Twenty-four people have applied for position 5 of the Federal Way City Council as the deadline came to a close Aug. 28.
Position 5 was vacated after the July 31 resignation of Council member Mark Koppang.
This appointment will serve from the date of the appointment until the certification of the next general election, at which time a member of the governing body normally would be elected.
Federal Way City Council Position 5 will be added to the 2021 general election to fill the remainder of the term through December 2023.
Candidates will interview with the city council via Zoom during a special meeting held in September. A date has not yet been announced.
The list of applicants includes:
Jimmy Brown
Karen Brugato
Janis Clark
Leandra Craft
ShaQuina Davis
Jack Dovey
Christopher Dowllar
Katherine Festa
Joseph Franco
Debbie Harvey
Deborah Larson
Tony Malone
Deb Mastrobattisto
Sonja Myers
Marcus Niles
Will Pagarigan
Fabian Price
Mehdi Sadri
Susan Sang
Renae Seam
Kimberly Storment
Allison Taylor
Matthew Thomson
Kristopher Wilburn
Applications are available to view below. Redactions have been made by the City of Federal Way for answers that exceeded the 150 word count limit. The Mirror has redacted personal information of the applicants including addresses, emails and phone numbers.
Note: two candidates, John Kim and Ken Condor, have since withdrawn their applications for the position.