James Randolph: “Community-first leadership, laying the foundation”
 
Randolph, first elected in 2021, says his initial term focused on securing major grants, expanding transit connectivity, and protecting the city’s environment. According to his campaign, he helped secure over $21 million in regional partnerships and worked to promote parks (including Wood Trails Park and Eastrail) and prevent a regional transfer-station project from coming to Woodinville. 
 
Randolph emphasizes the importance of transit (including bus-to-light-rail connections), housing affordability, and environmental resilience. He states that his next term will focus on completing the infrastructure projects he helped start and on keeping Woodinville a forward-looking, inclusive community. 

The Position 7 seat is one of seven on the Woodinville City Council, which oversees land use, infrastructure investment, park development, and budgeting. With rapid growth, increasing infrastructure needs, and changing housing policies ahead, voters face a clear choice: continue with Randolph’s foundational approach or shift toward Hanson’s “resident-first,” slower-growth plan.