Last year, Seattle voted for a new, district-based system for the Seattle City Council. It was a vote for change, for a different kind of government.
I’m running for the new, citywide Position 8 on the City Council to represent the wide range of Seattle’s progressive values.
I’m a Democrat who truly believes the best way to improve our system of government is to join it. Our City Council must be filled with people from all walks of life, to bring new perspectives and approaches to civic management.
For over twenty years I’ve worked as an artist and a musician. Before that I worked for minimum wage, studied at Seattle Central Community College, and majored in the Comparative History of Ideas at the University of Washington. I’m a member of the Seattle Music Commission, which has worked to expand music education to all Seattle public schools. I champion Seattle on my podcast and in music and comedy shows around the world because of our city’s collective dedication to social justice, art, and community.
Seattle is growing fast, and our next City Council must have a vision of our city, not just for the next five years but for the next fifty years. We can handle this explosive growth while maintaining our unique character and progressive values, but only if we have a plan.
Here are my priorities:
- Reforming our police department, monitoring compliance, and directly engaging Seattle’s diverse communities in the effort
- Building a network of municipal rail to connect our neighborhoods, keeping transit out of traffic
- Expanding our housing stock for everyone from very low-income residents to middle-class families, and enacting protections for renters to prevent unlawful evictions
- Closing the pay gap between men and women and expanding our worker protection laws
- Building a municipal Internet system that will close the digital divide and bring high-speed Internet into every home in Seattle
- Expanding services to the homeless, focusing on youth programs and housing-first models that break the cycle of homelessness
I will be a new voice for all of Seattle.
I’d appreciate your vote.
