Spokane City Council, northwest council district

His words: "I want to make Spokane a competitive market for people to come here and do business. We already struggle, in some ways, with our Washington state laws. We don't need to make it worse, by making poor decisions at the city level." 

His pitch: Burrow says his work in workforce development, including serving on the Washington State Workforce Education Council, will bring lacking leadership on job growth to the Spokane City Council. Burrow, a longtime resident of the West Central neighborhood, said the city has been pursuing policies that hinder, don't help, business recruitment, and specifically criticized the leadership on the City Council for failing to do more to promote job growth. Burrow also said the council needs to focus on issues within the scope of its authority, and not just eliminate wasteful spending but also time spent on issues larger than the elected office, such as coal and oil trains.

Work experience: Project manager with the firm Nuvodia, a tech services company, currently contracted for work with Avista Corp. Previously worked for Air Washington, a consortium of the state's technical and community colleges to promote workforce education, and started the consulting firm Burrow Solutions in 2009 to provide project management on a contractual basis.

Political experience: First run for elected office. Previous stints with Innovate Washington’s Aviation Biofuels Workgroup and Legislative Advisory Subcommittee, the Washington State Aerospace Curriculum Alignment Team and the Washington State Workforce Education Council.

Education: Graduate from North Central High School in 1997. Earned bachelor's degrees in finance and economics from Eastern Washington University. Studied toward a master's in business administration from EWU.

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Neighborhood: West Central

His words: "I just feel, right now, we've got a city council that all seems to vote one way. When one person says something,  everybody else just follows the lead. It doesn't seem like they try to look at other solutions, they just go after one thing and everyone votes the same exact way with the exception of Mike Fagan … I want to represent our district up here, and bring what it is the people want." 

His pitch: City Hall is not doing enough to recruit and help out small businesses, like the pizzeria and brewery Howes started with his wife in 2008 in the Indian Trial neighborhood, he said. Rather than impose additional taxes to pay for things like street repair and new police officers, Howes said the city should make it easier for small businesses to thrive in town, including abandoning projects like the road diet that will be built on a stretch of North Monroe street. Howes said he'll also pursue more stringent advertising rules for marijuana businesses.

Work experience: Co-owner of Adelo's Pizza, Pasta and Pints. Former credit analyst with Washington Trust Bank.

Education: Graduated from Shadle High School in 1988. Earned a degree in business from Eastern Washington University. 

Political experience: First run for public office. 

Family: Married. Two children, one from a previous marriage. 

Neighborhood: Indian Trail