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KCDCC STATE COMMITTEEMAN, JAVIER VALDEZ, ANNOUNCES RUN FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
GO, JAV!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEATTLE - Javier Valdez, who chairs the 7th Congressional District for the Washington State Democrats, announced today that he will seek the Seattle City Council vacancy created by the resignation of Jim Compton.
He also is the first candidate in the race to garner major endorsements, including State Auditor Brian Sonntag, State Senator Margarita Prentice, State Representative Ken Jacobsen, King County Democrats Chair Suzie Sheary,
and Progressive Majority State Director Dean Nielsen.
Valdez professionally has worked for five of the city's departments, including currently serving as a strategic advisor at Seattle City Light. He previously has worked for the legislative branch of government on behalf
of two Seattle City Councilmembers, for the executive branch of city government, for the Office of Economic Development, and for Seattle Public Utilities and for the Seattle Engineering Department. In addition to his
experience in city government, he also worked for Maria Cantwell on her successful campaign for the U.S. Senate.
This breadth of experience in a myriad of city departments, and his extensive community involvement will allow Valdez to hit the ground running on the council.
Valdez's lengthy resume also includes service as a board member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, as a past president and board member of the Hispanic Seafair Organization, as a member representing IFPTE Local 17 on the King County Labor Council AFL-CIO, as a member of the Maple Leaf and Wallingford Community Councils, as a member of the Seattle Organizing
Committee NCAA Final Four Minority Vendor Involvement Committee, and as member of the United Way of King County Planning and Distribution Multi-Services Panel.
His positions within the Democratic Party include service as the chair of
the 7th Congressional District for the Washington State Democrats, as the
former chair of the 43rd District Democrats for 6 years, as treasurer for
the Institute for a Democratic Future, and as a delegate to both the 1996 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions. Valdez was also named to John Kerry for President's National Latino Steering Committee in 2004.
Valdez holds a bachelor of arts in business administration from the University of Washington.
If elected, he will be the first Hispanic on the Seattle City Council since the city's inception in 1861.
Posted on: 12/17/2005 10:10:04 PM
by suzie2004@comcast.net
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