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'''Susan Hutchison''' (born March 24, 1954) is a former [[television]] news anchor for KIRO-TV ([[CBS]]) in [[Seattle]], Washington, where she received five [[Emmy]] awards for producing, [[writing]], and reporting [[news]] and [[documentary|documentaries]]. Hutchison has served the Puget Sound region as a trusted broadcaster and the community for more than 25 years. She is the Executive Director of the ''Charles Simonyi Fund'' for Arts and Sciences, a philanthropic foundation based in Seattle that provides grants to the [[art|arts]], [[science]] and [[education]] programs.<ref>[http://www.susanhutchison.com/susan-s-bio/ Susan's Bio], SusanHutchison.com</ref> Hutchison is married to her husband Andy, a [[Boeing]] [[executive]] and retired [[Marine Corps]] Reserve [[Colonel]], and they live in Seattle where their two [[son|sons]] have grown up attending [[public schools]].

'''Susan Hutchison''' (born March 24, 1954) is a former [[television]] news anchor for KIRO-TV ([[CBS]]) in [[Seattle]], Washington, where she received five [[Emmy]] awards for producing, [[writing]], and reporting [[news]] and [[documentary|documentaries]]. Hutchison is the Executive Director of the ''Charles Simonyi Fund'' for Arts and Sciences, a philanthropic foundation based in Seattle that provides grants to the [[art|arts]], [[science]] and [[education]] programs.<ref>[http://www.susanhutchison.com/susan-s-bio/ Susan's Bio], SusanHutchison.com</ref> She has served the Puget Sound region as a trusted broadcaster and as a community activist for more than 25 years. Susan Hutchison is married to her husband Andy, a [[Boeing]] [[executive]] and retired [[Marine Corps]] Reserve [[Colonel]], and they live in Seattle where their two [[son|sons]] have grown up attending [[public schools]].

== Career and volunteer work ==

== Leadership and volunteer work ==

Susan Hutchison is the Executive Director of the ''Charles Simonyi Fund'' for Arts and Sciences, where she has directed operations of the $100 million international foundation since 2003.<ref name=PRN>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/PRNewswire/release/138194.html Susan Hutchison to Run for King County Executive], Entrepreneur.com, ''PRNewswire'', April 8, 2009.</ref> The foundation's local partners include the Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Public [[Library]], Seattle Symphony, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Flight, Bellevue Arts Museum, Medical Teams International, Issaquah Village Theater, Seattle Opera, and Seattle Children's [[Hospital]]. Hutchison volunteers on the boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in [[Washington D.C.]], Seattle Art Museum, and Young Life International and recently served as chair of the Seattle Symphony. She has been on the boards of Seattle Children's Hospital, and the Salvation Army and has been a spokesperson for American Leprosy Mission, Job Corps, and March of Dimes. She is also a former union member, and has said she is not afraid to work with the unions and seek to open their contracts.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2010079882_edit18exec.html The Times recommends Susan Hutchison for King County executive], ''The Seattle Times'', October 16, 2009.</ref>  

Susan Hutchison is the Executive Director of the ''Charles Simonyi Fund'' for Arts and Sciences, where she has directed operations of the $100 million international foundation since 2003.<ref name=PRN>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/PRNewswire/release/138194.html Susan Hutchison to Run for King County Executive], Entrepreneur.com, ''PRNewswire'', April 8, 2009.</ref> The foundation's local partners include the Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Public [[Library]], Seattle Symphony, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Flight, Bellevue Arts Museum, Medical Teams International, Issaquah Village Theater, Seattle Opera, and Seattle Children's [[Hospital]]. Hutchison volunteers on the boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in [[Washington D.C.]], Seattle Art Museum, and Young Life International and recently served as chair of the Seattle Symphony. She has been on the boards of Seattle Children's Hospital, and the Salvation Army and has been a spokesperson for American Leprosy Mission, Job Corps, and March of Dimes. She is also a former union member, and has said she is not afraid to work with the unions and seek to open their contracts.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2010079882_edit18exec.html The Times recommends Susan Hutchison for King County executive], ''The Seattle Times'', October 16, 2009.</ref>  

In 2005, Hutchison served on the King County Elections Task Force after being appointed by King County Executive Ron Sims. There, she and other civic leaders collaborated in advocating 10 critical reforms in the way King County conducts elections.<ref name=PRN/> In 2008, she joined both [[Democrat]] Booth Gardner and [[Republican]] Dan Evans in successfully advocating for the initiative to make King County offices [[bipartisan|nonpartisan]]. After a long career in the private sector, and as a [[leader]] for some of the region's most effective nonprofit organizations, Susan Hutchison is a political outsider to Seattle county government with conservative ideas of how to tackle Seattle's current budget problems.

