I have known Sean P. Kelly for a number of years, and I think it is important that voters learn about who Sean really is.

If you’ve ever been to Maple Valley Days, you might have noticed the guy with the golf cart and the walkie-talkie, who helps lead the team to make this event successful. He is the central hub between the city, the county, the parks department, police and fire departments for the weekend. He shows up before it starts, and he’s one of the last people to leave. That’s Sean P. Kelly

If you’ve ever been to a Maple Valley City Council meeting, you will remember that there are very few citizens who ever show up to watch the proceedings. There’s one guy in the back taking notes, and you can find him there every Monday night in the audience. Even though he doesn’t have to be there, he still stays engaged. That’s Sean P. Kelly.

If you’ve ever attended a National Night Out, your kids may have been able to climb in a SWAT team vehicle, on a bouncy house, or on King County’s Guardian One helicopter (in years where there aren’t budget cuts). In the Glacier Valley neighborhood, over 300 people attended this event. Somebody had to make those requests for the community, coordinate the event and make it all happen. That’s Sean P. Kelly.

Tahoma High School football games, basketball, wrestling, the list goes on; he does it all. Quite simply, when you need to bring people from various backgrounds together and create something remarkable, you call Sean. When you need a detail-oriented person to take care of all the small things, you call Sean.

He won’t ever tell you these things himself, and the titles of “Event Manager” or “Vice President” don’t tell the whole story.

I am wholeheartedly endorsing Sean P. Kelly because I believe he is the best person to represent us on our City Council. I hope you will too.

Ryan Ryals

Maple Valley