David Baker is a 59-year-old husband and father of three. He and his wife Sheri have lived in Kenmore for nine years. He owns Vision Systems Engineering, a circuit design and machine vision corporation. He also manages an Internet based cell phone service company that specializes in cell phone repairs and accessories.

David was raised in Los Angeles and educated in Los Angeles Public Schools. He moved to Nebraska in 1972 and received a RN degree in 1974 from Iowa Western Community College. He attended the University of Nebraska and received a BS in 1978 and a Masters of Science in 1979. He moved to Kenmore in 1995 after receiving a Ph.D. from Iowa State University.

"As your elected official, I will work hard to improve our local traffic problems, be a strong voice on regional issues that are important to the future of our city, and help provide our business community with the environment it needs prosper. I will encourage sound financial policy and a balanced budget.

Working together, we can provide for Kenmore's economic vitality, develop fiscally responsible solutions to problems, and ensure a bright future for ourselves and our children."

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Laurie Sperry was elected to Kenmore city council in November of 2005 and began her four year term in January 2006. As a citizen Laurie has been active in neighborhood and city issues since shortly after Kenmore incorporated in 1998. She spent many years working together with citizens and groups such as Citizens for a Better Kenmore to ban cardrooms in Kenmore. Laurie also participated in the Kenmore Heritage Society’s book project, Kenmore by the Lake: A Community History. Laurie and her husband Van have lived in Kenmore since 1991 where they have raised four children, two of whom still live in Kenmore.

Laurie’s professional background is in healthcare. She worked as a respiratory therapist at Children’s Hospital for over a decade. Because of her healthcare experience, she has a special interest in promoting public safety, including traffic and pedestrian safety. Her other priorities include improving traffic, parks, and revitalizing the downtown core in a fiscally responsible manner. She welcomes citizen input and would like to create a more effective working partnership between citizens and city government.

Councilmember Glenn Rogers was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon graduating in 1970 with a Political Science degree. After serving in the Air Force between 1970 and 1974, he moved to Seattle with his family and entered the Bon Marche' management program. After five years he moved to the Boeing Company, serving there for the last 24 years in procurement. Glenn and Ruth, his wife of 34 years, raised two boys during the 20 years they have resided in Kenmore. Glenn has been involved in Kenmore’s grassroots process as co-founder and past chairman of the Kenmore North Neighborhood Association and past chairman of Citizens for a Better Kenmore leading a successful campaign to limit gambling in our City. Glenn is aware that many challenges face Kenmore, the most urgent of these include a renewal of trust and real time communication with our citizens, economic growth, traffic, the implementation of a viable downtown plan and pedestrian safety.

Glenn’s 29 years of experience leading and building teams in the corporate setting will be invaluable in helping to maintain a family friendly community for our citizens and continuing to develop a business friendly city.

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