King County Elections, Bob Kettle

Bob has a bachelor's degree from Boston University and a master's degree from Georgetown University, and a master's degree from the University of Washington. He also graduated from the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College. He lives with his wife, Sarah, and their family in Queen Anne.

Bob is a stay-at-home dad. He used to be an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy.

Bob Kettle's campaign for city council is his first entry into politics.

As of October 17, 2023, Bob Kettle’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Opposes homeless encampments and said, "City Council has enabled open drug use and drug dealing in our neighborhoods including downtown."

Supports converting unused office space downtown into housing.

- Opposes homeless encampments and said, "City Council has enabled open drug use and drug dealing in our neighborhoods including downtown." 
- Opposes rent control. 
- Supports converting unused office space downtown into housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Environment

Supports more mental health hospital capacity and addiction treatment centers.

- Supports more mental health hospital capacity and addiction treatment centers.

Public Services

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Supports more funding for the police, including recruitment, training, and hiring non-police first responders.

Said, "[t]he Council's pledge to defund [the police department] by 50% was irresponsible and undercut our public safety and our ability to implement reform."

Supports efforts to remove graffiti downtown.

Wants to increase the police department's hiring to 1,400 officers.

Supports prosecuting individuals to public drug use.

- Supports more funding for the police, including recruitment, training, and hiring non-police first responders. 
- Said, "[t]he Council's pledge to defund [the police department] by 50% was irresponsible and undercut our public safety and our ability to implement reform." 
- Supports efforts to remove graffiti downtown. 
- Wants to increase the police department's hiring to 1,400 officers. 
- Supports prosecuting individuals to public drug use.

Public Safety

Bob Kettle

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy, including passing legislation about the police, fire department, parks, libraries, electricity, water, solid waste, and drainage utilities. 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members serve four year terms, and elections are nonpartisan. City council members are either elected to represent specific districts or are elected at-large, meaning that they represent the entire city. 