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Candidates for senator
Name: Rosemary McAuliffe, Democrat
Age: 60
Hometown: Bothell
Education: Bachelor’s in nursing, Seattle University
Occupation: Owns and manages Hollywood Schoolhouse, a wedding, banquet and conference facility
Political experience: State senator, 1993 to present; Northshore School
District board member, 1977-1991; board president, 1981-1982.
Fun Fact: She and her kids build floats for neighborhood parades; in 1976, one of their floats was featured in Encyclopedia Britannica and Time magazine
Web site: www.mcauliffe1.com/
Name: Leo Van Hollebeke, Republican
Age: 37
Hometown: Bothell
Education: Bachelor’s in political science, University of Washington
Occupation: Owns a landscape maintenance business
Political experience: Former chairman of 1st District Democrats, 1988, campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
Fun Fact: Proposed to his wife on the summit of Mount Rainier. (His previous girlfriend made it only halfway up.)
Web site: www.leo2000.org
Candidates for representative, Position 1
Name: Al O’Brien, Democrat
Age: 56
Hometown: Mountlake Terrace
Education: Bachelor’s in sociology and master’s in public administration, Seattle University
Occupation: Retired Seattle police sergeant; former Marine Corps warrant officer
Political experience: State representative, 1997-current, five years as Mountlake Terrace city councilman
Fun Fact: Likes to run, and not just for elective office. Has run several marathons.
Web site: www.alobrien.com/
Name: Eric Marrs, Republican
Age: 39
Hometown: Kirkland
Education: Three years of political science at University of Washington, two years of biblical literature and Greek at Northwest College
Occupation: Convention services manager for the SeaTac Doubletree Hotel
Political experience: Ran for state Senate in Pierce County at age 19, when he was a college student; ran as a Democrat against an incumbent Democrat
Fun fact: Big UW Huskies fan; likes to play frisbee with his dog.
Web site: www.olympiasolutions.net
Candidates for representative, Position 2
Name: Jeanne Edwards, Democrat
Age: 72
Hometown: Bothell
Education: Some college, no degree
Occupation: Retired from career in marketing and journalism
Political experience: state representative, 1999-current; Bothell city councilwoman, 1992-1999
Fun fact: Likes to write. Would like to someday write fiction.
Web site: members.aol.com/jaedwar/
Name: Andy Vanderhoff, Republican
Age: 22
Hometown: Kirkland
Education: Three years of computer science at Bellevue Community College and the University of Washington; U.S. Army Defense Information School
Occupation: Network administrator for TeraBeam
Political experience: Former president of Eastside Young Republicans; volunteer in several political campaigns
Fun fact: Likes reading "Harry Potter" books to his 7-year-old.
Web site: www.voteforandy.com
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