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Larry Springer to Run Again for 45th District State Representative

On Monday, April 23, Larry Springer, 45th District State Representative, announced his run for re-election to the Washington State House of Representatives. Larry has been a member of the House since 2005 and currently serves as Deputy Majority Leader for Jobs and Economic Development, focusing on business outreach and coordinating the development of a job [...]

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Municipal League Seeks Candidate Evaluation Committee Volunteers For Rating 2012 King County Primary Elections

  The Municipal League is a volunteer-driven, non-partisan, non-profit organization that has worked to ensure good government that is open, effective and accountable since 1910. Currently, the Municipal League is recruiting volunteers to serve on its Candidate Evaluation Committees (CEC). These committees are comprised of dedicated volunteers of diverse backgrounds, ages, and political beliefs who [...]

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Roger Goodman Announces Bid for Re-Election to State House, Withdraws from Congressional Race

Representative Roger Goodman announced he is seeking reelection to the Washington State Legislature from the 45th District in the House of Representatives. Rep. Goodman is withdrawing from the current race for the open seat in the U.S. Congress from the First Congressional District. Rep. Goodman issued the following statement:   “I’ve been running for Congress [...]

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Kirkland town hall meeting with Councilmembers Ferguson and Hague draws large crowd

Representatives from the City of Kirkland were also in attendance, including Councilmembers Dave Asher, Penny Sweet, Toby Nixon, and City Manager Kurt Triplett.   “It was great that the meeting was so well-attended and that residents were asking good questions,” said Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher. “I was pleased that Councilmember Ferguson co-hosted the meeting [...]

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Oath of Office Ceremony for Kirkland City Council, January 3

Council Members Sternoff, Nixon and Asher take ceremonial oath   At the January 3, 2012 Kirkland City Council meeting, Council members Bob Sternoff (Position No. 2), Toby Nixon (Position No. 4), and Dave Asher (Position No. 6) will take a ceremonial  Oath of Office administered by City Municipal Court Judge Michael Lambo.  Kirkland residents are [...]

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Statement from Toby Nixon

The following statement is from Kirkland City Councilmember-elect Toby Nixon: The election results have now been certified by the King County Canvassing Board, and I’ve been declared the winner. The margin was 196 votes out of 24,814 ballots cast. Thank you all for your support and hard work throughout the campaign!   I thank Councilmember [...]

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Toby Nixon declared winner in race for Kirkland City Council

At 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday morning, King County Elections met to certify the results of the November 8, 2011 general election. Among those celebrating the results is Toby Nixon of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill who beat incumbent Kirkland City Councilmember Jessica Greenway by a margin of 196 votes. The final certified results will be posted by King [...]

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Juanita and Finn Hill cleaved from rest of Kirkland by King County Redistricting Committee

Final redistricting plan for King County Council is unanimously approved New district boundaries effective immediately The King County Districting Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved new King County Council district boundaries. The district plan has been filed with the Clerk of the Council and is effective immediately. Plan materials are online at www.kingcounty.gov/districting.   “The Committee reached [...]

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Latest election results show little change

The latest election results from King County as of November 16, 2011 at 3:33PM.   CITY OF KIRKLAND Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 23627 / 47873 49.35% Council Position No. 2 Jason Gardiner 9446 48.22% Bob Sternoff 10076 51.44% Write-in 66 0.34% Council Position No. 4 Jessica Greenway 9964 49.35% Toby Nixon 10176 50.40% Write-in 49 [...]

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Latest vote counts in Greenway – Nixon race for Kirkland City Council

The latest vote count from King County Elections shows Toby Nixon has margin of 237 votes over incumbent Jessica Greenway. Nixon’s vote count increased from 9075 to 9836, an increase of 761. Greenway’s count increased from 8822 to 9599, an increase of 777. The percentage of as yet uncounted votes needed by Greenway in order to [...]

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Toby Nixon leads over Greenway in City Council race

Toby Nixon of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill has increased his lead over incumbent Jessica Greenway for Kirkland City Council. Incumbent Bob Sternoff is still leading by a wider margin over challenger Jason Gardiner of Kingsgate/Evergreen Hill. Kirkland Views declares that you may read the results for yourself from King County Elections: CITY OF KIRKLAND Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 20864 [...]

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How to check that your vote was counted by King County Elections

King County Elections has created a web-based system for voters to check to see if their ballot was indeed counted. The user simply enters their first and last names along with their date of birth and the system will return the status of your ballot. To check to see if your ballot was counted, simply [...]

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Nixon lead over Greenway narrows in latest election count

The race for Kirkland City Council Position No. 4 tightened to a mere 210 vote advantage for challenger Toby Nixon against incumbent City Councilmember Jessica Greenway. Jason Gardiner with 47.30% of the vote, edged slightly closer to incumbent City Councilmember Bob Sternoff, who has a 52.41%. Incumbent Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher moderately increased his [...]

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LETTER | Please let Toby know if you see any remaining signs

Dear Editor: It’s 7:25 on Wednesday morning, and I just returned home after spending the night out visiting every neighborhood in Kirkland, along with my campaign manager, picking up as many of my campaign signs as we could find. We left out only about a dozen at major intersections to express my gratitude to the [...]

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Initiative 1163 Headed to Overwhelming Win, says Yes on 1163 campaign

The following is from the Yes on 1163 campaign: Voters Again Say that Increased Training, Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers Are a Top Priority Following the initial ballot count from the Secretary of State’s office showing I-1163 passing strongly statewide, the Yes on 1163 released the following statement: “In 2008, the voters of Washington [...]

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Hague, Sternoff, Nixon and Asher take early lead in election results

    King County Elections released preliminary results on Tuesday evening showing the first reported ballot count:   Kirkland City Council Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 12374 / 47873 25.85%   Council Position No. 2 Jason Gardiner 4986 47.21% Bob Sternoff 5547 52.52% Write-in 28 0.27% Council Position No. 4 Jessica Greenway 5193 48.39% Toby Nixon 5516 [...]

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Remember to mail your ballot today; thank you to the candidates

Just in case you have yet to mail in your general election ballot, this is a little reminder that today is the deadline. If you need more information about the candidates running for Kirkland City Council, please review our Kirkland Voter Guide. If you’d like to read articles about the election, please follow this link. [...]

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LETTER | Pranksters not opponents slashing signs

Dear Editor: I notice that not only were Toby Nixon’s signs slashed (in the photo shown) but it appears another candidate’s signs were also slashed.  It appears to me this was more the work of pranksters and not opponents.  Candidates and voters alike know it is not ethical to destroy or remove signs.  I don’t [...]

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LETTER | Don’t Touch That Sign!

Two years ago, I submitted a letter to the editor regarding campaign signs. Today, a letter was submitted noting destruction of signs and while I don’t agree with the author’s assigning blame (and shame) to the opposing candidate and her supporters, she is absolutely correct that the defacing of signs is not acceptable.   I [...]

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