My name is Angelina Gause. I am a lead at FedEx Express. In my former career I was a police officer. In my current and past careers I have learned leadership and serving my community. 
 

I have lived in Burien for over 25 years. I have seen great change in our community and I believe I can be a positive force in this growth. I have had many firsts in my family. I was the first to graduate from college and now the first to run for office. I was raised in south Seattle in the Columbia City neighborhood. I was raised to believe that diversity is strength. 
 

My goal is to bring my strong work ethic and common sense to the position. My first responsibility is to the community and to make decisions to keep costs down. I ask for your vote to add another first to my list.

During my tenure with King County Water District #20, I have facilitated numerous system upgrades including the rehabilitation of water main piping, the installation of new electronic systems that serve our reservoir, and the procurement of new security surveillance systems to protect District property and assets.  I have also pursued increased certification training of our field technicians and assisted with the merger of Water District #20 with Water District #49.

As your Water District #20 Commissioner, I will continue working hard to provide our community with the purest, cleanest water available at the lowest rates possible.  I am a non-partisan, lifelong resident that has and will continue to represent each ratepayer with fairness and equality. A vote for me will get the ratepayers a Commissioner who possesses the skills needed to keep Water District #20 running smoothly.

I would be honored to have your vote once again.  Thank you!

Our commission combines decades of experience, but is dangerously outdated in communication and transparency. The district’s website is the only communication method available, and is mobile-unfriendly, with barriers to obtaining records or attending meetings. No minutes or records are available, the most recent regional updates are from 2015, and the annual water quality report is provided in dense jargon with notes that state “This is important. Have someone translate for you.”

Our sewer district maintains records of minutes for all meetings going back eleven years, a translatable website with one-click meeting links, and detailed information for agendas, contacts, and questions. This should be our baseline, with additional communication to engage public education and interest.

This water district should be “someone to translate for you” and clearly communicate technical information to the public. I will overhaul and modernize these practices, because our local government should be as crystal-clear as our water.