County Executive Ron Sims

• Capital Briefs

According to a just-completed Gallup Poll, only 6% of Americans nationwide say it is "essential" for him to name a woman, 26% say it "would be a good idea but not essential," and 64% say it doesn't matter whether Obama appoints a woman or not. According to documents reviewed by the Washington Times, former King County (Washington State) Executive Ron Sims' office was found to have kept from the public information about cheaper alternatives to the $430 million Seattle Seahawks stadium.

• Human Events
• September 30, 2009

• Campaign 2004 - Gregoire Gains Wea's Support

SEATAC - The politically powerful Washington Education Association endorsed Attorney General Christine Gregoire for governor Saturday, and Democratic rival Phil Talmadge, who finished second, said he may drop out of the race. Gregoire, the three-term attorney general who leads in the polls and in fund-raising, edged her more liberal rivals for the Democratic nomination, King County Executive Ron Sims and Talmadge, a former state Supreme Court justice, for the coveted endorsement.

• The Columbian
• April 19, 2004

• Southwest Airlines' Plan Draws Opposition; Proposal to Abandon Sea- Tac Condemned

SEATTLE (AP) -- Both U.S. senators and five other members of the state's congressional delegation have denounced Southwest Airlines' proposal to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and move to a King County-run airport. In a letter to King County Executive Ron Sims, the seven Democrats said the plan could waste tax dollars and threaten 3,800 jobs at Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.

• The Columbian
• August 07, 2005

• King County Eyes Climate Exchange; It May Be 1st in U.S. To Buy, Sell Global Warming Credits

SEATTLE (AP) -- Government leaders with "green" agendas hope to see King County become the first in the nation to join a national market for buying and selling credits to help curb global warming. County Executive Ron Sims is pushing for the county to join the Chicago Climate Exchange, a market in which the commodity is the reduction of greenhouse gases. He also pushed for a county government commitment to reduce its production of gases that aggravate climate change.

• The Columbian
• May 22, 2006

• Study Offers New Approach to Poverty

RON Sims, the county executive in Washington state's King County, believes government's job is "to help create wealth more efficiently." That view comes naturally to a leader of the entrepreneurial Seattle region that has improved the nation's experience of everything from technology to coffee. The late Paul Offner was animated in the final years of his life by a moral passion over the failure to address the deep problems of our nation's poorest young men, particularly African-Americans. He left behind a manuscript published last month by the Urban Institute in which he and two colleagues issued an urgent plea for public action on behalf of our most disadvantaged fellow citizens.

• Charleston Gazette
• February 28, 2006

• Love's Valuable Lessons - 'Continue to Make Black History,' Governor Candidate Sims Tells Naacp Gathering

King County Executive Ron Sims brought a story of first love to Friday night's NAACP banquet. A Democratic candidate for governor, Sims told of meeting his first love in college. He got her schedule and sat next to her in class -- without books, papers or pens -- until she consented to go out with him.

• The Columbian
• February 23, 2004

• Rossi Passes Gregoire in Campaign Money Chase

OLYMPIA -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful Dino Rossi now has more campaign cash than Democratic Attorney General Christine Gregoire, whose fund-raising machine has been shut down for months. Meanwhile, King County Executive Ron Sims has more than half a million dollars in hand for a primary battle against Gregoire.

• The Columbian
• April 07, 2004

• Gregoire in Yakima for Fund-Raiser

Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, plans a fund-raiser today at 2 p.m. at Yakima Cellars in downtown Yakima. Admission is $50 per person. Gregoire faces King County Executive Ron Sims in the primary Sept. 14. The winner meets Republican Dino Rossi, former state senator from Sammamish, on Nov. 2.

• Yakima Herald-Republic
• July 19, 2004

• Race for Washington Governor Pits Gregoire and Rossi ; Both Candidates Advance Easily Through Primaries

OLYMPIA - Christine Gregoire, gunning to become only the second woman governor in Washington's history, trounced King County Executive Ron Sims in the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday. She will face former state Sen. Dino Rossi, who easily won the GOP primary. Both predicted a scrappy campaign and a tight finish. The governor's mansion has been controlled the past 20 years by the Democrats.

• The Columbian
• September 15, 2004

• Faithful Turn Out for a Rally

SEATTLE -- About a thousand Seahawks fans who didn't get to go to Detroit for the Super Bowl gathered downtown Friday for a rally and a last-minute opportunity to buy a T-shirt, flag or shoe shine for the team. Mayor Greg Nickels unfurled a "12th Man" flag as King County Executive Ron Sims led the crowd in cheers.

• The Columbian
• February 07, 2006