Kris Lethin
Kris Lethin was a 2015 candidate for the Position 5 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Biography
Lethin received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Washington, and later studied accounting at the North Seattle Community College (now North Seattle College). His professional experience includes real estate appraisal and commercial loan work at HomeStreet Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. His community work includes involvement with the Haller Lake Community Club, Northwest District Council, City Neighborhood Council and the 145th Street Corridor project.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
Lethin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Police
- Excerpt: "Support our Police by making sure the 130th North Precinct building is funded."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "Fund transportation investment linking neighborhoods to light rail (all modes)"
Neighborhood growth
- Excerpt: "Re-ignite neighborhood planning, empowering our neighbors to sensibly accommodate growth"
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.[2][3] In the Position 5 race, Sandy Brown and Debora Juarez advanced past Debadutta Dash, Mercedes Elizalde, Kris Lethin, Hugh Russell, David Toledo and Halei Watkins in the primary election on August 4, 2015. Juarez defeated Brown in the general election.[4]
| Seattle City Council Position 5, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debora Juarez |
64.3% | 15,058 |
| Sandy Brown | 35.1% | 8,224 |
| Write-in votes | 0.54% | 126 |
| Total Votes | 23,408 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "City of Seattle Council District No. 5", accessed November 3, 2015. | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 5 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Debora Juarez |
39.3% | 6,635 | |
| Sandy Brown |
19.9% | 3,360 | |
| Halei Watkins | 14.4% | 2,431 | |
| Kris Lethin | 7.7% | 1,307 | |
| Mercedes Elizalde | 5.8% | 985 | |
| Debadutta Dash | 5.7% | 968 | |
| David Toledo | 5.7% | 959 | |
| Hugh Russell | 1.4% | 231 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 14,718 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
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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 Kris Lethin campaign website, "Meet Kris," accessed July 23, 2015
- ↑ 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
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