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Mayor Ralph Shape

SeaTac City Councilmember Ralph Shape

Council Position #5
Term: January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011

City Hall Phone: 206.973.4800
City Hall Mailing Address: 4800 South 188th Street, SeaTac, WA 98188-8605
City Hall Fax: 206.973.4819
Home Phone: 206.592.8270
Home Email: 
rshape@ci.seatac.wa.us


PROFESSION:

  • Pilot: US Air Force - 8 years; Pan Am - 25 years; Delta Air Lines -10 years

CIVIC:   
      City of SeaTac

  • Mayor (January 2008 – present)
  • SeaTac City Councilmember (November 2003 - present)
  • Deputy Mayor (January 2006 - December 2007)
  • Volunteer at North SeaTac Community Center
  • Administration & Finance (A&F) Committee Member and past Chair
  • Land Use & Parks (LUP) Committee Member
  • King County Regional Transit Committee (Caucus Chair)
  • Suburban Cities Public Issues Committee
  • Joint Advisory Committee Member
  • King County Regional Policy Committee

 

     Other Associations

  • Angle Lake Manor Homes Association - President, 4 years
  • Magic Lantern Society of the US & Canada - President, 4 years
  • Cascade Treasure Club - Treasurer
  • Federation of Metal Detecting Clubs - Treasurer
  • Union member for 40 years
  • ITPWA President

 

PERSONAL:   

  • Born and raised in Seattle
  • SeaTac resident since 1990
  • Wife - Judie.  Married 49 years
  • Two Children: Marty and Lori
  • Two Grandchildren: Stefany and David

EDUCATION:

  • University of Washington Graduate (BS - Physics)
  • US Air Force: Pilot Training School, Squadron Officers School, Survival School, Instructor Pilot School
  • Rockwell - Real Estate School
  • Western Skyways - Lear Jet School
  • King County Sheriff's Citizen Academy

FAVORITE TV PROGRAM:   The Mariners

FAVORITE MOVIE:   Shane

FAVORITE FOOD:   Yugoslavian, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, German, French and American

HERO/IDOL GROWING UP:   Roy Rogers

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I DREAMED OF BEING:   a space explorer

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL:   Geography, history and math

HISTORICAL FIGURE I WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH:   Leonardo da Vinci

THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT BEING A COUNCILMEMBER IS:   An opportunity to try and make positive changes for the City and its residents.

Last Update:  March 12, 2008

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