MONTESANO — Vini Samuel, an attorney and former chairwoman of the Grays Harbor Democrats, has announced that she will run for mayor of Montesano. Samuel served on the City Council for eight years.
Official filing week is in May, but Samuel has already filed paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission to start a campaign. The primary election is in August and the General Election is in November.
Incumbent Mayor Ken Estes is in his first term.
“The citizens of Montesano need better,” said Samuel. “There’s no reason to have TV trucks from Seattle camped outside our city hall, or to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on bickering and lawsuits,” she said, apparently in reference to allegations from a former council member who is deaf and has said city officials didn’t do what was necessary for her to take part in meetings.
“It doesn’t have to be this way,” Samuel said. “We need to rebuild the trust between city employees, management and city council and with the public. Let’s get back to business and get things done for the good people of our town.”
“We live in a great little town, and by working together, we can make it even better for our families and local businesses,” Samuel said. “Business owners and citizens are right to want stability in our government and better infrastructure. We can do a better job of filling up vacant storefronts and encouraging people to start new businesses. But it takes creativity and a willingness to work with others.”
Samuel is on Western Washington University’s Alumni Board, member at the Montesano Church of God an an Aberdeen Rotarian. She owns her own law practice downtown, a block near Montesano City Hall, and lives in Montesano with her husband and son.
The chairwoman of her election committee is Candi Bachtell.
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