Interview with Marilyn Strickland – Tacoma Mayoral Candidate
by Electric Elliot
City Council Member Marilyn Strickland has joined the race for Mayor of Tacoma. The former Starbucks marketing manager and Tacoma Public Library development officer turned City Council Member since 2008 is looking for your vote come November. Strickland has proclaimed a deep appreciation for the city of Tacoma and a desire to see it progress by bringing in new businesses and developing spaces downtown.
The Melon sat down with Ms. Strickland last week to discuss her announcement and plans for the city.
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Back when The Melon was on KUPS in 2007, we interviewed Marilyn about her run for City Council:
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April 20th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Nice.
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April 20th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Man the melon is just way ahead of the power curve!
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April 27th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
I kept meaning to listen to both Mayoral interviews to help me learn more about each candidate, and finally listened to Marilyn’s tonight! Great interview, and I was very impressed–I definitely like her a lot (but I withold judgment until I find out more on Merritt).
Thanks for providing this public service, and great interview, Elliot!
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August 12th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
A career bureaucrat on a council of career bureaucrats. I often wonder what my fellow citizens are thinking. Both of the bureaucrats running for election should be defeated and replaced with (in Strickland’s case) a small successful business person who has much more community experience than she does and the fire fighter rather than the career government bureaucrat he is running against.
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