Former Island mayors endorse Tana Senn

As former Mercer Island Mayors, we look for candidates who have a strong grasp of local issues. As current grandparents, we only support candidates advocating policies that will yield long-term results benefiting our grandchildren.  That’s why we are voting to retain Tana Senn as our State Representative this November and we urge our fellow Mercer Island residents to do the same.

Rep. Senn has served on the Mercer Island City Council since 2012 and was appointed to the State Legislature last fall.  In that time, her thoughtful and collaborative approach to policy conversations has been a great asset to both bodies.  On the City Council, she worked diligently to make our roads safer and fight tolling on I-90, to expand sustainability efforts and preserve our parks and open spaces, and to focus attention on improving Town Center.  At the state level, she has been a champion in advocating for quality early learning, protecting our safety net and helping small businesses.  She clearly knows her way around a City’s budget and she brings that perspective to the state legislature, which is why seven current Eastside Mayors have also endorsed her campaign.

Many of us met Rep. Senn well before she held elected office. She has been active in the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation, the Island Park Elementary PTA and the Jewish community and helped with community efforts to pass our fire station and school bonds.

We trust Rep. Senn to promote practical solutions to the core issues facing our State, City and families and we ask you to join us in supporting her this November.

Elliot Newman, Fred Jarrett, Bryan Carnes, and Judy Clibborn