A King County Council online candidate forum for Districts 5 and 9 is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25.<\/p>\n
Hosted by the 47th and 11th Legislative District Democrats, the forum will feature District 5 incumbent Dave Upthegrove and challenger Shukri Olow as well as Kim-Khanh Van and Chris Franco, who are challenging District 9 incumbent Reagan Dunn. Districts 5 and 9 each include portions of Kent.<\/p>\n
It will be a moderated discussion format that hits on a variety of issues.<\/p>\n
Upthegrove, of Des Moines, is in his second four-year term on the council. Voters elected him in 2013 with 68% of the vote over Andy Massagli. He was reelected in 2017 when he ran unopposed.<\/p>\n
Olow, of, Kent, is a community organizer who has served on several boards, including Kent Youth and Family Services, Kent YMCA, One America Votes and the Somali Health Board.<\/p>\n
Van is in her first term on the Renton City Council after voters elected her in 2019 with 65% of the vote over Thomas Trautmann.<\/p>\n
Franco, of Renton, works for King County as a program manager for the Office of Equity & Social Justice and is a combat veteran.<\/p>\n
Dunn was first elected to the council in 2005. He defeated Denice Carnahan 66% to 34% in 2017 to earn another four-year term.<\/p>\n
Candidate filing week in King County is May 17-21. The primary is Aug. 3 and the general election is Nov. 2.<\/p>\n
Sign up for the Zoom forum at:<\/p>\n