||| FROM PATTY MILLER ||| Rick Hughes has the experience, commitment, and community focus we need on our SJC Council I have had the privilege to work with Rick Hughes for more than 15 years.  I know he is a man with absolute integrity and a deep sense of community.  He has

||| FROM ANNA MARIA DE FREITAS ||| I am pleased to support Kari McVeigh for San Juan County Council. When Kari first announced her candidacy, she worked tirelessly to understand the issues in our community from the ground up. She set up meetings with key stakeholders from non-profits, educators, governmental

||| FROM ADRIAN KILPATRICK ||| My name is Adrian Kilpatrick and I was a recent candidate running for a seat on the San Juan County Council. I am writing out to endorse Rick Hughes for San Juan County Council district 2. Over my candidacy and leading up to the current

||| FROM MARK FICKEL ||| My name is Mark Fickel. My family roots go back since the late 1800s at Point Lawrence on Orcas and then in 1944 my grandparents and Rick’s, along with others, purchased the old Moultray farm near Doe Bay, now known as Shorewood. I have known

||| FROM REBECCA MCDOWELL ||| I've never written a letter to the editor or a lengthy endorsement of a candidate for any political office. I'd never written a short one either until I wrote one for Justin Paulsen.  In my short endorsement, I mentioned sitting in my government classroom imagining

||| FROM RON WHALEN ||| A recent posting argued the Land Bank isn’t the cause of increasing property taxes as there’s multiple nationwide factors. I agree with some of the reasoning, but an important element was missing. Many if not all of those nationwide factors don’t have a Real Estate

||| FROM  MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL ||| I’m writing in support of Rick Hughes for County Council, and not just because Rick Hughes is my friend! I’ve known Rick for many years, going back to when I was President of the Chamber of Commerce. During those years, we would occasionally disagree

||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| Justin Paulsen has stepped up for over two decades as a community advocate for adults, children and youth. He has volunteered much of his time and skills to give to our community in a positive way. His community activism page on his campaign website is

||| FROM JOE GAYDOS ||| Renewing the San Juan County Land Bank is a smart economic decision for islanders. More often than not, the one-time 1% real estate excise tax on the purchase of property is paid by people that are moving to San Juan County from somewhere else. These

||| FROM INGRID GABRIEL ||| I am writing in support of District 2 SJC Council candidate Justin Paulsen, as I believe he understands that good leadership goes beyond personal ambition. In a recent conversation, Justin told me that he has long recognized that the most important person in a restaurant

||| FROM PAUL S. HENRIKSEN ||| I have voted yes for the Land Bank renewal and encourage everyone to do so as well. Preserving public spaces and critical habitat as property in our county is continually bought and developed, is a very sensible way to mitigate growth and ensure that