The four nominees recommended by the Council-appointed Advisory Committee to fill the Metropolitan King County Council seat vacated by Dow Constantine will meet with the Council Monday. The candidate interviews will be conducted during a meeting of the Council’s Committee of the Whole:
Monday, December 7
Starting at 9:30 a.m.
Council chambers
10th floor, King County Courthouse
Third and James Streets

The final candidates who will meet with the Committee of the Whole are:

· Rep. Zack Hudgins—State Representative from the 11th District
· Sen. Joe McDermott—State Senator from the 34th District
· Jan Drago—A member of the Seattle City Council who is leaving the Council this year
· Rep. Sharon Nelson—State Representative from the 34th District

Hudgins and McDermott intend to run for the seat in the November 2010 general election. Drago and Nelson have said they would serve in a caretaker capacity until the general election in November 2010.

The finalist were selected out of the pool of 11 applicants who applied for the position. All applicants were interviewed by a 12-member advisory committee of community leaders and elected officials who live or work in Council District 8.

The County Council has final authority for making the appointment. The Committee of the Whole is expected to make its recommendation to the Council on Monday, December 14 with the Council making the appointment at its regular meeting that afternoon, the last Council meeting of 2009.