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Sam Cho
Sam Cho is a member of the Port of Seattle Commission in Washington, representing Position 2. Cho assumed office on January 7, 2020. Cho's current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Cho ran for re-election to the Port of Seattle Commission to represent Position 2 in Washington. Cho won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Cho earned a B.A. in international studies from the American University in 2013 and a M.Sc. in international political economy from The London School of Economics in 2014. He became the founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export, LLC in 2017. He previously worked under President Barack Obama (D) as the special assistant to the deputy administrator at the U.S. General Services Administration, as a legislative assistant to Congressman Ami Bera (D-California), and as an analyst at the U.S. Department of State. Cho was appointed to the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on June 21, 2018. He has served on the board of directors for the Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Empowerment, on the board of directors for the Korean American Coalition of Washington, as a fellow of the Institute for a Democratic Future, as a fellow of the World Affairs Council of Seattle, and as a fellow of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2023)
General election
General election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2
Incumbent Sam Cho won election in the general election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Cho (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 351,407 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 4,279 | ||
| Total votes: 355,686 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sam Cho advanced from the primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cho in this election.
2019
See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2019)
General election
General election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2
Sam Cho defeated Grant Degginger in the general election for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Cho (Nonpartisan) | 60.8 | 329,546 |
| Grant Degginger (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 209,773 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 2,781 | ||
| Total votes: 542,100 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Port of Seattle Commission Position 2 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Cho (Nonpartisan) | 31.1 | 124,593 |
| ✔ | Grant Degginger (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 98,117 | |
 | Preeti Shridhar (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 71,311 | |
| Kelly Charlton (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 41,066 | ||
 | Dominic Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 27,050 | |
| Nina Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 23,061 | ||
| Ali Scego (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 12,806 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,501 | ||
| Total votes: 400,505 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Cho did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Sam Cho did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on June 6, 2019
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Port of Seattle Commission Position 2 2020-Present |
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