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Original Article: King County Executive candidates debate on KING 5

SEATTLE – King County Executive candidates Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchison answered questions from the media, citizens and each other at a debate at the KING 5 studios Tuesday afternoon.

Topics ranged from Light Rail and potential Green River flooding to the budget and partisan politics.

Questions were asked by KING 5’s Dennis Bounds, who served as moderator, KING 5’s Chris Daniels, Bob Young of The Seattle Times and Enumclaw resident Charles Bender.

A recent KING 5 News poll shows Hutchison has a five point lead on Constantine, but 11 percent of voters remain undecided.

Below is the complete debate, broken up into each question:

Opening statements

Why shouldn’t your opponent be executive?

The budget

County worker health care

Green River flooding

Partisan ties and divisive politics

Sheriff unions and jail operations

Property rights

Constantine questions Hutchison

Hutchison questions Constantine

Human Services tax levy

Light Rail

Metro Transit fares

Parks plan B

Closing statements

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