Bellevue Council, Position 6
Vandana Slatter ▼

Vandana Slatter

Amgen medical liaison and Overlake Hospital Foundation board member, 48

Persona
Brings biotech-industry savvy to the city, and reflects its growing foreign-born population.
Big idea
Regular dialogue between the City Council and neighborhood representatives.
Residence
Bridle Trails
Conventional wisdom
Smart and well-connected, but lacks experience on city boards or commissions.
Baggage
Finished 22 percentage points behind opponent Lynne Robinson in spending despite record spending.
Family
Husband, Greg Slatter; one son.

"Bellevue is great, but I'm not sure we've had the vision conversation about where it's going to be in 10 or 20 years." — Vandana Slatter

Primary election results

37.2%

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Vandana Slatter on the issues

Affordable housing

This could mean presenting developers with either incentives or mandates. She asks, "What are the data? How many people in Bellevue are homeless and how do we address it?"

How can the city fund roads to support high-density growth?

If the City Council determines higher taxes are needed to fund capital projects, it must do a better job of communicating with citizens, who are distrustful and "think there is something happening behind the curtain."

Major endorsements

City Councilmembers Jennifer Robertson and Kevin Wallace, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington