City elections in Seattle, Washington (2019)

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2019 Seattle elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: May 17, 2019
Primary election: August 6, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 7
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Seattle, Washington, held nonpartisan general elections for seven city council districts on November 5, 2019. Four races were open, and three incumbents ran for re-election: Lisa Herbold (District 1), Kshama Sawant (District 3), and Debora Juarez (District 5). All three incumbents won re-election.

The 2019 races saw a record-breaking $4.2 million in satellite spending through November 5.[1] In 2015—the last time the seven district seats were on the ballot—satellite spending totaled $785,000.[2][3]

The elections occurred a year and a half after the repeal of the 2018 head tax proposal, which would have required businesses grossing at least $20 million to pay $275 per employee in order to fund affordable housing programs for the homeless. The city council voted to pass the head tax 9-0 in May 2018 but then repealed it by a 7-2 vote in June 2018 after running into opposition from the city’s business community, including online retailer Amazon. Sawant and Position 8 At-large Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda cast the two votes against repealing the tax. Juarez and Herbold voted with five others to repeal it.[4]

The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce opposed the head tax.[5] The Chamber's political action committee, Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), reported spending around $1.8 million supporting endorsed candidates and opposing Herbold, Sawant, and Dan Strauss.[6]

CASE received $1.5 million from Amazon.[7] New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise wrote, "Four years ago, Amazon gave just $25,000 to the PAC."[8] GeekWire's Monica Nickelsburg wrote, "It’s a sign that local politics can have a big impact on this global corporation and an example of Amazon’s newfound appetite for civic engagement at all levels of government."[9]

Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE), a PAC formed in 2019 by several groups including Working Washington, endorsed five different candidates than CASE in the general election (the group did not endorse in Districts 5 or 7).[10][11] The group reported spending around $350,000 supporting and opposing candidates. Political action committees affiliated with labor group UNITE HERE! spent more than $700,000 in support of District 7 candidate Andrew Lewis.[12]

Candidates endorsed by CAPE and/or UNITE HERE! won in five council races. Candidates backed by CASE won the other two (Districts 4 and 5).

Heading into the election, four of the nine sitting city councilmembers had been backed by CASE in previous elections, and seven were backed by UNITE HERE! Local 8. The groups had endorsed three councilmembers in common. In 2015, four of the seven district candidates who received CASE endorsements won election. Three remained on the council as of the 2019 election: Bruce Harrell (District 2), Juarez (District 5), and Sally Bagshaw (District 7).[13][14] Harrell and Bagshaw were also endorsed by UNITE HERE! Local 8 in 2015. A total of five district candidates endorsed by the group won in 2015, including Herbold, Sawant, and Mike O'Brien (District 6).[15][16] In the 2017 elections for the two at-large seats on the council, CASE backed Position 9 winner M. Lorena González, and UNITE HERE! Local 8 endorsed González and Position 8 winner Mosqueda.[17][18]

Six candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey: Phil Tavel (District 1), District 3 candidates Egan Orion and incumbent Kshama Sawant, Shaun Scott (District 4), Ann Davison Sattler (District 5), and Andrew Lewis (District 7). See below for their responses.

Positions 8 and 9 on the council, at-large seats held by Mosqueda and M. Lorena González, respectively, were not up for election until 2021.[19]

Across all seven elections, 56 candidates filed to run. Primary elections were held August 6, and the top two candidates advanced from each race.[20] In 2015, 37 candidates filed for the same seven seats.

This was the second election in which a voter voucher program was being used to provide public funding to campaigns. It was also the second election since the early 1900s in which councilmembers were elected by district; from 1910 to 2013, all Seattle councilmembers were elected at large.

Click here for coverage of the August 6, 2019, primary election.

Seattle voter? Dates you need to know.
Candidate Filing DeadlineMay 17, 2019
Online/Mail Primary Election Registration DeadlineJuly 29, 2019
Online/Mail General Election Registration DeadlineOctober 28, 2019
Primary ElectionAugust 6, 2019
General ElectionNovember 5, 2019
Voting information
Voting methodVoting is conducted by mail
Go to this page to find your county voting center.

