Charles R. Redmond III
Charles Redmond was a 2015 candidate for the Position 1 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Redmond's professional experience includes working for NASA, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sustainable West Seattle and Feet First. He also organizes music festivals and community arts programs. He served in the United States Army.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
In an article in the West Seattle Herald, Redmond highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | [T]o bring a grass roots voice to the city council, to re-empower the citizens of Seattle, and ensure our investments benefit citizens across the entire city.[1][2] | ” |
Elections
2015
The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on August 4, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 15, 2015. All nine council seats were up for election.[3][4] In the Position 1 race, Shannon Braddock and Lisa Herbold advanced past Pavel Goberman, Charles R. Redmond III, Arturo Robles, Jody Rushmer, Phillip Tavel, Brianna Thomas and Karl Wirsing in the primary election on August 4, 2015. A recount to decide the race between Braddock and Herbold started on December 3, 2015, and concluded with confirmation of Herbold's victory on December 7, 2015.[5] Amanda Kay Helmick dropped from the race on May 20, 2015.[6]
| Seattle City Council Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Herbold |
49.8% | 12,459 |
| Shannon Braddock | 49.6% | 12,420 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 155 |
| Total Votes | 25,034 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "November 3, 2015 General Election Recount Summary Report-Final Results, City of Seattle Council District No. 1," December 7, 2015 | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 1 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lisa Herbold |
30.1% | 5,234 | |
| Shannon Braddock |
27.8% | 4,824 | |
| Phillip Tavel | 18.2% | 3,156 | |
| Brianna Thomas | 10.2% | 1,765 | |
| Charles R. Redmond III | 7.3% | 1,268 | |
| Jody Rushmer | 2.1% | 368 | |
| Karl Wirsing | 1.4% | 245 | |
| Arturo Robles | 1.4% | 240 | |
| Pavel Goberman | 1.2% | 204 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 58 | |
| Total Votes | 16,247 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Redmond and his wife, Katherine, have two children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 West Seattle Herald, "Chas Redmond files to run for City Council from West Seattle," December 20, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Law, Rules and Information for Filers," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Seattle City Council Districts," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ West Seattle Herald, "Amanda Helmick drops out of District 1 City Council race," May 20, 2015
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