Jeff Seibert - Marysville Mayor
Age: 42
Residence: Marysville
Occupation: Electrician
Education: Snohomish High School graduate; five years of apprenticeship
Community/political experience: 1.5 years on the Marysville City Council
Endorsements: Snohomish County Labor Council, AFL-CIO; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 191; Teamsters, Local 793
Campaign Web site: none
Questions:
1. List the top three priorities of the position you seek and how you will go about addressing them.
1. Economic development: Actively seek more commercial and retail businesses. 2. Growth: Raise the standards of residential development. 3. Traffic: Face up to the problem and develop a plan to deal with it.
2. What would you bring to this position that sets you apart from other candidates?
The dedication that I have shown over the last five years, attending City Council meetings, Planning Commission meetings, city workshops and open houses; the experience of supervising large-scale electrical projects; the perspective of a person who works for wages to provide for his family.
3. Cities across the state are dealing with tighter budgets. How could your city save money or generate additional revenue?
Implement a program that would reward employees for ideas that save the city money or make their jobs more efficient.