Name of candidate: Art Skolnik FAIA
Position sought:Seattle City Council, Position 1
Election date: Sept. 16 Primary Election
Previous public offices and appointments held:
·Asst. Seattle City Architect
·First Pioneer Square Historic District Manager
·First Seattle City Conservator heading the Office of Urban Conservation
·First professional Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (first in the nation)
·Washington State Conservator
·Executive Director of the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
·South Corridor Manager for the Regional Transit Project, Economic Development Manager for the RTP, Economic Development Program Manager for Metro.
·King County Landmarks Commission member
·North Bend, WA, Business and Economic Development Commission Chairman
Additional references: Art Skolnik for Seattle! web site

Please describe how your training and experience as a design professional prepares you for the position you seek.
36 years of active experience in Land use issues.

In your jurisdiction, what issues lie ahead that will particularly interest/challenge/concern/affect architects and design professionals?
Transportation
Affordable Housing
Neighborhood Conservation
Economic Development
Design review
Development incentives
Innovative designs for the modern City

How can your fellow design professionals, and the AIA, best assist you in your candidacy and service?
Read my web site at artskolnik.net and pass it on to other Seattle voters with a recommendation to vote for me.
Since I am not taking contributions, I would want my fellow design professionals to contribute the equivalent amount of money that would otherwise come to my campaign, and donate to their favorite non-profit service provider in Seattle -- and let me know so I can add them to my "Art's Army" of those that have made Seattle a better place to live through their contribution. My goal is to cause $300,000 to be contributed during the life of my campaign.

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Meet design professionals seeking and holding elected office at the AIA Seattle Membership Conference 10/15/03 "DESIGN LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC LIFE: Architects & Design Professionals in Elected Office."