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Larson endorses Jarrett for executive

July 8, 2009

By Michael Rowe

 

By Michael Bayless Rowe
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson has endorsed State Sen. Fred Jarrett in the King County executive Race.
Larson, along with two other suburban mayors and a former Seattle mayor, signed a statement endorsing Jarrett during the last week of June.
“No candidate is more qualified for the new “non-partisan” position of King County executive than State Sen. Fred Jarrett,” Larson said in a statement released with his endorsement.
In an e-mail to the SnoValley Star, Larson said he made the endorsement to help Jarrett overcome the “very partisan campaigns in this race.” Larson publicly supported the King County Charter Amendment to make King County Council and executive races non-partisan. 
“It has been my experience that partisan politics on a local level has often gotten in the way of more creative problem solving,” Larson said. 
Larson said that most of the candidates running for King county executive would be good for Snoqualmie. He said that he would develop a good relationship with whoever wins the county executive race. 
“I simply believe that Fred Jarrett is the strongest and most timely candidate, due to the breadth, depth and diversity of his experience,” Larson said. “I believe his career reflects that his allegiance is, and has been, to sound governing and not to party ideology, or geographic self-interest.”
Larson said that he would not have to hold Jarrett to campaign promises to help small King County cities like Snoqualmie.
“Fred has a reputation of being a policy wonk. He relishes the details of a problem and is quite capable of seeing the complexities and challenges facing small cities,” Larson said.
North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing did not join with the other mayors in endorsing a candidate before the August primary. Hearing said that he has not yet decided who he would vote for in the county executive race. 

 

Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson has endorsed State Sen. Fred Jarrett in the King County executive Race.

Larson, along with two other suburban mayors and a former Seattle mayor, signed a statement endorsing Jarrett during the last week of June.

“No candidate is more qualified for the new “non-partisan” position of King County executive than State Sen. Fred Jarrett,” Larson said in a statement released with his endorsement.

In an e-mail to the SnoValley Star, Larson said he made the endorsement to help Jarrett overcome the “very partisan campaigns in this race.” Larson publicly supported the King County Charter Amendment to make King County Council and executive races non-partisan. 

“It has been my experience that partisan politics on a local level has often gotten in the way of more creative problem solving,” Larson said. 

Larson said that most of the candidates running for King county executive would be good for Snoqualmie. He said that he would develop a good relationship with whoever wins the county executive race. 

“I simply believe that Fred Jarrett is the strongest and most timely candidate, due to the breadth, depth and diversity of his experience,” Larson said. “I believe his career reflects that his allegiance is, and has been, to sound governing and not to party ideology, or geographic self-interest.”

Larson said that he would not have to hold Jarrett to campaign promises to help small King County cities like Snoqualmie.

“Fred has a reputation of being a policy wonk. He relishes the details of a problem and is quite capable of seeing the complexities and challenges facing small cities,” Larson said.

North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing did not join with the other mayors in endorsing a candidate before the August primary. Hearing said that he has not yet decided who he would vote for in the county executive race.

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