Recapping Seattle's City Council Primary - Ballotpedia's "Beyond the Headlines" series

Election results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 1

Incumbent Lisa Herbold defeated Phillip Tavel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
20,033

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/PhillipTavel.jpg

Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.9
 
15,787
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
139

Total votes: 35,959
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 2

Tammy Morales defeated Mark Solomon in the general election for Seattle City Council District 2 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan)
 
60.5
 
16,379

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Solomon.jpg

Mark Solomon (Nonpartisan)
 
39.1
 
10,586
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
121

Total votes: 27,086
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 3

Incumbent Kshama Sawant defeated Egan Orion in the general election for Seattle City Council District 3 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kshama Sawant (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
22,263

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Egan Orion (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
20,488
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
205

Total votes: 42,956
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 4

Alex Pedersen defeated Shaun Scott in the general election for Seattle City Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Alex Pedersen (Nonpartisan)
 
51.9
 
16,954

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Shaun Scott (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
15,568
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
119

Total votes: 32,641
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 5

Incumbent Debora Juarez defeated Ann Davison in the general election for Seattle City Council District 5 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Debora Juarez (Nonpartisan)
 
60.6
 
19,532

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/ann-davison-sattler-headshot.jpg

Ann Davison (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
39.1
 
12,588
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
114

Total votes: 32,234
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6

Dan Strauss defeated Heidi Wills in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
23,868

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Wills.jpg

Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan)
 
43.8
 
18,799
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
221

Total votes: 42,888
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General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 7

Andrew Lewis defeated Jim Pugel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Andrew Lewis (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.0
 
18,336

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Jim Pugel (Nonpartisan)
 
46.6
 
16,122
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
152

Total votes: 34,610
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Races[edit]

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District 1[edit]

Incumbent Lisa Herbold was first elected in 2015, defeating Shannon Braddock by a margin of 0.2 percentage points. Herbold and attorney Phil Tavel ran on November 5, 2019.[21]

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 1

Incumbent Lisa Herbold defeated Phillip Tavel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lisa_Herbold.jpg

Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
20,033

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/PhillipTavel.jpg

Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.9
 
15,787
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
139

Total votes: 35,959
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 1

Incumbent Lisa Herbold and Phillip Tavel defeated Brendan Kolding in the primary for Seattle City Council District 1 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Lisa_Herbold.jpg

Lisa Herbold (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
13,405

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/PhillipTavel.jpg

Phillip Tavel (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
32.3
 
8,558

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Brendan Kolding (Nonpartisan)
 
16.7
 
4,435
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
85

Total votes: 26,483
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Campaign finance[edit]

Both candidates participated in the Democracy Voucher Program. To see how much they received from the program, click here.

Endorsements[edit]

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Endorsements
Endorsement Herbold Tavel
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE)
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Seattle Hospitality For Progress
Elected officials
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González
State Sen. Joe Nguyen (D)
State Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D)
State Rep. Zack Hudgins (D)
State Rep. Steve Bergquist (D)
State Rep. Mia Gregerson (D)
State Rep. Nicole Macri (D)
State Rep. Javier Valdez (D)
King County Councilmember Joe McDermott
King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
Port Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck
Tukwila Councilmember De’Sean Quinn
Seattle School Board President Leslie Harris
Sewer District Commissioner Bill Tracy
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board[22]
The Urbanist elections board[23]
The Seattle Medium[24]
The Seattle Times editorial board
Unions
Martin Luther King County Labor Council
Ironworkers Local 86
UNITE HERE! Local 8
Service Employees International Union Local 6
Service Employees International Union Local 1199
Service Employees International Union Local 925
Service Employees International Union Local 775
Laborers Local 242
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 5
UFCW Local 21
Seattle Education Association
Pier Truckers Association
Organizations
King County Democrats
National Women’s Political Caucus
King County Young Democrats
11th District Democrats
34th District Democrats
Fuse Washington[25]
Seattle King County Realtors
Washington Technology Industry Association
Seattle Hotel Association

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Phillip Tavel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tavel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a renter, public defender, entrepreneur, father of a student at Arbor Heights Elementary, and longtime West Seattle resident. I am devoted to making our community a better place for all.

I am involved across District 1 serving as the Vice President of the Morgan Community Association, hosting trivia at Talarico's for the past 11 years, and raising money for our local organizations such as Westside Baby, Westside Neighbors Network, and the West Seattle Helpline. Most importantly, I am in our community every day listening to the needs of our neighbors.

I have been a high school physics teacher, co-founded a video game and entertainment company, and for the last 15 years been a public defender and a trial lawyer. Additionally, I served as a Pro Tem Judge in King County District Court. In 2011, I served as a Court Appointed, Special Advocate for children for CASA of King County.

Seattle is at a major crossroads. The public continues to voice concerns about the lack of affordable housing, chronic public safety issues and a shortage of shelter options and services to help those who need assistance the most. City Government has missed opportunities to foster partnerships with businesses and organizations, allowing current problems to escalate.

