive Director of the Cascade Bicycle Club. “We’ve got big goals for the coming years and we’re excited to work with elected officials who share our vision in moving this region forward.”

In the highest profile race, although ballots are still being counted, state Senator Ed Murray was elected Seattle mayor.

"Ed Murray's election demonstrates Seattle voters' commitment to investing in basic city services from police to critical infrastructure.” said Brock Howell, Cascade’s Policy and Government Affairs Manager. “Throughout the campaign Ed has stated his unequivocal support cycling infrastructure. We look forward to working with him to increase safe bike routes to school, work and across the city."

In Bellevue, voters elected two Cascade-endorsed candidates.

“With the election of Lynne Robinson, the Bellevue City Council now has now has a majority for bicycling, light rail and a walkable downtown,” said Taldi Walter, Policy and Government Affairs Manager for Cascade. “And with the election of five Cascade-endorsed candidates to the Kirkland City Council, we have a genuine opportunity for creating truly bike-friendly communities on the Eastside.”

Here’s the complete results for Cascade’s endorsed candidates:

State Races	Endorsed candidate	Outcome
State Senate District 26	Nathan Schlicher	TBD
County Races
King County Executive	Dow Constantine	✓
King County Council, Pos. 1	Rod Dembowski	✓
Snohomish County Council, Pos. 1	Bill Blake	X
Snohomish County Council, Pos. 5	Dave Somers	✓
Port Races
Port of Seattle, Pos. 1	John Creighton	✓
Port of Seattle, Pos. 3	Stephanie Bowman	✓
City Races
Auburn Mayor	Nancy Backus	✓
Auburn City Council, Pos. 6	Rich Wagner	TBD
Bainbridge Island City Council, North Ward	Val Tollefson	✓
Bainbridge Island City Council, South Ward	Roger Townsend	✓
Bellevue City Council, Pos. 4	Steve Kasner	TBD
Bellevue City Council, Pos. 6	Lynne Robinson & Vandana Slatter	Lynne Robinson
Bremerton City Council, Pos. 4	Greg Wheeler	✓
Burien City Council, Pos. 1	Lauren Berkowitz	✓
Burien City Council, Pos. 5	Nancy Tosta	✓
Des Moines City Council, Pos. 7	Dave Kaplan	✓
Edmonds City Council, Pos. 3	Adrienne Fraley-Monillas	TBD
Federal Way City Council, Pos. 4	Jeanne Burbidge	✓
Federal Way City Council, Pos. 6	Martin Moore	✓
Kenmore City Council, Pos. 4	Nigel Herbig	✓
Kirkland City Council, Pos. 1	Jay Arnold	✓
Kirkland City Council, Pos. 2	Shelley Kloba	✓
Kirkland City Council, Pos. 3	Penny Sweet	✓
Kirkland City Council, Pos. 5	Amy Walen	✓
Kirkland City Council, Pos. 7	Doreen Marchione	✓
Lake Forest Park City Council, Pos. 1	Hilda Thompson	✓
Lake Forest Park City Council, Pos. 3	John Wright	✓
Lake Forest Park City Council, Pos. 5	Mark Phillips	✓
Lake Forest Park City Council, Pos. 7	John Resha	✓
Issaquah Mayor	Fred Butler	✓
Mercer Island City Council, Pos. 2	Dan Grausz	✓
Mercer Island City Council, Pos. 5	Tana Senn	✓
Mukilteo Mayor	Jennifer Gregerson	✓
Mukilteo City Council, Pos. 3	Randy Lord	✓
Sammamish City Council, Pos. 1	Kathleen Huckabay	✓
Seattle Mayor	Mike McGinn	TBD
Seattle City Council, Pos. 2	Richard Conlin	x
Seattle City Council, Pos. 4	Sally Bagshaw	✓
Seattle City Council, Pos. 6	Nick Licata	✓
Seattle City Council, Pos. 8	Mike O’Brien	✓
Shoreline City Council, Pos. 3	Will Hall	✓
Shoreline City Council, Pos: 7	Chris Roberts	✓
Tacoma City Council, Pos. 2	Robert Thoms	✓

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