Is Dow Constantine becoming Sound Transit CEO a conflict of interest?

The Sound Transit Board Executive Committee revealed outgoing King County Executive Dow Constantine is the agency's "preferred candidate" for CEO.

Constantine's term as county executive ends January 1, 2026. He beat out approximately 60 other candidates, including four who were chief executives of other U.S. transit agencies, to become the board's premier choice to run Sound Transit.

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