Endorsements for Lake Forest Park City Council
November 4, 2025 General Election
Bryce James for Position 1
Bryce pledges to bring diverse LFP minds together to solve our biggest challenges. He is a big supporter of CORE and the City’s alternative Stride-3 design.
Ashton McCartney for Position 2 - Write-in Candidate!
Ashton McCartney is currently serving as temporary City Council Member. Since both of the other candidates for Position 2 fully support Sound Transit’s plans in LFP, Ashton decided to run as a write in candidate to assure voters had a real option for Position 2. Be sure to WRITE IN ASHTON FOR POSITION 2.
Jon Lebo for Position 3
As an employee of Sound Transit, Jon must recuse himself official City discussions about Sound Transit. Jon serves as the Council liaison to the City’s planning commission.
Tracy Furutani for Position 5
Deputy Mayor Furutani was one of the six out of seven Council Members who signed the City’s letter to Sound Transit with their alternative plan. He cares deeply about our environment and values inclusive decision-making.
Larry Goldman for Position 7
Council Member Goldman also signed the City’s letter presenting an alternative plan for Sound Transit. He committed to making LFP a welcoming, environmentally focused city.
Core supports mass transit, Sound Transit, Sound Transit Light Rail, and Sound Transit Stride projects. CORE does not support Sound Transit's plan to build a dedicated bus lane on the east side of Bothell Way directly through the heart of our Community. To make room for this dedicated bus lane, Sound Transit must cut down as many as 400 trees, the vast majority 4" in diameter and larger, which essentially deforests the major roadway through our Community. Instead, we support Sound Transit using the same design they use on 145th St. between the South Shoreline Light Rail Station and the intersection of Bothell Way. This design uses Transit Q-pass lanes and signalized lights instead of dedicated bus lanes. This design is highly successful in reducing the transit time of busses during the afternoon weekday rush hour commute, which accounts for over 60% of the total time saved for bus riders going from Shoreline to Bothell.