Three men were in the running for the position
- Hans Dunshee (D)
- Guy Palumbo (D)
- Mark Hintz (D)
There were multiple public meetings at which the three candidates spoke, debated and, in general, laid out their visions and solutions for various County problems and issues.
Dunshee, as a State Representative of the 44th District... spoke of his statewide work in committees and across-the-isle efforts to get legislative action in Olympia. His awareness of County issues was tempered by the fact he mostly works in Olympia on State related issues.
Palumbo, as a small business owner, chair of the County's Planning Commission, sited specific problems and solutions. Living in this locale, he has a ground-level POV which was of significant interest to those living in this District. Palumbo was well prepared and detail oriented.
Somers is a Democrat ... so the PCO's (precinct committee officers) of 1st Democratic District voted for who they wanted as a 5th District representative.
Palumbo won that campaign 17 votes to Dunshee's 11.
Despite the vote made by political party affiliation, the final decision for the replacement is owned by the County Council - which by it's nature and/or whim, includes people of different political parties... in this case there are three Democrats and one Republican.
Today, despite the legislative district's PCO vote, the Council chose differently.
Today's vote: 3 Democrats for Dunshee.
Ken Klein voted "No". However, he clarified that his vote was not about the person but that he respected the right of constituents to choose their representative.
If you want to read more about the set-up prior to today's vote, here's an Everett Herald article by Noah Haglund
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Snohomish County Council interviews Hans Dunshee |
If, for any reason you want to contact the Snohomish County Council, go here.
Update. Just now, in the Herald
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