State Senator, District -- 5

Party: Democrat

Date of birth: October 10, 1943

Residence: Sammamish

Education: Master's Degree - Tax Accounting

Political offices held: Mayor of Sammamish – January 2004 – present
Sammamish City Council – May 1999 – present (second term) - Chair, Finance, Community Development, and Legislative Committees

Public service and volunteer experience: Founding Member of the Sammamish Kiwanis Club
Board Member and Finance Chair of the Sammamish YMCA
Board Member of the Puget Sound Council of Investment Clubs
Member of the Issaquah Planning Commission
Board Member of Eastside Legal Assistance Program

Endorsements: MUNCIPAL LEAGUE RATING - OUTSTANDING
SEAMAC Rating - 4
CHILDREN’S CAMPAIGN FUND SIERRA CLUB
WA STATE LABOR COUNCIL KING COUNTY DEM.
WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS WA EDUCATION ASSOC. PAC
PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY UA LOCAL 32
WASHINGTON STATE CHIROPRACTIC ASSOC. UFCW LOCAL 1105
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS-PACE MENTAL HEALTH PAC
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LEGISLATIVE CNCL CARPENTERS LOCAL UNION 1797
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 587 JOINT COUNCIL OF TEAMSTERS #28
BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS LOCAL LABORERS LOCAL 901
ITN’L BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WRKRS 46 PAC LABORERS' UNION, LOCAL 252
LABORERS AND HODCARRIERS LOCAL 242 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UN. 1199
WA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOC. WASHINGTON NARAL
EF&R FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF #2878 5TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
SNOQUALMIE VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF #4028 KING COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATS
MAPLE VALLEY FIRE FIGHTERS, IAFF #3062 YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON

Congressman Jay Inslee
Former Governor Booth Gardner
Senator Adam Kline
Senator Ken Jacobson
Senator Lisa Brown
Senator Margarita Prentice
Senator Rosemary McAuliffe
Representative Judy Clibborn
Representative Ross Hunter
Kirkland Mayor Mary-Alyce Burleigh
Renton Mayor Kathy Keolker-Wheeler
Sammamish Deputy Mayor Don Gerend
King County Councilmember Dow Constantine
Issaquah Councilmember David Kappler
Issaquah Councilmember Hank Thomas
Kirkland Councilmember Dave Asher
Kirkland Councilmember Larry Springer
Redmond Councilmember Richard Cole
Redmond Councilmember Nancy McCormick
Sammamish Councilmember Lee Fellinge
Sammamish Councilmember Mark Cross
Sammamish Councilmember Michele Petitti
Sammamish Councilmember Nancy Whitten
Alex Alben, Candidate for Congress, 8th District
Deborah Senn, Candidate for Attorney General
Aaron Feik, Northshore Education Association
David Reed, Snoqualmie School Board
Doug Eglington, Lake Washington School Board
Julie Davidson, Overlake Hospital Fndn. Board
Ken Konigsmark, Dir., Mountain to Sounds Greenway
Margot Blacker, 1000 Friends of Washington
Maryann Tagney-Jones, Dir., Mountain to Sounds Greenway
Roger Erskine, League of Education Voters
Wally Pereyera, Environmental Engineer
Acar Bill
Alan Stratton
Alvina Brunelle
Amy Ockerlander
Andrew Cahn
Ann Sanwald
Anna Potter
Arija Flowers
Audrey Gruger
Barbara DeMichele
Barbara Friedl
Barbara Justice
Barbara Shelton
Beata Baker
Bente Pasko
Beth Sanford
Bill Schiffer
Bill Way
Binka Popov
Bob Brady
Bob George
Bob Keller
Bob Nelson
Bob Petitti
Bob Schertzl
Bob Scola
Bob White
Bonnie Barker
Brent Weaver
Brian Weinstein
Dr Bruce Smith
Carl Rude
Carol Hogan
Carol Matousek
Carol Stamper
Carolyn Fletcher
Cathyrn Baillie
Charlie Bird
Charlie Gillette
Cherie Gritsch
Cheryl Wagner
Chris Huff
Chris Leyerle
Chris Svensson
CJ Wyckoff
Claudia Hirschey
Cliff Cantor
Connie Espe
Connie Sullivan
Cynthia Gardner
Cynthia Martino
Dave Augensten
Dave Sanford
Dave Short
David Bangs
David Olson
David Sharkey
Dawn Sharp
Dean Riskedahl
Deb Morgan
Deedee Holt
Denise Jarvis
Dick Whitten
Diego Vargas
Donna Campbell
Dorothy White
Douglas Simpson
Doug Weinmaster
Dr. Gordon Burdick
Dr. Joan Newman
Elaine Webber
Elizabeth Kappler
Elizabeth Moeller
Evan Schrier
Flo Schaefer
Floyd Rogers
Fred Akerlund
Fred Wilson
Gail Sorensen
Gail Twelves
Gary Huff
Gary Kantor
George Robertson
George Sutherland
Gordon Brandt
Grace Lievens
Greg Allan
Greg Zinter
Helen Baxter
Helen Boyer
Irmgard M.Tank
Jack Barker
Jack Block
Jack Webber
Jackie Jeski
Jackie Thomas
James Holmes
James Jordan
James McKenzie
James Pearman
Jan Bird
Janet Reyes
Jeff Griffin
Jena Gilman
Jerome Klacson
Jerry Gritsch
Jim Forbes
Jim Hedberg
Jim Kahn
Joan Watkins
Joann Klacson
Joe Masri
Joel Hatlen
John Connolly
John Kuhn
John Rankin
John Reyes
John Rittenhouse
John Robinson
John Seebeth
John Sheller
Jon Goodman
Jon Mathison
Jon Sanwald
Judith Copps
Judy Sutherland
Julie Stratton
Kaarin Hedberg
Karen Ingram
Karen May
Kari Boettcher
Kathleen Agnew
Kathy Thull
Kay Schertzl
Kayne McGladrey
Kazuko Bill
Ken Musch
Kevin Pazaski
Kindie Hendricks
Kris Jessett
Kristin Mathison
Kristin Nelson
Kurt Hamke
LaVonne Engman
LeAnn Traylor
Lee Haro
Letitia Nichols
Linda Joy
Linda O’Connell
Linda Seebeth
Linda Zinter
Lindsey Scola
Lisa Dally-Wilson
Lois Brandt
Loren Skaggs
Lyle Whitcomb
Lyn Pease
Lyndsay Gowans
Lynn Martindell
Mallory Scola
Marcia Isenberger
Maria Gaddis
Marianne Wilkins
Marilyn Prestbo
Marjorie James
Mark Bonyhadi
Mark Jones
Mark McWiggins
Mark Peterson
Mark Pease
Mary Caditz
Mary Erskine
Mary Howell
Mary Kantor
Mary Scott
Mary Ellen Sheridan
Matt Lepley
Mel Morgan
Michael Martens
Michael O’Connell
Mike Barer
Millie Rude
Mon Szeto
Mya Riskedahl
Nancy San Carlos
Nancy Myhre
Nancy Way
Neil Nichol
Nicky Beedle
Nola Drazdoff
Patty Webb
Paul Reitenbach
Pauline Cantor
Penny Short
Peter Goldman
Philip Hughes
Randy Nevin
Rena Brady
Rev. Fred Jessett
Rich Alderson
Rich Merrell
Richard Johnson
Robert Fletcher
Robert Fulton
Robert George
Robert Rosenberger
Robyn Scola
Roger Friedl
Roland Svensson
Ron Lievens
Ron Murray
Ronda Olson
Rosemary Kahn
Ruth Hunt
Ruth Nevin
Sarah Haynes
Scott Hamilton
Scott Weiss
Shannon Keller
Sharon Gillette
Shawn Sheller
Steve Drew
Steve Hendricks
Steven Baker
Susan Gerend
Susan Kang
Susan Peterson
Susan Trent
Sue Hamke
Ted Cohrt
Thomas Borkowski
Tom Jeski
Tom Hogan
Tom Vance
Virginia Kuhn
Wallace Prestbo
Warren Shill
Yen Flanigan
Zandra Walker

