BREMERTON – Preliminary election results grant Richard Huddy the District 6 position with the Bremerton City Council, with 71.1 percent of the vote.
“I really want to give our neighborhood a clear voice in the city,” Huddy said in an earlier interview. “I think that’s very important.”
Huddy’s lived in Bremerton since 1999 when he and his wife, Sabrina, bought a fixer-upper on North Montgomery Avenue. He’s the former executive director of CAPRI Heart & Lung Institute.
His interest in running for City Council was first piqued last year when incumbent Roy Runyon was the only councilman not to sign a letter opposing a proposed casino on Callow Avenue.
Huddy thinks a united City Council can speed Bremerton’s growth.
“If you ask me the No. 1 reason why I am running for City Council, it’s because I believe in the potential of Bremerton and I want to accelerate the revitalization of our city and I want to do that through a collaborative approach,” Huddy said.
Huddy’s also focused on economic development. He wants to fill the empty stores on Wheaton Way, Kitsap Way and Callow Avenue. He wants the city to shift from focusing on expenses and start focusing on revenue.
“The place is gonna blossom. It’s on the verge of blossoming right now,” Huddy said. “The opportunities here for the city of Bremerton are fantastic. We don’t have to grasp a lousy economic opportunities.”
Huddy’s opponent, Runyon, received 28.2 percent of the vote.
Other early Bremerton winners include:
- Bremerton City Council District 1: Leslie Daugs, with 97.2 percent of the vote. Daugs ran unopposed.
- Bremerton City Council District 4: Greg Wheeler, with 96 percent of the vote. Wheeler ran unopposed.
- Bremerton School District Director Position 1: Naomi Evans, with 63.9 percent of the vote. Evans ran against Sheila Collins, who received 34.7 percent of the vote.
- Bremerton School District Director Position 2: J. David Rubie, with 97.8 percent of the vote. Rubie ran unopposed.
- Bremerton School District Director Position 3: Jonee Dubos, with 56.6 percent of the vote. Dubos ran against Tony Stephens, who received 42.3 percent of the vote.
These results are preliminary, and are subject to change. For up-to-date election results, visit www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections.htm.
This article contains contributions from earlier articles written by Peter O’Cain.
