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Thank You to Our Hammer Club By contributing to the Affordable Housing Council, Hammer Club donors help bring more pro-housing voices to the state capital and city halls. PLATINUM Trevor Johnson Blackwood Builders Group Gary Petershagen Construction Draw & Development Inspection Services Darin Huseby Huseby Homes Martin Robinett Gary Young Shelter Holdings Traci and Michael Tenhulzen Tenhulzen Residential Brian Holtzclaw Village Life Inc. GOLD Juli Bacon Kevin Ballard Lynn Eshleman John Mirante Todd Levitt Murray Franklyn Family of Companies Duana Koloušková Johns Monroe Mitsunaga Koloušková SILVER Douglas Barnes Resource Transition Consultants Join the club at mbaks.com/ahc BY MIKE PATTISON AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL MANAGER MBAKS 2023 Brings Unique Election Opportunities T he 2023 election features local races throughout King and Snohomish counties that present unique opportunities for change. City and county seats will dominate the ballot, and many will be positions that see the incumbent retiring. The City of Seattle may be the most notable, where at least four incumbents are leaving their Support housing-friendly candidates with the AHC at mbaks.com/ahc three-term limits on elected office. On the Snohomish County Council, both Megan Dunn and Strom Peterson are up, Peterson having been appointed to his seat in 2022. Throughout the spring and summer, the Affordable Housing Council (AHC) will be conducting interviews and evaluating candidates for potential endorsement. service to the city. The King County Council will also see change, with Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Joe McDermott having announced their retirement. The City of Bellevue is also believed to see open seats on the primary and general election ballots. Up north, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers has filed for a third and final term. Snohomish County has 50 master BUILDER | SPRING 2023 HOUSING ADVOCACY