Ballestrasse is running on a cut-taxes platform. The poster race of this election has Republican David Irons challenged by his sister Di Irons, who is mounting a write-in campaign. David Irons defeated incumbent Brian Derdowski in the primary. Di Irons, who worked on Derdowski's staff, filed as a write-in candidate against her brother. David Irons is a respected member of the Issaquah School Board who supports growth management policies but favors completing necessary roads and other infrastructure improvements to benefit residents and businesses already in the district.
Irons is seen as a consensus builder.
His experience on the School Board makes him a good choice.