Campaign theme: Kathy Huckabay
A PROVEN TRUSTED LEADER
It’s time for a leader who will set partisanship aside and focus on the issues that matter to us. It’s time to send a dedicated and accomplished leader to serve as our voice in Olympia. It’s time for Huckabay to be our State Senator.

While others look for quick fixes, Huckabay works for solutions. When local citizens needed a stronger government, she listened, collaborated, studied and helped lead the effort to create the City of Sammamish. Today Huckabay serves as Mayor of an efficient, responsive new city.

Kathy Huckabay has restored citizen’s trust and confidence in local government. She knows how to prioritize and work with diverse interests. Kathy will find a way when all else seems to fail.

Huckabay will put her experience as a leader in local government and accomplished business owner to work for all of the citizens of the 5th district. She’s committed to finding solutions to the challenges facing our state.

• Cost-effective transportation alternatives and increased capacity on our existing roads and highways.
• Access to affordable health care.
• First rate public schools, colleges and retraining opportunities for adults.
An efficient and accountable state government that delivers the services we need, protects our quality of life and plans for the future.

Kathy Huckabay shares our values. She’s proven that she’ll get the job done.
Kathy Huckabay is the voice the 5th district needs in Olympia.

Questions for candidates

What are the biggest differences between you and your opponent(s)? As Mayor of Sammamish, I bring diverse groups of people together to focus on issues that matter to our community. As a CPA, I'm paid to create solutions rather than divisions. In short, I am a solution oriented team player who can draw upon my business, municipal, and volunteer experience to set budget priorities, make prudent decisions about revenue and expenses, increase the transparency and accountability of how we spend our state’s dollars and renew trust in public service.

What are your highest priorities for state government? If you had to close the projected $1 billion gap between state government revenues and expenses, how would you do it? a) Create a business climate that makes it attractive for companies to locate and expand here; cost-effective transportation alternatives to increase capacity on existing roads. 2) Investing in our education system, from early learning through K-12,as well as higher education and job retraining programs to enable our citizens to participate in a competitive world economy. 3) Providing access to affordable health care. create a level playing field and broaden the tax base by eliminating tax credits that are not providing anticipated benefits when granted and supporting the multi-state plan to tax internet sales transactions; it can generate an estimated $30 mil while protecting our main street businesses from unfair competition. I would look to streamline the delivery of court, criminal justice and DSHS services.

Do you support the initiative to raise the sales tax 1 penny to raise money for schools and higher education? Yes. Voters in my district tell me that they support additional taxes for education if the money goes into the classroom where it can reduce class size and improve the performance of our children.

Are you happy with Washington's new primary? Are you supporting the initiative that would give Washington a "top 2" primary system that the parties oppose? No. No.

What do you think of the initiative to expand the use of slot machines to reduce taxes? I am opposed to the expansion of gambling to reduce taxes, Initiative I-892. It is not good for the state or for Indian Tribes, sovereign nations using gambling as a means to economic independence and investing in the betterment of their members to address health, mental health, substance abuse and underemployment problems.

Contact

704 228TH AVE NE PMB 602
SAMMAMISH, WA 98074
(425) 657-0129
huckabayforstatesenate@comcast.net

Campaign Web site:
huckabayforstatesenate.com