WTIA Voter Guide

There are 21 people running in the primary for Seattle Mayor. Only 2 will move on to the general election.

There are 7 people running in the primary for Citywide Council Seat 8.

Lorena Gonzales is running for re-election for CItywide Council Seat 9 and we consider her the only viable candidate for that seat.

So how does a civic-minded tech worker sort through all the other 28 people? There are plenty of opinions easily found online. There is a government issued voter guide. But we created a new lens to help you make up your mind. Here it is.

View the WTIA Voter Guide

Whomever you choose, this primary vote might be one of your most important votes in a generation.

SO VOTE!

Summaries of each candidate — based on our in-person interviews and the written responses to our questions — are provided in a link next to each name. In addition to our summary, the written response is provided as well for each candidate we interviewed.

We would like to thank all candidates running for their willingness to serve our great city.

We urge every tech employee who lives in Seattle to vote in this primary by Tuesday, August 1. Click here to register to vote.

Author

Michael Schutzler
Michael Schutzler is an entrepreneur, engineer, science geek, and first generation immigrant. He is the CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA). Before joining the WTIA, Michael led the merger of Livemocha – a community of 17 million language learners – with the popular education software company Rosetta Stone. He also built Classmates.com into the first profitable social media application, transformed online marketing at Monster.com, and grew the online gaming business at RealNetworks to become a global leader. He teaches part time at the University Of Washington Foster School of Business, serves on several boards, and is an investor in Flowplay, YouSolar, Koru, Moment, 9 Mile Labs, Alliance of Angels, Keiretsu Forum, and Social Venture Partners. As a successful Internet entrepreneur, lead angel investor, and veteran executive coach, Michael has personally invested in twenty-four companies, served as coach and advisor to more than 100 executives, and has raised over $50M in private financing.
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