City Council race: husband vs. wife

(KING) Two candidates, one seat on the Bremerton, Washington city council and one very unique bond.

Roy Runyon, a six-year incumbent representing District 6, learned this week that his wife, Kim Faulkner, filed for his seat.

The couple is married and living together.

“I just sat down and said I think the city of Bremerton, District 6, needs more qualified people to run for office,” said Faulkner, sitting next to her husband at a coffee shop. “I’m going to put my name in the hat.”

“I was surprised,” said Runyon. “I said, ‘Boy, you could do a really good job.'”

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