District Two Candidates on KUOW Today
On this morning's Weekday, the candidates for District Two were interviewed. They talked to Jack Whelan, Kate Martin and the incumbent, Sherry Carr. Mark Webber declined the interview (he won't talk to me either). Sherry was up first. She spoke in a clear, professional manner. The host was pretty blunt in asking her why she should be returned to office when the State Auditor called out lack of oversight as a problem in the recent audits. She said they "embraced the feedback" and created a governance project to implement a stronger governance structure for SPS. She also said - twice - that central administration has been cut by one-third over the past three years. (Again, central adm is NOT central office; it is many more staff that do not work out of headquarters. It's something to be aware of as the election goes forward.) Jack Whelan was next and was a little tentative at first but he carried his message through about needing chan...