As your City Council member for District 1, I will work with fellow Council members, City Departments, King County and State Government to improve the City's operations and galvanize efforts to serve the needs of the people to deliver better results to you.

  • I will bring accountability, trust, and respect back to our City Council by listening to all voices across our district. We need to get back to the basics of governing and ensure we are delivering effective results.
  • My top issues are homelessness, public safety, and transportation. Our City must fund service providers that are proving effective results. We need a Councilmember that is supportive of our police department for them to enforce the laws of our City. The transportation projects in our City are over budget and behind schedule, we must hold our city departments accountable so our residents can move around faster.
  • I will listen to all voices while in office, not just a vocal minority. I will be in our community and have a district office so my office is easily accessible.

I am passionate about homelessness and policy areas with which homelessness intersects. Homelessness has been a longstanding issue in Seattle, more so over the last 15 years and especially over the last 5 years. Our policy makers have nudged us more into a housing first model, but addressing this crisis demands more than that. Underfunded mental health and substance abuse services, lacking employment services, ineffective affordable housing production, and the absence of preservation policies and programs for currently affordable housing all play a role in our ongoing, worsening crisis.

We have people on Council now who have been around since the '90s and still continuously fail to address homelessness - the single largest problem we have. Until this year, efforts to shift to a regional approach have been met with resistance despite the recommendations to do so from every expert the City has consulted.

We cannot continue to accept the unacceptable. Of the 370 shelter and housing providers in King County, just 1 meets all 5 of their minimum standards. This is not accountability. This is not compassion. This is not going to solve the problem.

As your Councilmember, I will work with my fellow legislators and the County to transition to a regional approach. I will fight for a customer-centric model that holds ineffective providers accountable and finally treats this crisis with urgency.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Note: Tavel submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 23, 2019.


District 2[edit]

Community organizer Tammy Morales and Seattle Police Department crime prevention coordinator Mark Solomon ran for the open District 2 seat.

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 2

Tammy Morales defeated Mark Solomon in the general election for Seattle City Council District 2 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Tammy_Morales.png

Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan)
 
60.5
 
16,379

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Solomon.jpg

Mark Solomon (Nonpartisan)
 
39.1
 
10,586
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
121

Total votes: 27,086
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 2

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 2 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tammy Morales (Nonpartisan)
 
50.1
 
10,630

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Mark Solomon (Nonpartisan)
 
23.2
 
4,923

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Ari Hoffman (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
2,451

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Phyllis Porter (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
1,254

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Chris Peguero (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
1,000

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Omari Tahir-Garrett (Nonpartisan)
 
2.9
 
607

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Henry Dennison (Nonpartisan)
 
1.4
 
304
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
61

Total votes: 21,230
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Campaign finance[edit]

Both candidates participated in the Democracy Voucher Program. To see how much they received from the program, click here.

Endorsements[edit]

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Endorsements
Endorsement Morales Solomon
PACs
WA Housing Alliance Action Fund
Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE)
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Seattle Hospitality for Progress
Elected officials
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D)
State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (D)
Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
State Rep. Gael Tarleton (D)
State Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D)
State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
Seattle School Board Member Betty Patu
Individuals
Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice
Former Seattle Mayor Charley Royer
Former Seattle City Council member Margaret Pageler
Former Seattle City Council member Jane Noland
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board
The Urbanist elections board[23]
The Seattle Times editorial board
The Seattle Medium[26]
Unions
SEIU 1199NW
SEIU 925
Seattle Education Association
NW Carpenter's Union
UNITE HERE! Local 8
ILWU Local 19
Teamsters Local 117
Professional & Technicals Employees Local 17
Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27
Organizations
Transit Riders Union
Sierra Club of Seattle
King County Democrats
Seattle Subway
Alliance for Gun Responsibility
National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington
Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment
King County Young Democrats
37th District Democrats
Washington Technology Industry Association

District 3[edit]

Incumbent Kshama Sawant was first elected in 2013, when she defeated incumbent Richard Conlin by a margin of 1.8 percentage points. Sawant and Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce director Egan Orion ran in the 2019 general election.[21]

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 3

Incumbent Kshama Sawant defeated Egan Orion in the general election for Seattle City Council District 3 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KshamaSawant12.jpeg

Kshama Sawant (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
22,263

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Egan Orion (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
20,488
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
205

Total votes: 42,956
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 3 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kshama Sawant (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
12,088

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Egan Orion (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
21.5
 
7,078

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Pat Murakami (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
4,279

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Zachary DeWolf (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
4,147

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Ami Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
3,028

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Logan Bowers (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.8
 
2,250
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
59

Total votes: 32,929
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Campaign finance[edit]

Egan Orion participated in the Democracy Voucher Program. To see how much he received from the program, click here.

