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The '''King County Executive''' is the highest elected official representing the government of [[King County, Washington]], USA. The post was established with the implementation of the [[Home Rule]] Charter for King County on November 5, 1968.<ref>[http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1992 HistoryLink Essay: King County voters approve first Home Rule Charter on November 5, 1968<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Previously the powers of the County Executive were vested in a three-member County Commission, which with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter in 1969 ceased to exist. The County Executive is elected every four years and the post is nonpartisan. |
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The first [[county executive]] was [[John Spellman]], from 1969 to 1981. The current |
The first [[county executive]] was [[John Spellman]], from 1969 to 1981. The current Executive is [[Dow Constantine]], elected to replace [[Ron Sims]] since he resigned to become [[Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] in the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration on May 8, 2009. |
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==List of Executives== |
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|He was born on April 26, 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=72259|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Randy Revelle}}</ref> He served on the [[Seattle City Council]] from 1974 to 1981.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/randy-revelle-announces-retirement-152586035.html|title=Randy Revelle Announces Retirement|date=May 22, 2012|website=PR Newswire|access-date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> He served as the King County |
|He was born on April 26, 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=72259|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Randy Revelle}}</ref> He served on the [[Seattle City Council]] from 1974 to 1981.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/randy-revelle-announces-retirement-152586035.html|title=Randy Revelle Announces Retirement|date=May 22, 2012|website=PR Newswire|access-date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> He served as the King County Executive] November 1981 until January 1, 1986.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/archives/researching/CountyExecutive021.aspx|title= Archival Research » County Executive}}</ref> Later, he served as senior vice president of the Washington State Hospital Association, where he advocated for a mental health law in 2007. |
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King County | |
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File:KingCounty.png Logo of the King County Government | |
since November 24, 2009 | |
Appointer | Electorate Metropolitan King County Council (unexpired terms) |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | John Spellman |
Formation | 5 November 1968 (charter approved) 1 May 1969 (charter took effect) |
Salary | $181,227 (2008) |
Website | King County Executive |
The King County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of King County, Washington, USA. The post was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for King County on November 5, 1968.[1] Previously the powers of the County Executive were vested in a three-member County Commission, which with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter in 1969 ceased to exist. The County Executive is elected every four years and the post is nonpartisan.
The first county executive was John Spellman, from 1969 to 1981. The current Executive is Dow Constantine, elected to replace Ron Sims since he resigned to become Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration on May 8, 2009.
List of Executives
Order | King County Executive | Took office | Left office | Terms | Notes | |
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John Spellman | March, 1969 | January, 1981[a] | 3+ | |
2 | Ron Dunlap | January 14, 1981[b] | November 18, 1981 | <1 | ||
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Randy Revelle | November 18, 1981 | January 1, 1986 | 1 | He was born on April 26, 1941.[2] He served on the Seattle City Council from 1974 to 1981.[3] He served as the King County Executive] November 1981 until January 1, 1986.[4] Later, he served as senior vice president of the Washington State Hospital Association, where he advocated for a mental health law in 2007. |
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Tim Hill | January 1, 1986 | January 4, 1994 | 2 | |
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Gary Locke | January 4, 1994 | January 15, 1997[a] | <1 | |
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Ron Sims | January 15, 1997[b][c] | May 8, 2009[d] | 2+ | |
7 | Kurt Triplett | May 8, 2009[b] | November 24, 2009 | <1 | ||
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Dow Constantine | November 24, 2009 | Incumbent | 2 |
Notes
References
- ^ HistoryLink Essay: King County voters approve first Home Rule Charter on November 5, 1968
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Randy Revelle".
- ^ "Randy Revelle Announces Retirement". PR Newswire. May 22, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Archival Research » County Executive".