Endorsements

Just a few people and organizations that have endorsed Marnie:

• The Issaquah Press
• Local building and construction trades (Ironworkers, IBEW, Building and Construction Trades Council)
• Issaquah education leaders (Kelly Munn, Jody Mull, Leigh Stokes, Alison Meryweather, Marianne Kersten)
• City Council members of Issaquah (Fred Butler, John Traeger, David Kappler, Joshua Schaer)
• City Council members of Newcastle (Ben Varon, Jean Garber, Lisa Jensen,Dan Hubbell, SonnyPutter)
• State representatives Glenn Anderson and Marcie Maxwell
• Dozens of Issaquah School District parents and families

Scroll down for quotes, organizational endorsements,  and individual endorsements.

Quotes

Marnie Maraldo endorsed by the Issaquah Press, October 21, 2009 edition.

The Issaquah School Board has one challenged seat.
Marnie Maraldo and Wright Noel are both vying to represent
the south end of the district, represented by Connie Fletcher
for the past 16 years.

Both Noel and Maraldo would be exemplary school board
members, but Maraldo’s leadership in PTA and on legislative
issues regarding education and school funding demonstrates
that she has the passion, knowledge, talent and time for the
job.

Issaquah attorney Noel’s willingness to be a leader in the
school community should be called into use, but Maraldo is
better prepped to go.

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“Marnie Maraldo is just the right person for our school board.  She is a good listener, keeps her word and can make the tough and fair decisions in challenging times.”

Glenn Anderson

State Representative
,5^th Legislative District

“Marnie’s strong commitment to education advocacy for ALL students combined with her project management experience will be an asset to our school board”

Alison Meryweather
Parent, Member of Stand for Children,
League of Education Voters and PTA

“Marnie Maraldo is a parent in the Issaquah School District who cares about the children in our community.  She has spent the year advocating in Olympia for the passage of the education bill, HB 2261.  She has done so, as she knows that if change in education is truly going to happen, then the entire way education is approached and financed needs to be changed.  Marnie is a mother of a 4^th grader and a Kindergartener and wants the best education possible for all children in the Issaquah School District.  She is willing to give up her time and devote her energy to making this happen.  Please join me in voting for Marnie Maraldo

Jody Mull
Parent, Member of Stand for Children and PTA

“Marnie has a track record as a strong advocate for education. She has the ability to communicate how the changing aspects of the education system will affect our children and rally the support of the community.”

Kelly Munn
State Field Director, League of Education Voters

“Citizen advocates for education and children are a rare breed.  They give tremendous amounts of time and are willing to learn the most detailed of technical information in their efforts to speak intelligently on behalf of children in what is typically an entrenched system of special interests and conflicting desires. Marnie Maraldo has assumed the challenge of reform and worked skillfully for results both locally and in Olympia on behalf of both kids and taxpayers.  She is knowledgeable, committed, accessible, and up to speed on specific issues.  She would be an asset to the Issaquah school board and to the overall community.”

Marianne Kersten
Stand for Children State Strategy Team Member
Issaquah PTSA Leader
Past Chair Volunteers for Issaquah Schools

Organizations

Stand for Children – http://www.stand.org/wa

Ironworkers Local Union 86 – http://www.local86.org/default.shtml

IBEW Union 46 – http://www.ibew46.org/

Seattle/King County Building and Construction Trades Council – http://www.seattlebuildingtrades.org

Individuals

Glenn Anderson – State Representative, 5th Legislative District

Marcie Maxwell – State Representative, 41st Legislative District, Former Renton School Board Director

Kelly Munn – State Field Director, League of Education Voters, Volunteer for Issaquah Schools Co-Chair

Jody Mull – Issaquah High PTSA Co-President, Issaquah Schools Foundation President

Leigh Stokes – Co-President, Skyline High School PTSA, ISF Calling for Kids Co-Chair, Volunteers for Issaquah Schools Steering Committee Member

Alison Meryweather – Past Co-President Issaquah PTA Council, Volunteers for Issaquah Schools Co-Chair, Issaquah PTA Council Legislative Representative

Marianne Kersten – Stand for Children State Strategy Team Member, Past Chair Volunteers for Issaquah Schools, Issaquah PTSA Leader

John Stokes – Former President, Bellevue PTSA Council, Candidate for the Washington State Board of Education

John Dietz – Cofounder and General Manager, IShip

Doug Eickerman – President, CIO – Kairos Capital Management

Doug and Carol Chappell – Issaquah School District Parents

Jason Hepp – Issaquah School District Parent

Lynne Hepp – Co-President, Newcastle PTSA

Davinder and Annu Luthra – Issaquah School District Parents

Bridget Todderud – Issaquah School District Parent

Lisa Vold – Issaquah School District Parent

Lynn Bisset – Issaquah School District Parent, Former PTSA Co-President, Newcastle Elementary

Pam Teal – Renton School Board Director

Ben Varon – Mayor of Newcastle

Julie Varon – Realtor and Former Newcastle Parks Commissioner

Jean Garber – Newcastle City Council Member

Lisa Jensen – Small Business Owner, Newcastle City Council Member

Dan Hubbell – Deputy Mayor of Newcastle

Kandy Schendel – Newcastle Small Business Owner, Former PTSA President

Peter Zevenbergen – Newcastle Resident, Former President of the Newcastle Rotary

Fred Butler – Issaquah City Council Member

John Traeger – Issaquah City Council Member

Joshua Schaer – Issaquah City Council Member

David Kappler – Issaquah City Council Member

Karen Abel – Issaquah Community Member

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(Official titles of individuals are listed for identification purposes only and are not intended to imply organizational endorsements.)