THIS PICTORIAL IS SPONSORED BY THE CANDIDATES
PHOTOS BY GEORGE LIU/NWAW
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55 candidates and over 30 ethnic media representatives attended the 2017 Ethnic Media Candidates’ Meet -n- Greet on September 14 at the Nagomi Tea House.
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Uzma Butte, Candidate for Council Position No. 7, City of Kirkland
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Uzma Butte, Candidate for Council Position No. 7, City of Kirkland
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Benson Wong, Candidate for Council Position No. 6, City of Mercer Island
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Jenny Durkan, Candidate for Mayor, City of Seattle
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Mitzi Johanknecht, Candidate for King County Sheriff
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Stephanie Bowman, Candidate for Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 3
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Eden Mack, Candidate for Director District No. 4, Seattle School District No. 1
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Peter Holmes, Candidate for Seattle City Attorney
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Manka Dhingra, Candidate for State Senator, Legislative District No. 45
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Teresa Mosqueda, Candidate for Council Position No. 8, City of Seattle
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Hoang Tran (right), Candidate for Federal Way City Council, and Kim Pham
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Betty Patu, Candidate for Seattle School Board & Richard Finley
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Conrad Lee, Candidate for Bellevue City Council and his campaign manager
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Janice Zahn (left), Candidate for Bellevue City Council, and JoAnne Lee
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Omar Vasquez (center), Candidate for Director District No. 5, and supporters
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Judge Mariane Spearman & Judge Michael Spearman, WA State Court of Appeals, Division 1, Position 2
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Conrad Lee, Candidate for Bellevue City Council & his campaign manager
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From left: Flora Ybarra, Omar Vasquez, Jimmie Matta, Pat Murakami, Candidate for Seattle City Council, and Queen Pearl
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Susan Chang (center), Council Position No. 5, City of Shoreline with Gei Chan & mMatt Chan