The Municipal League of King County has released its non-partisan evaluations of 122 legislative, judicial and local candidates. The full list of ratings is available online at www.munileague.org.

For contested races affecting Redmond, candidate ratings include the following:

• Legislative District 45, State Rep. Pos. 1: Roger Goodman, Very Good; Kevin Haistings, Good

• Legislative District 45, State Rep. Pos. 2: Larry Springer, Outstanding; Mark Isaacs, Not Qualified

• Legislative District 45, State Senator: Eric Oemig, Very Good; Andy Hill, Good

• Legislative District 48, State Rep. Pos. 1: Diane Tebelius, Very Good; Ross Hunter, Very Good

• Legislative District 48, State Rep. Pos. 2: Philip L. Wilson, Not Qualified; Deb Eddy, Very Good

• Legislative District 48, State Senator: Rodney Tom, Outstanding; Gregg Bennett, Good

To determine candidate ratings, volunteers through King County have joined the Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Committees to study the public record, review candidate questionnaires, speak with references and conduct interviews with candidates. Committee members then rate each candidate on four criteria: Involvement, Character, Effectiveness and Knowledge.

The possible ratings are Outstanding, Very Good, Good, Adequate, Not Qualified and Insufficient Information to Rate.

The non-partisan ratings process is similar to a job interview and investigates each candidate’s potential to be effective in the office he or she seeks and to beneficially serve the community.

Political affiliations or stances on particular issues are not considered during the League rating process.

The Municipal League attempted to contact every candidate in a contested race. Candidates were rated even if they declined to participate.

“Our people and process are what makes these ratings such important tools for voters,” said Matthew Stubbs, the Muni League’s Candidate Evaluation Committee chair. “Committee volunteers commit to a nonpartisan assessment process that has been developed and refined by the League for the past 100 years. We use that same process with each candidate we evaluate, to make sure League ratings are fair and consistent.”