Susan Milke (Woodinville City Council Position 5, Washington, candidate 2025)

Susan Milke

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Woodinville City Council Position 5

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Last election

August 5, 2025

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Birthplace

Seattle, Wash.

Profession

Advertising

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Susan Milke ran for election to the Woodinville City Council Position 5 in Washington. She was on the ballot in the primary on August 5, 2025.^[source]

Milke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Susan Milke provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on July 3, 2025:

• Birth date: March 8, 1957
• Birth place: Seattle, Washington
• High school: Issaquah High School
• Gender: Female
• Profession: Advertising
• Prior offices held:
  • HOA Vice President (2018-Prsnt)
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Remember to Vote

Elections

General election

General election for Woodinville City Council Position 5

Bobby Amiri and Sarah Arndt are running in the general election for Woodinville City Council Position 5 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Bobby Amiri (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Sarah Arndt (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Woodinville City Council Position 5

Bobby Amiri, Sarah Arndt, Susan Milke, and Tanner Mills ran in the primary for Woodinville City Council Position 5 on August 5, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Bobby Amiri (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Sarah Arndt (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Susan Milke (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Tanner Mills (Nonpartisan)

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Susan Milke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Milke's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, who has lived in Woodinville for almost 34 years. I was born in Seattle and graduated from Washington State University with a BA in Communications, Radio and TV News. I worked in Advertising most of my life and I am now retired.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I care about Woodinville and the citizens that live here. We need to protect our neighborhoods and small businesses. We are surrounded by farmland and that needs to be preserved for future generations.
• The growth in our area is out of control and threatens our small town environment. People move to Woodinville to escape the big city and we need to protect that way of life.
• Taxes are driving people out of Washington and Seniors and low-income people out of their homes. We need sensible taxation and to get rid of the waste. After all it is the communities' money we are stewards of.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Growth. Unsustainable growth. Do we really want to be the next Los Angeles, Chicago or New York? Or are we there already?! Homelessness, crime, unaffordable homes, traffic, taxes. This has increased in the last several years even though we have spent billions in taxes to manage it. We need to come up with a different plan.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

That is a tough one, however, I do admire Thomas Jefferson. I did a report on him in third grade and even to this day I thought he was a brilliant man and could see far into the future and understand that people are flawed. He had common sense and realized that we need to constantly be vigilant to insure our Republic thrives and is not taken over by tyrants.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

no

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty, fairness, strength of character. Good fiscal knowledge, budgeting.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am detailed, follow through on my promises, fiscally responsible, have run my own business and good with people.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To listen to their citizens and what their concerns are. To work for the community and help solve problems.

What legacy would you like to leave?

That I keep my promises, raised three healthy children that contribute positively to society and hopefully they will raise their children with ethics and a sense of responsibility to give back to their community and country.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the Kennedy assassination. I was in second grade in New Orleans and the teacher said the President had been shot and we were sent home early that day. I remember going to my friend's home and her mother was crying. I was only seven at the time but it made an impression on me. I didn't understand the scope of it until much later in life.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

McDonalds. I got my first job at the Bellevue McDonalds when I was 16. I worked there for one year and one summer while I was in college. I learned good lessons like how to deal with customers, always keep busy when you have downtime and make sure your math is correct. We had to add up the total order by hand and then make change without the help of a calculator! Imagine that! :)

What is your favorite book? Why?

1984. We need to be aware that this could happen to us at anytime if we are not monitoring our government.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

I can't think of anyone.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

"Here comes the Sun" by the Beatles. We live in Seattle so when the sun comes out I sing that song! :)

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I struggled not more or less than most people. Life, kids, work, marriage. We all have bumps in the road, but you just need to move forward.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Don't have one.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

None so far

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

All finances should be made public and the government should manage the city's money like they would their own household. Cut the waste, save for the future and only spend money on what is necessary to run the city.

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