Evan Smith: Chase, Ryu now on PDC web site

By Evan Smith

ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

State Rep. Maralyn Chase and former Shoreline Mayor Cindy Ryu have now registered their newly announced candidacies with the State public disclosure commission.  This means that reports of their fundraising and campaign expenditures now appear on the PDC web site.

Filing with the PDC is required for any candidate to raise or spend money for a political campaign.

Formal filing for a place on the ballot is scheduled for June 7-11.

The latest PDC reports still list Chase as a candidate for the House seat she has held for nine years and State Sen. Darlene Fairley as a candidate for the senate seat she has held for 16 years, but now, they also list Chase as a candidate for the 32nd District senate seat and Ryu as a candidate for Chase’s House seat.

Neither Chase nor Ryu has yet reported raising or spending any money for this year’s campaign.

Fairley announced April 22 that she would not be a candidate for a fifth four-year term. Then, April 26, Chase announced her candidacy for the senate seat. Finally, Ryu announced Monday that she would be a candidate for the House seat.

Chase comes to the Senate race after nine years in the House, Chase was appointed to the House in 2001 and elected in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.

Ryu’s background is in Shoreline City politics. After losing a challenge to then-Councilman Rich Gustafson in 2003, she won a seat on the Council in 2005. She presided over the Council as mayor in 2008 and 2009 before losing her bid for a second term on the Council to now-Councilwoman Shari Tracey in the November 2009 election.