In 2005, Hutchison served on the King County Elections Task Force after being appointed by King County Executive Ron Sims. There, she and other civic leaders collaborated in advocating 10 critical reforms in the way King County conducts elections.<ref name=PRN/>  

 

In 2008, she joined both [[Democrat]] Booth Gardner and [[Republican]] Dan Evans in successfully advocating for the initiative to make King County offices [[bipartisan|nonpartisan]]. After a long career in the private sector, and as a [[leader]] for some of the region's most effective nonprofit organizations, Susan Hutchison is a political outsider to Seattle county government with [[conservative]] ideas of how to tackle Seattle's current budget problems.

In April, 2009, Susan Hutchison emphasized the need for fresh ideas in county [[government]]:  

In April, 2009, Susan Hutchison emphasized the need for fresh ideas in county [[government]]:  

{{Cquote|With hundreds of millions in projected deficits and critical services on the chopping block, our county's financial house is in disorder. We need a new direction in King County, with new leadership that does not believe the answer to every problem is a new fee or a higher tax.<ref name=PRN/>}}

{{Cquote|With hundreds of millions in projected deficits and critical services on the chopping block, our county's financial house is in disorder. We need a new direction in King County, with new leadership that does not believe the answer to every problem is a new fee or a higher tax.<ref name=PRN/>}}

== Political issues ==

== Political priorities ==

Hutchison will require that each of her departments report back in three-month intervals to the auditor and the council on how her recommendations were implemented or improved upon. She will work with the State Auditor to create protocols that all departments must follow to ensure they are capable of complying with audit investigations in a cooperative and [[transparent]] manner. And has also stated that she will work to expand Seattle's County Auditor’s performance audit resources and authority, to help guarantee that [[tax]] dollars are spent prudently and effectively.<ref>[http://www.susanhutchison.com/issues/ Issues], SusanHutchison.com</ref>

Hutchison will require that each of her departments report back in three-month intervals to the auditor and the council on how her recommendations were implemented or improved upon. She will work with the State Auditor to create protocols that all departments must follow to ensure they are capable of complying with audit investigations in a cooperative and [[transparent]] manner. And has also stated that she will work to expand Seattle's County Auditor’s performance audit resources and authority, to help guarantee that [[tax]] dollars are spent prudently and effectively.<ref>[http://www.susanhutchison.com/issues/ Issues], SusanHutchison.com</ref>

{{Cquote|If elected, Hutchison said, she would make sure the county cooperates with state audits and would give the county auditor more money for performance audits. She reiterated her intention to deal with operating budget shortfalls by renegotiating employee labor accords and slimming the 30-employee executive's office.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009409619_execrace02m0.html Rivals show up at Hutchison news conference], ''The Seattle Times'', July 2, 2009.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|If elected, Hutchison said, she would make sure the county cooperates with state audits and would give the county auditor more money for performance audits. She reiterated her intention to deal with operating budget shortfalls by renegotiating employee labor accords and slimming the 30-employee executive's office.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009409619_execrace02m0.html Rivals show up at Hutchison news conference], ''The Seattle Times'', July 2, 2009.</ref>}}

Susan's top priorities are budget reform, improving jobs and the economy, enforcing government accountability and reform, and public safety. Hutchison has also been focused on helping South King County residents before and after flooding.

Susan's top priorities are budget reform, improving jobs and the economy, enforcing government accountability and reform, and public safety. Hutchison has also been focused on helping South King County residents before and after flooding. Moreover, Jim Hill, the alliance chairman and vice president at Kemper Development, mentioned this about Hutchison in the ''Seattle Times'' newspaper:

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