Owner of a small engineering firm, 46
"Fixing roads and transit is my business." — Albert Shen
Would prefer to build affordable housing in outlying areas of the city, where city will be able to build more and get more bang for its buck.
He has concerns about the use of taxpayer money for a proposed Sodo sports arena.
Shen thinks Seattle should focus on environmental battles with "tangible results," like mass transit, instead of coal trains passing through Seattle.
Shen opposes public financing of elections, which is on the ballot as Proposition 1, because he feels it gives incumbents an unfair advantage.
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy, The Seattle Times, King County Labor Council, Seattle Fire Fighters Local 27, state Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
