I will bring a wide range of experience to Issaquah.  Having previously served on the Issaquah City Council for eight years, I am familiar with the demands of the job and your high expectations.  I have witnessed many changes since moving here 26 years ago.  I will capitalize on the gains made and continue to work to address our traffic and growth while preserving our forested hills and clear streams. 

It has been my honor to serve cities as a prosecutor, volunteer, and non-profit board member.  Currently, I help solve municipal issues in cooperation with city councils and staff in King and Snohomish County.  Let me bring this high level of customer service to you.  Please vote for Russell Joe.

Endorsed by:  5th District House Representative Bill Ramos, Fred Butler, Former Issaquah Mayor, Barbara de Michele, Issaquah City Council, Jeff Wagner, Covington Mayor, and Wendy Weiker, Mercer Island City Council.

I am running for city council because I believe that we must be the change we want to see happen.  Public services are an investment into ourselves and our community and I know that we can do better here in Issaquah.

To conserve our community health, we must focus on expanding sustainable practices and, more importantly, implementing regenerative practices and permaculture principles on a city-wide scale.  Protecting our natural environment and preserving biodiversity are essential to human well-being. Together, we can address the issues of social equity, living wages, reinforcing worker’s rights, bolstering tenants’ rights, police reform, and improving access to public transportation.

Issaquah deserves leadership who will not only consider the needs of today, but also the future needs of our children several generations from now.  We need someone who makes data-driven decisions and writes evidence-based policy.  It would be my honor to serve our community as a councilmember.