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City Council District 2
Seattle is at a crossroads this election. Will we allow corporate interests to dictate local government policy? Or will we shift power to the people and allow for democratization of wealth and power?
I’m a community organizer for Rainier Beach Action Coalition working to stop displacement. I’m also a mom with 2 kids in Seattle Public Schools. I’ve spent my career building healthy neighborhoods with greater food security, better housing, and stronger protections for working people, so families don’t have to struggle the way my family did.
I lead by joining with those most impacted to advance the goals of equity and shared prosperity.
Priorities I’ll fight for:
Investing in low-income schools: Provide wrap-around services like healthcare, homework help, after-school childcare, and parent engagement programs; expand the Seattle preschool program; support low- and moderate-income students transitioning to college or union apprenticeships.
Acknowledging the limitations of prison as a solution : Instead, advance community solutions like fair sentencing, diversion, alternative sentencing, victim-service programs; and eliminate cash bail. Let’s take the bold step of transitioning to practices that support victims, heal communities, and allow for real rehabilitation.
Creating inexpensive places where we can live without fear of displacement: Let’s use city-owned surplus land to build affordable social housing for low income earners; housing first strategies to address chronic homelessness; invest in community priorities like building more childcare facilities, senior housing, accessible streets and sidewalks and a high-capacity, reliable, green public transit system.
Ending reliance on fossil fuels to meet our Climate Action Plan goals: That means investing in alternative modes of transportation and green building practices - we can’t call it an investment if it’s destroying the planet.
Inverting our regressive tax structure in order to invest in the infrastructure we all need to thrive . I’ll work to find the right mix of progressive revenue — like taxing the unearned income of wealthy investors or making our taxes on businesses more progressive. We can’t fund our growing city on the backs of low-income individuals. For Seattle to thrive we must ensure that wealthy corporations pay their fair share.
I ask for your vote so we can build power for the people of District 2.
Endorsements: Representative Pramila Jayapal; State Senator Rebecca Saldaña; City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda; Seattle Education Association; King County Democrats; 37th District Democrats; Sierra Club; UFCW 21; SEIU 1199NW; Alliance for Gun Responsibility; Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment and more!
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