Ava Frisinger will begin her fourth term as the Mayor of Issaquah in November of this year.

At the close of the King County Candidate Filing period on June 5, Frisinger was the sole candidate for the position of mayor. Frisinger said it was the first time she had run for mayor unopposed.

Incumbent Eileen Barber will also run unopposed, for position 3.

Mark Mullet will become the first resident of the Issaquah Highlands to take a seat on the city council. Mullet was the only candidate to nominate for position number 1, which will be left vacant by incumbent John Rittenhouse come November.

Rittenhouse decided over the weekend that he would not seek reelection.

“I spent a lot of time over this decision,” he said. “There have been a few things I have wanted to do over the past year or so, to do with work and family, that I have had to put off.”

Candidate Joan Probala will take on incumbent Maureen McCarry for position No. 5. And it will be a three horse race for position No.7, with candidates Tola Marts and Nathan Perea challenging incumbent David Kappler.

Good news in Sammamish for those who love a political contest, with all four council positions up for grabs this electoral cycle to be contested.

Second-time candidate John James will compete against planning commission member Erica Tiliacos for Kathy Huckabay’s position No. 1.

John Curley will go up against the current Chair of the City of Sammamish Planning Commission Tom Vance, after the incumbent Fellinge announced very early on that he would not seek reelection.

Michael Rutt will compete against incumbent and current Mayor of Sammamish Don Gerend for position No. 5.

Incumbent Jack Barry will face the challenge of former Boeing executive Tom Odell for position No. 7.