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SOS Voters Guide |
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Recommendations
Seattle Mayor
County Executive
Seattle Council | |
With the loss of our basketball team, the efforts of
Save Our Sonics have been directed toward the future
return of the NBA to Seattle and having our Sonics
back on the court. We need elected officials with the
leadership and vision to be proactive in efforts to solve
our arena problem and work with the NBA and local
ownership interests to bring a team back to our city.
Using the type of private investment outlined in the
Ballmer group's proposal, we can boost our local
economy, create jobs and bring the Sonics back to a
revitalized Seattle Center
Save Our Sonics leadership has been actively
reaching out to candidates for these offices to
determine who would best serve the regions interest
on this issue. We have invited all candidates for
Seattle Mayor, City Council and King County Executive
to submit statements to our membership. These
statements appear on our website, unedited, for all
candidates who responded to our request.
While SOS is not a Political Action Committee and
does not endorse nor financially support any
candidate, we do feel it is appropriate that we provide
a list of "recommended candidates" in the various
races. These recommendations are designed to be a
guide for city and county voters who include the return
of the Sonics in their decision making process. Of
course, individual members of SOS may publicly
endorse individual candidates based on personal
connections, business interests, or other policy
reasons- these should not be confused as the
position of, or endorsement by, Save Our Sonics.
Seattle Mayor - James Donaldson
Save Our Sonics is recommending James in the
Primary Election.
As a former Sonics player James understands the
NBA well and has connections in the community, as
well as the league, that will be essential in our efforts
to restore Sonics Basketball in the region. Of all the
candidates for Mayor he has the best chance of
unseating Mayor Nickels.
King County Executive - Fred Jarrett
Of all the candidates for King County Executive Fred
Jarrett was the most proactive and visible in our
attempts to keep the Sonics in the region. With the
failure of the Seattle Mayor to keep our team, or secure
Key Arena funding, if re-elected we may find our only
hope to secure a team will be with King County. Fred
has committed himself to working with our group to
accomplish that goal.
Seattle City Council Position 6 - Marty Kaplan and Jessie Israel
Both candidates have been passionate about the
possibility of returning the NBA to the region and
understand the cultural value of the NBA and the
financial benefits of having the Sonics in the region.
We feel very strongly that either candidate would be a
great asset to the council
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