Endorsements[edit]

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Endorsements
Endorsement Orion Sawant
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Seattle Hospitality for Progress
Victory Fund
Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE)
Elected officials
State Sen. Marko Liias (D)
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (endorsed Zachary DeWolf in the primary)[27]
Seattle City Councilmember M. Lorena González (endorsed Zachary DeWolf in the primary)[27]
Individuals
Former Seattle Mayor and City Councilmember Tim Burgess
Philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky[28]
Former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata
Newspapers and editorials
The Seattle Times editorial board
The Stranger editorial board[22]
The Urbanist elections board[23]
The Seattle Medium[24]
Unions
UNITE HERE! Local 8
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 3488
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 304
Washington Federation of State Employees Local 1488
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 809
American Postal Workers Union - Greater Seattle Local
Laborers Local 1239
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
United Academic Workers 4121
United Academic Workers 1981
Service Employees International Union Local 6
Seattle Education Association
Organizations
King County Realtors
Seattle Democratic Socialists of America
National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
Socialist Alternative
Freedom Socialist Party
Sierra Club
43rd District Democrats

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Egan Orion completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Orion's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a 4th generation District 3 resident, a small business owner and advocate, and running to serve the community that has given me a home for over twenty years. As a gay man raised in an era that didn't understand or advocate for me, Capitol Hill was the first place I could truly express myself. Now, I run the largest celebration of the LGBTQ community in our city, PrideFest. I decided to enter this race because I had to fight for minority protection, small business ownership, and compassionate treatment of our homelessness problem, all without the support of my councilmember.

  • Shelter is a human right
  • Move Seattle forward through more accessible transit options
  • A Green New Deal we can fight for

Housing: If we don't increase the supply of affordable housing in Seattle, homelessness is only going to rise, and more people will be displaced. We need more density in all neighborhoods, emergency assistance for those who fall on hard times, and a holistic response to the homelessness crisis that is effective. The Environment: I support a Green New Deal, electrifying our mass transit system by 2025, and incentivizing green building and remodeling. Transportation: Single occupancy vehicles are not sustainable. We need more public transit -- especially in neighborhoods that are currently underserved.

Leaders who lead and inspire with compassion and strong values. Like Elijah Cummings. Brene Brown. Oprah. Harvey Milk. All of these leaders demonstrate that you can create change while being a positive influence on people. Leadership does not have to be won through anger, it can be fought with love and compassion.

The Contender. It's about keeping fast to your values even-or especially-when it's inconvenient.

Collaborative leadership. Someone who is interested in representing their constituents through strong ties to the community and the ability to listen.

I lead collaboratively. I always look at the problem we need to solve and bring together a coalition to get it solved. Some of our region's greatest achievements were as a result of collaborative governing. Housing affordability laws were passed in partnership between tenants and developers. The minimum wage law was passed by working collaboratively with labor and business communities. I also lead with compassion by ensuring that the most marginalized voices have a seat at the table. I am a good listener. I will be accountable to the constituents in District 3, it is their voices that matter most.

To represent the needs of their constituents faithfully. An elected official needs to be accountable and responsive to the people who live and work in their district. They need to show up to City Council and committee meetings, so they can participate in their duties to represent the interests of their constituents.

I had a paper route when I was 10 and 11. Those early mornings taught me the value of work and its influence on other people's lives.

The Power of One because it shows how one person can make a difference.

My Shot (from the musical Hamilton)

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Candidate Connection

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1) We need universal rent control, free of corporate loopholes. In cities like San Francisco and New York, rent control has been a lifeline for working people. In addition, we need to tax Amazon and big business to build tens of thousands of high quality, affordable. social owned housing as an alternative to the for-profit market, which has failed us.

2) Seattle should lead nationally on the Green New Deal, becoming 100% renewable by 2030. Tax the rich to expand mass transit, making it free and electric. Create thousands of good union jobs expanding wind and solar, and retrofitting buildings to the highest efficiency standards.

3) Build the movement against sexism, sexual violence, and workplace discrimination. Establish an elected, independent office to investigate workplace sexual and gender harassment, with real teeth. End the gender pay gap, starting with a pay audit of big corporations in Seattle.

