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Revision as of 22:11, 25 July 2008
Larry Phillips is a Democratic member of the King County Council in Washington state in the United States. Phillips has served on the Council since 1991, representing the fourth district, which includes the Seattle neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Magnolia, Ballard, Fremont, Belltown, Capitol Hill, Montlake, and Downtown. He served as Chair of the King County Council from 2003 to 2006. Phillips also serves on the Board of Directors of Sound Transit, a regional transit organization serving the Puget Sound area. Currently, he chairs the Council's Growth Management and Natural Resources Committee. He was most recently reelected in 2005 over his Independent opponent, Ed Pottharst, with 77 percent of the vote.[1]
In 2004, during his tenure as Council Chair, he drew attention when he discovered that his absentee ballot had not been counted, along with 572 others, in the 2004 Washington gubernatorial election, which was decided by a margin of only a few hundred votes. As a result of Phillips' noticing the mistake, the ballots were counted, ultimately swinging the race in favor of Democratic candidate Christine Gregoire.[2]
In 2007, he ran television ads for his County Council reelection campaign despite the fact that he was running unopposed. This led some to speculate that he is considering running for King County Executive in 2009 if Ron Sims retires from the office.[3] In a newsletter sent out in late June 2008, he confirmed that he was forming an exploratory committee to consider running for King County Executive.[4] Regarding running against Ron Sims, the newsletter stated the following:
I have a deep respect for the incumbent, as he’s done many good things in King County, and I realize that it’s hard to move on. But 13 years in office - with an unprecedented fourth term on the horizon - is a long time. The times are changing, the problems are changing, and too often they are left unattended and without effective Executive leadership.[4]
From 1989 to 1991, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. Before this, he served as the campaign manager for Randy Revelle's successful 1981 campaign for King County Executive.
Footnotes
- ^ "2005 General Election results". King County. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ "The Ballot Botch". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ "Vote for Larry Phillips for the County Council--or maybe for county executive". Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ a b "Go For It, Larry". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
External links
- Councilmember Larry Phillips official Council site
- Go For It Larry! Official Larry Phillips for King County Executive campaign website
- Larry Phillips for King County Official King County Council campaign website
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