Roy Runyon, who represents District 6 on the Bremerton City Council, said he was shocked
to discover his wife, Kim Faulkner, had filed to run for his seat in the August primary.
Roy Runyon, the incumbent, is running against Kim Faulkner, to whom he has been married for 12 years.
Here is their conversation with NBC's KING's Dan Cassuto
"I just sat down and said, 'I think the City of Bremerton for District 6 needs more qualified people to run for office and i'm going to put my name in the hat,'" Faulkner said.
Faulkner said she gives her husband an "A-" for his work on the council.
"I feel Bremerton has a lot more we need to do," she said. "He's very straightforward with his approach. Maybe a softer approach would be better."
"I feel I'd be the better candidate," Faulkner said.
Richard Huddy, who filed for candidacy a day before the married couple, said he initially wondered whether Faulkner's candidacy was an attempt to knock him out of the race.
"She and I are in agreement that there is a better candidate than the incumbent," Huddy said. "Regardless of what her motivation is for filing, I'm going to be very interested to see where we differ on the issues."
