Ken Rogers

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Ken Rogers
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Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal
Profession
Airline Pilot
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Ken Rogers was a candidate for Position 4 representative on the Port of Seattle Commission in Washington. Rogers was defeated in the primary election on August 1, 2017.

Biography

Rogers earned his B.A. from Indiana University. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Rogers worked for 25 years as an airline pilot with Delta.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2017)

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the Position 4 seat on the Port of Seattle Commission.[2]

Port of Seattle Commission, Position 4 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Preeti Shridhar 24.82% 94,679
Green check mark transparent.png Peter Steinbrueck 23.91% 91,227
Ken Rogers 14.42% 54,997
John Persak 14.15% 53,974
Richard Pope 14.04% 53,542
Brooks Salazar 4.51% 17,214
Fernando Martinez 2.33% 8,876
Ray Armitstead 1.48% 5,660
Write-in votes 0.34% 1,304
Total Votes 381,473
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 1, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Rogers' campaign website listed the following themes for 2017:

I believe there are specific areas for improvement to which I can bring a fresh perspective, especially concerning how the Port taxes King Country residents through property taxes.We have not had a Port commissioner with an extensive background in international aviation and passenger air transportation. Nor has there been a commissioner for many years who is a long-time resident of south King County or one of the cities surrounding Sea-Tac airport. I see the importance of airport operations - and the businesses that rely on commercial air transportation - becoming more prominent in the work of the Port Commission as the Puget Sound Seaport Alliance matures. While still critically important, consideration of issues by the Port of Seattle on marine shipping will likely occupy less time on the agenda as the Port of Tacoma transitions to the lead on seaport operations.The scope of work and responsibilities of a Port of Seattle Commissioner are a good fit with my experience. I see the commission's work as an interesting challenge and an opportunity to apply my experience in policy-making to improving our regional community.

One of the most important issues at the Port of Seattle is establishing a more rigorous governance process that includes greater public outreach and community engagement. Port policies should be refined to include hearings and activities that allow for greater public participation. Broad strategic goals, including the creation of additional jobs, that are part of the Port's current plan are worthy of support, but proper implementation is extremely important to insure that the desired results are achieved. Because many of the issues that come before the Commission are complex it is essential that the policy making process includes a thorough understanding of each party's concerns in advance. I would work diligently to improve the governance process to better reflect public interests.[1][3]

—Ken Rogers (2017)

See also

King County, Washington Washington Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rogers for Port, "About Ken Rogers," accessed June 14, 2017
  2. King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.