Friday, August 1, 2014

Two or four more names floating around for the 5th CD seat in Seattle

Today's Publicola Likes and Dislikes provided more names to the rapidly deepening pool of almost-candidates for Seattle City Council Position 5.

Since I do not know who the source of this rumor comes from I have to just treat it as a consultant or political party hack floating names.

"I like that the speculation of who will run for Seattle City Council in the 5th District [North Seattle] includes not only rumors of Jordan Royer and David Miller running again, but also murmuring that their wives Julianna Ross and Donna Hartmann-Miller would be welcome candidates."

Seattle Metropolitan Parks District in Trouble | Seattle Politics | Seattle Met

http://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-profiles/publicola/articles/morning-fizz-high-strung-friday-fizz-august-2014

Who are these people? Um, not sure, so here is a random list of stuff on the internet that I am pretty sure is about these people.

Jordan Royer is interested in boats and water for a living.

Here is his LinkedIn profile:

Jordan Royer | LinkedIn



David Miller ran for city council in 2009, I thought I would repost endorsements from his candidate page here before it gets scrubbed (imagine him 5 years older).



But wait, there's more.
Here is David Milker's Facebook page where he states that he is a Politician.

David Miller

David Miller is committed to making Seattle's economy stronger and greener, its streets safer, and its government more responsive to its citizens.

About Me

David is a Washington native who has lived in Seattle for over 20 years and in District 5 for over 17 years . He married his college sweetheart, Donna Hartmann-Miller, in 1993. David and Donna live in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. 
David grew up in Hoquiam, a small town on the Washington coast. His mother, Rachel, was a grade school teacher's aide for many years at Washington Grade School. His father, Jack, retired after 42 years of service from Grays Harbor Paper Company. Jack was one of the co-founders of the AWPPW union as a shift worker, and eventually served as the mill's Industrial Relations and Personnel Manager. David manages the Rachel and Jack Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund benefiting Hoquiam High School students in their name.

Favorite Quotations

"Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent." - Indra Nooyi, CEO, Pepsico 
"First, always ask for the order. Second, when the customer says 'yes', stop talking - Michael Bloomberg

"If you're not living on the edge, you are already dead." - American Indian saying

Work Info

EmployerBiotech Stock Research, LLC

PositionFounder

Time Period1999 to 2013

LocationSeattle, WA, United States

DescriptionBSR was an independent research firm covering publicly traded development-stage biotech companies for professional and individual investors. Founded 1999.

EmployerUniversity of Washington - Bothell

PositionAdjunct Professor

Time Period2000 to 2010

LocationSeattle, WA, United States

DescriptionCo-taught Entrepreneur's Workshop each spring. Formerly taught BBUS-301, Business Writing and Presentations. Over 100 businesses launched out of this program.

EmployerSeattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy Citizen Advisory Committee

PositionMember

Time PeriodApril 2008 to June 2008

LocationSeattle, WA, United States

DescriptionVolunteer Position. The Seattle Parks and Green Spaces Levy (PGSL) Citizen Advisory Committee was formed by the Seattle City Council to investigate the possibility of placing a parks levy on the ballot in 2008. After three months of debate, the PGSL recommended a $140 million package be placed on the ballot. This is a reduction from the $200 million ProParks levy expiring this year in recognition of the less trong economy facing Seattle residents.

EmployerAlpine BioVentures

PositionPortfolio Manager

Time Period2013 to present

LocationSeattle, WA, United States

DescriptionAlpine BioVentures invests in development-stage biotechnology companies working to cure cancer, heart disease, and childhood orphan diseases.

Activities

Biking, softball, volunteering in the neighborhood

Interests

Pedestrian safety, land use, local politics, good beer, parks and open space

Julianna Ross looks like she is living a full life doing important things so I'm not sure why she would take a thankless job like ay city council. But, you never know.

Experience

Executive Director

Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange
 – Present (1 year 8 months)Warren G. Magnuson Park

Continually advocate on behalf of arts, cultural and educational activities and facilities at Warren G. Magnuson Park to the benefit of the public. Maintain productive relationships with the City of Seattle, Seattle Parks & Recreation, City Council and any other official entities influencing the quality of life at the park. 

Conduct public outreach and build strong relationships with other regional arts and/or cultural facilities, neighborhood organizations, artists and the community at large. 

Develop and execute strategic plan, operating budget and programming goals. 
Establish operating procedures.
Maintain organization in compliance with 501(c)(3) laws and guidelines.
Cultivate funding sources including grants, individual giving and sponsorships.
Build relationships and strengthen partnerships across diverse groups.

Artists spread out in new 'gourmet' space at Magnuson Park

Artists spread out in new 'gourmet' space at Magnuson Park












Donna Hartman-Miller most likely rented videos to me about a decade ago before and after Reckless Video burns to the ground and my family moved to the other side of I-5. She works with David Miller for Ace Hardware next to Reckkess Video (the one that didn't burn to the ground).

I had nothing to do with the fire, other than be concerned and a little depressed.

Here is her LinkedIn profile, but that's not nearly as interesting (no offense) to a blog post about her from 2012.

In 2012 she was honored with something that is mentioned in the story, but the obvious thing here is that she is into cosplay.

See here, the story from 2012.

Magazine names Donna Hartmann-Miller as Maple Leaf's neighborhood hero

Maple Leaf now has a "neighborhood hero," named by Seattle magazine earlier this morning.

She's Donna Hartmann-Miller, shown here in her trademark Park Suit. (Photo courtesy Dane Doerflinger Photography.)

The magazine piece notes Donna is a member of the Maple Leaf Community Council (as is her husband, David Miller) and works at Maple Leaf Ace Hardware.

The ubiquitous Donna is also a force behind Friends for a Greater Maple Leaf Park (hence the Park Suit, which represents the park as it should be by this summer) and the annual Maple Leaf Parade of Costumes.

It's the first time the magazine has polled readers to find neighborhood heroes, and it didn't name any for neighborhoods where not enough residents voted.

Other heroes include Jeff Bezos and Phoenix Jones (as "superhero," natch).

You can read our interview with Donna here.


Some of that text just might be blue, or it might be links, whatever.
So, that makes 5 maybe names for city council.

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