Please join us to witness Lloyd Hara’s official swearing-in as your new King County Assessor.
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2009
516 3rd Ave, Room E-746, Seattle, Washington
King County Superior Court
Judge Harry J. McCarthy, Presiding
Because our last elected Assessor resigned, Lloyd becomes Assessor on the day election results are certified.
Tuesday’s event will be straightforward and brief, as Lloyd takes the reins of a vital agency facing many immediate critical decisions.
Lloyd would like to thank Interim Assessor Lynn Gering and members of her staff, among many who have pitched in to facilitate this rapid transition.
We’ll advise you soon of a more elaborate celebration, open house and ceremonial oath-taking in early December.
FYI, Lloyd is also slated as an honoree at the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s “Diversity at the Top” event Dec. 4.
Please feel free to contact Lloyd
by phone (206-726-8053)
mail (466 Smith St., Seattle WA 98109)
or email (CitizensForHara@comcast.net)
to convey your congratulations and good wishes.
And in case you were wondering, you may still contribute to cover campaign obligations, transition costs and office-related expenses above and beyond the hard-pressed King County budget.
We could use your help. Many of our yardsigns are still out, and while we’re hurrying to collect them, it’s tough to get to them all. If you see any, please pick them up and let us know by writing citizensforhara@comcast.net. We’ll be happy to come and collect them from you.
I’m embarrassed to learn from the Seattle Times that I didn’t have the proper permits for a basement apartment once used by my son and later others. I apologize to taxpayers, friends and supporters.
I’ve taken immediate steps to get the proper permits and amend my financial disclosure form with the Public Disclosure Commission. I did report rental income to the IRS.
I had mistakenly thought the basement-remodeling project was grandfathered in under city law. It wasn’t. It was an oversight.
While the timing of this is peculiar, there are no excuses. I was wrong. I’m fixing it. I’m truly sorry.
Lloyd is now the endorsed candidate of the Martin Luther King Jr. County Labor Council, the central body of over 150 local labor organizations, representing over 75,000 working men and women in the county.
On their Sample Ballot this year, FUSE Washington made Lloyd their choice for County Assessor, due to “his demonstrated committment to progressive reform and track record with the progressive community.” Our thanks to FUSE Washington, for their support and all that they do.
We were worried it would come to this. Our opponent Bob Rosenberger, ex-appraiser turned real estate speculator, has just donated a massive amount of his own money to his campaign, nearly $60,000. This makes nearly $100,000 he’s injected into his campaign total. After failing to find many contributors to fund his run, he’s decided to buy the election.
Rosenberger’s most recent infusion of $58,000 amounts to more than was spent on King County Assessor campaigns by all candidates combined in the past two elections. He is now one of the most heavily self-financed candidates in the 2009 King County election, and possibly holds the record for money spent running for this position. Read more »
I met and was endorsed by the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) Local #19 last night. Like the Sea-Tac Firefighters Union, they realize that the data the Assessor’s Office provides local organizations is very valuable, and needs to be as accurate as possible. I have plans on improving the Office’s data collection process and bringing it to a new level of quality and effectiveness, and I very much appreciate the ILWU’s vote of confidence. I will work hard to do a good job for them, and for everyone in King County.
"You have run your campaign professionally and fairly. You focused on the issues and did not fall into the trap of negative politics. We truly respect you for that.
We know you are the best candidate for King County Assessor and hope the polls reflect that on Nov 3."
-- Frank and Penny Fukui, November 2, 2009
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