Covington City Council races begin to take shape

The candidate blanks are filling in on the Covington City Council November election ballot

The candidate blanks are filling in on the Covington City Council November election ballot.

Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Wagner has filed with the Public Disclosure Commission for Position No. 7.

Sean Smith has signed up to run for Position No. 5

Monday, Marlla Mhoon announced she will be seeking another term for her seat, Position No. 1

Mhoon was appointed to the council in 2005 and was elected in 2006.

She was a teacher with the Tahoma School District for 25 years before retiring in 2010.

Currently she is vice chair of the Sound Cities Association Public Issues Committee. She serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board, King County Flood Control District Advisory Committee and is co-chair of the Water Resource Area 9 (Green/Duwamish) management committee WRIA 9 Ecosystem Forum.

Mhoon was appointed by King County Councilman Reagan Dunn and King County Executive Dow Constantine to represent Chinook Salmon recovery efforts for the Green-Duwamish River.

Smith was appointed to the council following the resignation of Wayne Snoey Dec. 31 for health reasons.

Smith served on the Planning Commission and the Budget and Priorities Advisory Commission. He was awarded as the 2010 Commissioner of the Year.

He and his wife moved to the area in 2005 from San Francisco. Smith has been an art docent and a volunteer science coordinator at Covington Elementary.

Wagner is a long-time Covington businessman who was elected to the council in 2004.

He is co-chair of the Covington Economic Development Council and the Growth Management Planning Council for Sound Cities Association.

Wagner has worked on youth activities and parks on the council along with economic development and transportation issues.

In 1993 he was voted Kiwanian of the Year.