Five candidates and one incumbent have officially signed up to run this year for Positions 1 and 2 of the District 21 House seat.
Those vying for Position 1 include Steve Cornell, of Lynnwood, and Edmonds residents Mike Huisman, Mary Helen Roberts and Roger Wilson. Mike Cooper, D-Edmonds, currently holds the position but is running for state Lands Commissioner this year.
Cornell, a libertarian, has never run for office before. His knowledge of government, Cornell said, comes from his previous experience as an urban planner in Whatcom County.
Wilson, a republican, also has never run for elected office, he said, but he has always been interested in state and local issues.
Huisman, a democrat, this year is running for a position in District 21 for the fourth time. He previously ran as a republican in 1992, 1994 and 2002.
Roberts, also a democrat, said her interest in the position comes from her past work including serving as Executive Director of the Washington State Women’s Council and held an analyst’s position with the House Appropriations Committee in Olympia, she said. She also has served as a lobbyist and as a citizen participation consultant in land use planning and transportation issues. Roberts currently serves as a Trustee for Edmonds Community College, a position she’s held since 1996.
For Position 2, Alan Tagle, of Lynnwood, has registered with the Public Disclosure Commission to go against incumbent Brian Sullivan, D-Mukilteo.
Tagle did not return phone calls as of Enterprise deadline.
Sullivan, currently finishing up his second term in the House previously served as a Mukilteo council member from 1985-1989, and as the city’s Mayor from 1990-1997. Currently, Sullivan serves as a boardmember for the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of America and the Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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