Letter To The Editor: Rosemary Quesenberry

To All This May Concern:

Attached are three incidents involving Renton City Council Candidate Ed Prince. Each incident stands alone on its' own. The series establishes a pattern of personal irresponsibility, lack of integrity, as well as poor judgement, characteristics unbecoming to a city council member. There are other incidents but I felt that these three were enough representation at this time. Each of these incidents involved long periods of time, giving Ed Prince the opportunity to address and remedy the situation.

The first incident, I refer to as the "default" incident. It involves his luxury condominium which was annexed into the City of Renton in or around 2009. The debt is the largest of the three incidents involving a sum of over $207,000.00.

The second incident, I refer to as the "employment fraud" incident. That circumstance involves a judgement in an amount over $14,000.00. "The aggregate amount of this warrant as docketed is a lien upon the title to and interest in all real and personal property of the individual, the same as a judgement in a civil case duly docketed in the office of such a clerk, and is sufficient to support the issuance of writs of garnishment in favor of the state, the same as a judgement wholly or partially unsatisfied." It APPEARS that once Ed Prince realized that the condominium was to be attached potentially, he failed to make payments to the condominium, resulting in the default of incident #1.

The third incident, I refer to the "Bank of America" incident. Although it is the smallest of the incidents represented here in monetary terms, the written letter from Ed Prince is telling. In my opinion it reveals his true character. Ed Prince begins my admitting that he owes the debt, makes a series of excuses and then finishes with threats against the firm representing the debt holder. It is a must read!

Ed Prince is endorsed by numbers unions and politicians. Endorsements can be made because one actually knows the person well, has worked with the individual, and/or they just hang out together. Endorsements can be make because rich and powerful people influence the endorsement process, encouraging others to participate in endorsing the candidate. Often once a candidate obtains an influential endorsement, others will follow suit with disregard of the candidates qualifications or history. Endorsements can be a dangerous thing. Endorsements may reflect the character of the individual, or not.

Rosemary Quesenberry