Creighton kicks off re-election campaign for Port

Published 3:43 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton has announced that he will officially seek re-election.

Creighton grew up on the Eastside and graduated from Bellevue’s Interlake High School. He now lives in Seattle.

Creighton, an attorney by training, was elected on platform of balancing formerly competing interests of environmental stewardship and expanding cargo and passenger capacity at the seaport and airports.

Creighton points to progress on air quality and climate change initiatives, investments in Puget Sound cleanup, and expansion of Port facilities to improve freight and air travel as steps forward.

“First and foremost, we have to remain competitive so we can continue providing more than 70,000 direct jobs in our hard-hit economy,” said Creighton. “In the years ahead we can build on our progress, and I want to continue the work we have started.”