Biographical Information
I have lived in the state of Washington my entire life, growing up in the suburbs of Seattle. As a teenager I was fortunate enough to have achieved the highest ranking in Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout and two years later graduated from Renton High School. Shortly after High School, at age 20, I was hired on at the Boeing Company and am now on my 19th year with the company. Having been an auditor at the Boeing Company for several years and managing the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Internal Audit Organizations for 2 years, I understand the need for independent audit organization. It is my goal to bring to this office a truly independent leader, one we have not had for almost two decades.
As a working adult I eventually went to college and obtained a degree in Organizational Management from Northwest College (now University). I have been married for seventeen wonderful years, have two teenage children and currently reside in Kent. My family attends Kent Covenant Church where we are members and I have served as an usher for twelve years. I love to go camping with my family, golfing and watching movies.
I believe being active in your community is a necessity. I have always been active in my community, whether it was coaching youth baseball, soccer and basketball, volunteering as a PTA officer at my children's school, participating on the Kent School District's Citizens Budget Review Board, assisting the homeless through the Union Gospel Mission, running bingo at a senior citizen's home or participating in Relay for Life events for breast cancer awareness. The foundation of a healthy state starts in the communities. It is up to us, we the people, to set the example for our government, not the other way around. It takes average citizens to get involved in the way government is run and controlled.
Thank you,
Glenn Freeman
Voter's Statement
With the incumbent in office since 1993, it's time for a fresh set of eyes to examine how government fulfills its duties to serve the public. The office of Auditor especially is one where there should be no risk of long incumbency leading to "comfort zones" in the office itself or agencies examined. This is especially the case in partisan elections.
As your Auditor, I will work to make the office non-partisan. As it stands, there is always the potential for doubt or suspicion when the very government agencies or programs the Auditor is examining were put in place by the Auditor's own party. Until that change can come about, I will bring no bias, politics, or special interests to the position, just an ability to be a truly independent Auditor.
Performance audits are very effective if they are searching and thorough. To accomplish this I would put failure markers in place. If an audit showed that a failure marker (threshold) had been reached, then a recommendation of abolishment of an entire program would not be out of the question. I believe taxpayers deserve nothing less.
It's time for new ideas and fresh eyes on government.
Endorsements
"Glenn and I have discussed issues in the state auditor race, and I am pleased to support a candidate who really likes performance audits. This will save us all money, as will making this a non-partisan office." - Linde Knighton, Seattle
"I am a Certified Quality Auditor through the American Society for Quality and a volunteer firefighter/EMT for King County Fire District 44. I would like to take this opportunity to endorse Glenn Freeman for state auditor. Based on my experience working with Glenn as an auditor, he represented the highest level of integrity and ethical behavior. His non-biased methodology exemplifies the behaviors required for evaluating large Organizations/Companies. As a fire fighter/EMT, I am required to maintain high ethical and moral standards. Glenn has maintained these exemplary traits at all times during my years of working/knowing him." - Dan Jackson, Lake Tapps