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Douglass B. Sutherland (born 1937), is an American politician who served as 14th commissioner of public lands of the state of Washington from 2001 to 2009. Sutherland was first elected to this statewide position in 2000, when he defeated former Governor Mike Lowry. He was re-elected in 2004, defeating challenger Mike Cooper. In 2008, Sutherland ran for a third term, but lost to Peter J. Goldmark, a rancher from Eastern Washington. He was mayor of Tacoma from 1982 to 1989.
Sutherland spent eleven working at Boeing. In 1971, Sutherland purchased the Tacoma Tent and Awning Company, building it from four to thirty-four employees over the next two decades. Having seen the impact government can have on small businesses and families, Sutherland became involved in local politics.[1][2]
From 1980 to 1981, Sutherland served as a member of the Tacoma City Council. After two years on the council, he was elected mayor of Tacoma, where he served from 1982 to 1989. As mayor, he completed the nation's first environmental community assessment with then-United States Environmental Protection Agency director William Ruckelshaus. He also served as the chair of the Puget Sound Air Quality Authority. During that time the PSAQA led Pierce, King, Snohomish and Kitsap counties into compliance with the Clean Air Act's new standards.
From 1989 to 1992, Sutherland served as the first City Manager of SeaTac, Washington. He was responsible for the creation, staffing and development of municipal services for the newly formed city. He helped lead SeaTac through pre-incorporation operations to its establishment as a fully functioning city in February 1990.
In 1992, Sutherland was elected Pierce County Executive, a position he held until his election in 2000 as Commissioner of Public Lands. As Pierce County Executive, he joined his Democratic counterparts in King and Snohomish counties to create the Tri-County Salmon Taskforce, addressing the cleanup of Puget Sound and finding ways to improve salmon habitat.[3]
In 2005, he was investigated for sexual harassment because of inappropriate touching and commenting to a younger female employee (who later resigned from the position).[4][5][6] Sutherland issued a formal apology to the employee. No further action was requested.[7]
Sutherland's 2008 re-election campaign has been funded by contributions from a variety of sources. As of November 3, 2008 his campaign had received $571,716.62 from cash contributions[8] and $602,131.08 from independent funding.[8] The majority of the independent funding ($573,000) was provided from the Committee for Balanced Stewardship.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The Committee for Balanced Stewardship is predominately funded by logging and mining companies.[8] Major contributors include $100,000 from Weyerhaeuser; $75,000 from Rayonier; $50,000 from Glacier Northwest (the company currently strip mining and shipping from the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve);[17] and $25,000 from Sierra Pacific.[8] Some of the cash and in-kind contributions directly to Doug Sutherland's campaign are also associated with Taylor Shellfish (a company under investigation for illegally harvesting geoduck on DNR managed public state tidelands).[18]
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2019 Douglass B Sutherland born 1937 is an American politician who served as 14th commissioner of public lands of the state of Washington from 2001 to 2009 Sutherland was first elected to this statewide position in 2000 when he defeated former Governor Mike Lowry He was re elected in 2004 defeating challenger Mike Cooper In 2008 Sutherland ran for a third term but lost to Peter J Goldmark a rancher from Eastern Washington He was mayor of Tacoma from 1982 to 1989 Doug Sutherland14th Washington State Commissioner of Public LandsIn office January 10 2001 January 14 2009GovernorGary LockeChristine GregoirePreceded byJennifer BelcherSucceeded byPeter J Goldmark3rd Pierce County ExecutiveIn office January 1 1993 January 1 2001Preceded byJoe StortiniSucceeded byJohn LadenburgPersonal detailsBorn1937 age 85 86 Montana U S Political partyRepublicanEducationCentral Washington University BA Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Controversy 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education EditBorn in Montana in 1937 Sutherland moved to Spokane Washington as a child His father was a union plasterer As a student at Central Washington University Sutherland spent his summers fighting wildfires in the forests of Northern California and Oregon as a smokejumper Sutherland graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history Career EditSutherland spent eleven working at Boeing In 1971 Sutherland purchased the Tacoma Tent and Awning Company building it from four to thirty four employees over the next two decades Having seen the impact government can have on small businesses and families Sutherland became involved in local politics 1 2 From 1980 to 1981 Sutherland served as a member of