I have been an observer and political activist in this state since 1967. I have worked for good candidates, “D’s”, “R’s” “I’s”, and non-partisan races. My question as a PCO concerning current races: Why would you give your vote to a candidate who allows his campaign to run a very, very negative campaign against his own party’s candidates and the other parties in a primary race, and again, in the General Election?

In the King County Council, Sixth District race – a bi-partisan race (i.e., no D’s or R’s), in the primary, a “newcomer” candidate attacked both opponents, traditionally members of his own party as well as those of another party, via mailings, robo-calls, and ads. It was, and is now, just wrong. This campaign is one of the most negative I have seen in all of my 45 years in Washington state.

Why vote for a candidate who allows his campaign team to conduct this type of campaign, rather than support Jane Hague who has a long and proven record, as a volunteer, member of the Bellevue City Council, County administration and County councilmember, on education, services, parks, open space, transit, budget reform, and reaching across party lines in a bi-partisan manner.

Robert W. Thorpe, PCO/41st District, Mercer Island