John Marchione For Mayor

Rated OUTSTANDING by the Municipal League of King County!

THANK YOU VOTERS OF REDMOND!
As of 4:06 11/11/07 - John Marchione leads by 57.81% of the vote!

Seattle Times, November 8, 2007

Eastside voters back Marchione
By Amy Roe; and Ashley Bach
Seattle Times Eastside bureau

Eastside voters favored a new leader with old ties in Redmond and a return to old-fashioned math in their schools, according to the latest election returns Wednesday.

John Marchione held a comfortable lead over Jim Robinson in the Redmond mayor's race. The son of former Redmond Mayor Doreen Marchione, whom outgoing Mayor Rosemarie Ives defeated 16 years ago, Marchione said he was "delighted" by his wide margin over Robinson.

As of late Wednesday, Marchione was receiving 56.60 percent of the votes and Robinson 43.24 percent. Marchione is finishing his first term on the council; Robinson has held his council seat since 1992 and was endorsed by Ives.

"It's not like we're warring factions," Marchione said of the contentious mayoral race.

"We're all very passionate about Redmond and we all want the best for Redmond."

Many thanks to the Watercress Asian Bistro for hosting a fabulous Election Night Party!

John Marchione:
Experience to Get Things Done
Vision to Lead Redmond Forward

Experience that Produced Results

Ten years executive management experience as the CFO at Meydenbauer Center with over 160 employees

10 years city government leadership

Built Redmond City Council consensus to balance the budget

Added eight firefighters while maintaining a balanced budget

Obtained a new source of water to serve Redmond

Founding treasurer of the Lake Washington Schools Foundation

Integrity to Serve the Whole Community

Consult with diverse groups and listen to dissenting opinions before making decisions.

Work with the community to create consensus before plans are put into action.

Collaborate with neighboring communities to find regional solutions to issues like transportation, growth and the environment.

Vision to Enhance our Quality of Life

Concentrate growth in urban areas to protect single family neighborhoods and create a vibrant downtown.

Create a park to connect Town Center with downtown Redmond.

Enhance community festivals like Derby Days and redmond Lights to ensure their continuing success.

Restore Redmond Way and Cleveland Street to two way travel, and complete the bike and trail network.