Filing as a candidate for the August 2009 Primary is coming up June 1 -5. Candidates for Seattle City Council are busy campaigning and raising money. Two Seattle City Council seats are open races. Jan Drago and Richard McIver are retiring. Two incumbents are running – Richard Conlin and Nick Licata.
Richard Conlin leads fundraising with $81, 303. Sally Bagshaw has raised $67,142. Nick Licata has raised $57,933 and Robert Rosencrantz 57,927.
Here is the breakdown for the active candidates. Information was obtained from the following websites: Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and City of Seattle Ethics and Election Commission . You can check out more information including who has donated to which campaigns by going to these sites.
The information below first lists how much money they reported raising through April 30, 2009 and how much of that they have spent.
City Council Position 2 – Incumbent is Richard Conlin
Richard Conlin …. $81,303 …. $18,661
David Ginsberg…. $18,193 …. $7,361
City Council Position 4 – Incumbent is Jan Drago (retiring)
Sally Bagshaw …. $67,142 …. $32,361
David Bloom …. $35,860 …. $5.417
Joshua Caple…. $740…. $700
Dorsol Plants …. $1,493…. $730
City Council Position 6 – Incumbent is Nick Licata
Jessie Israel…. $28,167…. $10,319
Martin Henry Kaplan …. $28,135…. $629
Nick Licata…. $57,933…. $30,180
City Council Position 8 – Incumbent is Richard McIver (retiring)
David Miller …. $33,354 …. $11,221
Mike O’Brien …. $40,019 …. $11,871
Robert Rosencrantz …. $57,927 …. $34,302
Jordan Royer …. $47,782…. $11,878
Rusty Williams …. $38,611…. $6,359
The Primary Election is August 18, 2009.