the Tacoma City Council After two years on the council he was elected mayor of Tacoma where he served from 1982 to 1989 As mayor he completed the nation s first environmental community assessment with then United States Environmental Protection Agency director William Ruckelshaus He also served as the chair of the Puget Sound Air Quality Authority During that time the PSAQA led Pierce King Snohomish and Kitsap counties into compliance with the Clean Air Act s new standards From 1989 to 1992 Sutherland served as the first City Manager of SeaTac Washington He was responsible for the creation staffing and development of municipal services for the newly formed city He helped lead SeaTac through pre incorporation operations to its establishment as a fully functioning city in February 1990 In 1992 Sutherland was elected Pierce County Executive a position he held until his election in 2000 as Commissioner of Public Lands As Pierce County Executive he joined his Democratic counterparts in King and Snohomish counties to create the Tri County Salmon Taskforce addressing the cleanup of Puget Sound and finding ways to improve salmon habitat 3 Sutherland became Washington Commissioner of Public Lands in 2000 and was re elected in 2004 Controversy Edit In 2005 he was investigated for sexual harassment because of inappropriate touching and commenting to a younger female employee who later resigned from the position 4 5 6 Sutherland issued a formal apology to the employee No further action was requested 7 Sutherland s 2008 re election campaign has been funded by contributions from a variety of sources As of November 3 2008 his campaign had received 571 716 62 from cash contributions 8 and 602 131 08 from independent funding 8 The majority of the independent funding 573 000 was provided from the Committee for Balanced Stewardship 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The Committee for Balanced Stewardship is predominately funded by logging and mining companies 8 Major contributors include 100 000 from Weyerhaeuser 75 000 from Rayonier 50 000 from Glacier Northwest the company currently strip mining and shipping from the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve 17 and 25 000 from Sierra Pacific 8 Some of the cash and in kind contributions directly to Doug Sutherland s campaign are also associated with Taylor Shellfish a company under investigation for illegally harvesting geoduck on DNR managed public state tidelands 18 References Edit Re Elect Doug Sutherland Archived from the original on 2008 07 23 Retrieved 2008 07 21 Custom Tents Awnings Tarps Seattle Tacoma tacomatent com Doug Sutherland Archived from the original on 2008 07 20 Retrieved 2008 07 21 Cornwall Warren July 16 2008 Washington public lands commissioner apologized after complaint by employee The Seattle Times Archived from the original on 2008 10 16 Barnett Erica C Written Off The Stranger Retrieved 2019 08 06 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2008 10 31 Retrieved 2008 10 29 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Sutherland harassment case doesn t rise to outrage level Opinion the News Tribune Archived from the original on 2013 02 04 Retrieved 2008 07 21 a b c d PDC 5 October 1999 Archived from the original on 5 October 1999 Disclosure Commission Report Archived from the original on 2016 01 19 Retrieved 2019 05 03 Disclosure Commission Report Archived from the original on 2016 01 19 Retrieved 2019 05 03 Young Kristen Millares October 27 2008 Sharp differences split candidates for lands commissioner Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved October 18 2008 Warren Cornwall October 17 2008 Lands commissioner candidate Peter Goldmark files ethics complaint SeattleTimes Archived from the original on May 24 2011 Retrieved October 17 2008 Joel Connelly Big Timber Big Bucks Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved September 10 2008 Bob Young September 3 2008 Natural resources divides donors in state race SeattleTimes Archived from the original on September 6 2008 Retrieved September 3 2008 Josh Feit 12 September 2008 Weyerhaeuser and Glacier Northwest Give 150 000 to Stop Peter Goldmark HorsesAss Org Timber Interests Plan Last Minute Half Million Dollar Blitz Against Peter Goldmark Archived 2008 09 19 at the Wayback Machine Aimee Curl Maury Island Glacier Fray Back as Election Issue Seattle Weekly Retrieved June 3 2008 Robert McClure 1 3 million geoduck fine DNR says shellfish grower trespassed on tidelands clams profits Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved October 31 2008 dead link External links Edithttps web archive org web 20080630094943 http www dougsutherland org Sutherland s campaign website https web archive org web 20080915115622 http www dnr wa gov Pages default aspx Washington State DNR website http www horsesass org p 5191 Article regarding Sutherland s sexual harassment of female employee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doug Sutherland American politician amp oldid 1112790266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
