Last one, then we sum up.
The State Legislative District 11 is an oddly-shaped beast. It is kinda dragonish, its upturned head in SoDo, its neck stretching down I-5 past Boeing Field, his forequarters in Tukwilla, its body primarily in Renton, with a wing reaching up 405 to the Renton Highlands and its tale stretching along Maple Valley. My neighborhood, Panther Lake, is somewhere along the back leg.
The legislative districts have three elected officials to Olympia - one senator and two representatives.
For State Senator, 11th district, there is only one candidate. Bob Hasegawa will be re-elected.
For State Representative, Position 2, there are only two candidates, so both are going through. The Democratic incumbent is Steve Berquist.
For State Representative, Position 1, there are three candidates. One has no party preference, is a student of "Austrian Economics", and may or may not be misspelling "intentions" ironically. There are two "Prefers Democratic Party" dudes, and on paper they both look good. Zack Hudgins is the incumbent, has done a good job, and has a lot of endorsements . David Hackney is a strong challenger with great background (former Assistant US Attorney, UN war crimes prosecutor, Harvard Law School) and wants Olympia to do more. This one is a hard call, but I will push David Hackney for primary, at least.
That concludes the (seemingly interminable) slog through the primary ballot. One more, where I sum up, and then you need to go out and vote!
More later,
