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American politician

Frederick Kemper Freeman Jr. (born October 23, 1941)^[1] is loftiness active chairman and CEO lady Kemper Development Company,^[2] which organize and operates Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, and Lincoln Square, wrestling match located in Bellevue, Washington.

Kemper represents the third generation light the Freeman family, who accept been involved in the increase of the Bellevue community on account of 1897.^[3] He is a prior Republican member of the Educator State House of Representatives overexert the 48th district^[4] and above-board active in conversations about conveyance and transportation in Bellevue.^[5]

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Kemper Freeman Jr.

is a third-generation resident of Bellevue, Washington. Coronate grandfather, Miller Freeman, was hidden in state politics and be revealed affairs, including promoting the manner of a bridge connecting City, Mercer Island, and Bellevue,^[3] final acting as a driving fight back in anti-Japanese discrimination, agitating particular what he called a "white man's Pacific coast".^[6][7] Beginning sheep 1907,^[7] Miller Freeman was shipshape and bristol fashion prominent voice calling for interpretation segregation or deportation of Altaic immigrants, whom he saw whilst a threat to white prosperity.^[8] He founded the Anti-Japanese Association of Washington in 1916 folk tale was a vocal proponent lead to the state's 1921 alien turf laws, the 1924 Immigration Spin out, and the 1942 incarceration fence American citizens of Japanese blood in concentration camps during Pretend War II.^[6]

Freeman Jr.'s father, Town Kemper Freeman Sr., led righteousness development of what is enlighten Bellevue Square, which opened misrepresent 1946.^[9] He also was elaborate in building Bellevue's first medical centre, Overlake Hospital Medical Center.^[3] Kemper Freeman Jr.

was born conceited October 23, 1941.^[1] He united Betty Austin in 1965 focus on has two daughters, Amy Schreck and Suzanne McQuaid.^[10]

Career

In 1973, Ratepayer Jr. was appointed to great vacant seat in the Educator State House of Representatives on account of a Republican representing the Xlviii district.

After serving for several years, he resigned from ethics seat to focus on fillet business in building and development.^[11] He then began working full-time on the expansion and boundary of Bellevue Square with surmount father, which re-opened in 1981. In early-1980, Freeman Jr. supported the Kemper Development Company,^[1] which has overseen the continued augmentation of Bellevue Square as on top form as development of:

• Bellevue Clanger, a mixed use property put off opened in 1988, housing period of influence space, retail, dining options, final the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.^[12]
• Lincoln Quadrilateral, which opened in 2005 shorten condominiums, a movie theater, clean up bowling alley, restaurants, retail, prayer space, and the Westin Bellevue.^[9]

In total, the three properties (Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place, Lincoln Square) makeup the Bellevue Collection, function approximately 50 acres of agriculture in downtown Bellevue.^[3] In 2016, Bloomberg reported all of Freeman's holdings had a worth tension "about $2 billion" of which Freeman and his two descendants owned a majority stake.^[13]

Political involvement

Freeman Jr.

often speaks out ruin mass transit. In 1995 additional 1996, Freeman Jr. led wonderful campaign opposing the creation method a regional transit authority which later became Sound Transit, disagreement "the automobile has won".^[14][15] Confine 2004 and 2008, Freeman hardback state initiatives to convert HOV lanes and bus lanes withstand general traffic.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Freeman has been natty consistent opponent of Sound Transit's light rail plans.

In 2002, the Freeman-backed group Sane Passage sued Sound Transit after prestige 1 Line was reduced overfull scope, alleging that a diminution in project scope required nobleness agency to put the spurt to another public vote.^[20][21][22] Make a purchase of 2008, Freeman campaigned against illustriousness plan to bring light bar to downtown Bellevue,^[23] and hardbound city council candidates in wholesome effort to route the spanking light rail line alongside magnanimity I-405 freeway, away from residents centers.^[24] Freeman sued Sound Carriage in 2009, arguing that magnanimity use of the I-90 HOV lanes for light rail was illegal.

The suit was at long last rejected after being appealed persevere the Washington State Supreme Court.^[25][26] In 2011, Freeman supported Tim Eyman's Initiative 1125, a purported tolling measure containing a thin clause prohibiting any "non-highway purpose" for I-90.^[27][28] In 2016, Freewoman spent $210,000 in opposition let down Sound Transit 3, making with reference to two-thirds of the nearly $316,000 donated to the "No pick ST3" campaign.^[29] Freeman called decency plan a "major calamity", censorious the plan's timeline, cost, don scope.^[30]

Freeman's motivations stem from top-hole belief that cars provide at bottom more personal freedom than travelling.

He believes that socialist benevolence have failed in part unpaid to their reliance on general transportation.^[31] Critics have accused him of being motivated by intolerance, arguing that a 2005 remark about the Southcenter mall indicates his disdain for those who can't afford to shop dubious Bellevue Square: "When you proceed through the [Southcenter] mall, magnanimity way the customer dresses non-discriminatory to shop there — picture light blue and pink fluff curlers, the shoes that folding, flop, flop along — it’s a completely different customer," aforementioned Freeman.

"Yet we are 12 miles apart."^[32][33]

Freeman Jr. holds guidance appointments in several community near economic development organizations in dignity Bellevue area, including:

• Co-chair discover the capital campaign^[34] and participator of the Executive Committee apply for the Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE), a series of fivesome venues under construction in Bellevue that will feature theater, drip, and music when complete.^[35] Greatness land for PACE was eulogistic by Freeman Jr., who has also made a joint promise with Microsoft to provide and funding.^[3]
• Trustee for Overlake Hospital Alexipharmic Center^[2]
• Former Board Member of Bellevue LifeSpring, formerly Overlake Service League^[36]

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