Kurt Triplett
| Kurt Triplett | |
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| 7th King County Executive | |
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In office May 8, 2009 – November 24, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Sims |
| Succeeded by | Dow Constantine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cheney, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Heather Triplett |
| Children | Matthew Triplett Daniel Triplett Meredith Triplett |
| Residence | Crown Hill, Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (BA, 1989) Harvard University (MPA, 2003) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | King County Executive |
Kurt Triplett was the seventh King County Executive in Washington, United States and currently serves as the city manager of Kirkland.
After Ron Sims was nominated by Barack Obama to serve as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on February 2, 2009, Sims issued a standing executive order to have his Chief of Staff, Kurt Triplett, fill in for him as King County Executive until the King County Council could choose a replacement. Less than three weeks later, Pete von Reichbauer, a Council member, introduced the idea that Triplett should serve as the interim County Executive in a caretaker role until after the November 2009 election, saying that "as long as [Triplett] commits to not wanting to run for office, then he can focus on the county budget, not the campaign." Sims and then-Council Chairman Dow Constantine agreed the caretaker role should serve a limited term and not stand as a candidate for the November 2009 election.
Sims resigned as King County Executive on May 8, 2009, the day he was sworn in as deputy secretary of HUD, opening the interim replacement candidate evaluation process. A 16-member Blue Ribbon Selection Committee was appointed by the King County Council and co-chaired by former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice and Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke to evaluate four potential candidates: former Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, Triplett, former Council member Louise Miller, and former Council member Steve Hammond. The potential interim Executives were not drawn from the six candidates vying for that office in the August 18, 2009 nonpartisan Executive primary: Dow Constantine, Larry Phillips, Susan Hutchison, Ross Hunter, Fred Jarrett, and Alan Lobdell.
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