Politics & Government
Elections 2011: Three Challenge Hague in Metropolitan King County Council Position 6
King County Councilwoman Jane Hague faces three challengers in the Aug. 16 primary.
Update: this story has been corrected. Details at the end of the story.
Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Jane Hague, who has represented District 6 for 17 years, faces three challengers in this year's primary. *
Ballots are due to the county or to be postmarked by Aug. 16.
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Hague, of Bellevue, has been in office since 1994 and is being challenged by Port of Seattle Commissioner John W. Creighton of Kirkland; Richard E. Mitchell of Mercer Island, a King County Housing Authority Commissioner; and former Bellevue City Councilwoman Patsy Bonincontri.
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Campaign heats up
The campaign has been heating up, with Mitchell campaign material that brought up a settlement that Creighton made with an ex-girlfriend and Hague's arrest for driving while intoxicated, which later was plead down to reckless driving, which drew a pointed reply from Creighton's campaign comparing the campaign material to tabloid journalism. (Read more about that exchange in the Seattle Times.)
And so far, Hague has out-raised and outspent her three challengers combined.
Hague has raised $224,174.82 in in-kind and monetary contributions, which represents about half what she expects to spend.
Mitchell, comes in second in terms of fundraising, bringing in $93,000 in campaign contributions. Mitchell and is an attorney trained in architecture and urban planning.
Creighton, a Kirkland attorney and a Port of Seattle Commissioner 2005, trails Mitchell's fundraising by $5,000 with a $88,929 in contributions, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.
Bonincontri, a business owner and trained architect, has raised $2,858, according to the Public Disclosure Commission.
Campaign Contributions
Details
Name$2,858.84 $1,731.87 $0.00 Details John W. Creighton III
$88,928.60 $54,281.26 $0.00 Details Jane F. Hague
$224,174.82 $147,575.55 $8,418.75 Details Richard E. Mitchell
$93,009.85 $47,532.29 $13,110.00
-- Information from the Washington Public Disclosure Commission
Correction: *The original version of this story stated the Hague had no challenger in 2007. She faced no primary challenger, though she had a challenger in the general election.
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