David Doud of Bellevue announced this past weekend that he will seek the second open seat likely up for election this fall, (Position 3).
“The Port needs to leverage its assets – to look for the highest and best uses of all its properties, to develop markets creatively and manage its resources for the best return – which is what I do every day. It cannot return to the failed policies and practices of its past,” stated Doud.
Doud, the first candidate to announce his candidacy for the Port of Seattle seat being vacated by Lloyd Hara, is also likely to be the only non-Seattle Port candidate. All of the current Port Commissioners and those planning to run for this year’s Port commission seat, live in Seattle.
“It is important that the commission reflect all of the regions of King County and not just one demographic area” said Doud who lives and works on the Eastside. He said, “All of us King County taxpayers help pay for the Port of Seattle, yet the Port has no one outside Seattle to help build area-wide support for its economic profile.”
David is a real estate broker with Wallace Properties, Inc. specializing in investment properties. David attended the University of Washington before graduating from Claremont McKenna College. He went on to earn his MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. After college, David earned a position working in the Berlin State Parliament where he also wrote articles for The Seattle Times and others. In 1995, University Press of America published David’s book Berlin 2000: The Center of Europe.
Doud, and his wife, Sarah, have three young children. Besides his involvement in his children’s activities, David is active in the Bellevue Rotary, the Performing Arts Center Eastside, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and the Bellevue Downtown Association.
In 2008 Doud received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves of Washington State. He is an active in the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
In 2006 he was appointed to the Advisory Board of United Commercial Bank and on their behalf travelled with the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce to Beijing and greater Shanghai. In 2007, Doud joined the Blue Ribbon Commission for the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center. Prior to that, he served for three years as an Associate Supervisor on the King Conservation District.
Regarding the upcoming campaign, David stated, “I plan to run a smart, technically savvy, and strong grassroots campaign, bringing together people from throughout the county. I have already received support from Democrats and Republicans, environmentalists and business leaders, and civic leaders from all over King County. I look forward to the next few months.”
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