Commentary / Evan Smith
Shoreline seems to keep killing City Council incumbents.
Three incumbents will leave the Shoreline City Council at the end of the year – none by choice.
Councilman Ron Hansen and Councilwoman Cindy Ryu both lost in the recent general election, and Councilwoman Janet Way lost in the August primary.
That follows the election of two years ago, when then-Councilman Bob Ransom and then-Councilwoman Maggie Fimia both lost and former Councilman Paul Grace also lost. Two years earlier, only one incumbent survived.
When the new council convenes in January, Councilman Keith McGlashan will be the only one of the seven Council members who will be in his second term.
McGlashan may have survived only because his name was alone on the ballot. Write-in opponent Wendy DiPeso faced a nearly impossible task.
Three incumbents will leave the Shoreline City Council at the end of the year – none by choice.
Councilman Ron Hansen and Councilwoman Cindy Ryu both lost in the recent general election, and Councilwoman Janet Way lost in the August primary.
That follows the election of two years ago, when then-Councilman Bob Ransom and then-Councilwoman Maggie Fimia both lost and former Councilman Paul Grace also lost. Two years earlier, only one incumbent survived.
When the new council convenes in January, Councilman Keith McGlashan will be the only one of the seven Council members who will be in his second term.
McGlashan may have survived only because his name was alone on the ballot. Write-in opponent Wendy DiPeso faced a nearly impossible task.