As a member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 1789, I am most passionate about being an unapologetic, socialist voice for working class people in Seattle. As a city councilmember, I’ve fought tirelessly over the last five years to represent working people and help bring your voices into Seattle City Hall. I helped build the movement that made Seattle the first major city to win a $15 minimum wage. My office has helped win a series of landmark renters rights victories and millions for affordable housing. Working with indigenous activists, my office ushered in the Indigenous People’s Day, ending Columbus Day. Every year my office organizes the People’s Budget movement, and through grassroots organizing in coalition with other progressive organizations, have won millions in additional funding for social services.

This year’s city elections will be a referendum on who runs Seattle - Amazon and big business or working people. That is why Seattle's biggest businesses have amassed over $1 million so far in corporate PACs ($200,000 from Amazon alone), and are disproportionately focusing that money on our election in Seattle’s District 3. Meanwhile, our campaign is “not for sale” - entirely funded by donations from working people, and as always doesn’t accept a dime in corporate cash. I only take the average wage ($40,000) of District 3 residents and donate the rest of my six-figure City Council salary to social justice movements.

The single biggest challenge for District 3, and for Seattle as a whole, is the acute affordable housing and homelessness crisis. At this point, a majority of working people are being adversely affected, and people of color and the LGBTQ community are dispropotionately impacted. Tens of thousands of renters are extremely rent-burdened (paying more than half their income on rent), and therefore, are vulnerable to being made homeless. We also have chronic underfunding of homeless services, mental health services, youth jobs, public education.

The last decade shows the for-profit housing market has failed us. Seattle has had the nation’s largest number of construction cranes four years running, yet the crisis of affordable housing remains among the worst in the country, with the average one-bedroom rent now over two thousand dollars a month.

Studies show that when the average rent in a metropolitan area increases by $100, homelessness increases by at least 15%, often higher. We need universal rent control to stop Seattle’s skyrocketing rents and hemorrhaging of affordable housing.

We also need a massive expansion of social housing - publicly-owned, high quality, permanently affordable housing. I was a proud fighter for the Amazon Tax in Seattle, and opposed its shameful repeal when Mayor Durkan and seven of the nine councilmembers capitulated to Amazon and big business, and reversed this progressive tax less than a month after it was unanimously passed.

As a member of Socialist Alternative, I wear the badge of socialist with honor, and I’m excited to see candidates identifying as socialists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez winning elections across the country. This shows that millions of Americans are looking for a different kind of politics, based on the needs of working people and the environment, not the interests of the billionaire class and big business. I think a key part of that process is building a new political party completely independent of corporate money, that fights unapologetically for working people and the oppressed, and is rooted in social movements, community organizations, and labor unions. I hope you will join me in the struggle for a democratic socialist society — a society based on cooperation and solidarity, run democratically by and for working people, where everyone can work and live in dignity.

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District 4[edit]

Alex Pedersen, who worked as a legislative aide for former councilmember Tim Burgess, and journalist Shaun Scott ran for the open District 4 seat.

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 4

Alex Pedersen defeated Shaun Scott in the general election for Seattle City Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Alex Pedersen (Nonpartisan)
 
51.9
 
16,954

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Shaun Scott (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.7
 
15,568
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
119

Total votes: 32,641
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 4 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Alex Pedersen (Nonpartisan)
 
40.4
 
10,447

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Shaun Scott (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
23.3
 
6,020

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Emily Myers (Nonpartisan)
 
12.8
 
3,326

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Cathy Tuttle (Nonpartisan)
 
12.8
 
3,322

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Heidi Stuber (Nonpartisan)
 
3.8
 
981

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Beth Mountsier (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
718

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Sasha Anderson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
328

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Joshua Newman (Nonpartisan)
 
1.2
 
317

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Frank Krueger (Nonpartisan)
 
0.9
 
237

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Ethan Hunter (Nonpartisan)
 
0.5
 
119
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
71

Total votes: 25,886
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Endorsements
Endorsement Pedersen Scott
PACs
Seattle Hospitality for Progress
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE)
Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund
Elected officials
State Rep./House Speaker Frank Chopp (D)
State Rep. Gerry Pollet (D)
State Rep. Javier Valdez (D)
State Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D)
Seattle School Board Director Eden Mack
Seattle Port Commissioner and former Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck
Individuals
Former U.S. Sen. and Gov. for Washington Daniel J. Evans (R)
Former State Rep. and State Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D)
Former State Rep. Ruth Kagi (D)
Former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata
Former Seattle City Councilmember and Mayor Tim Burgess
Former Seattle City Councilmember Jim Street
Former State Rep. Brady Piñero Walkinshaw (D)
Newspapers and editorials
The Seattle Times editorial board
The Stranger editorial board
The Urbanist elections board[23]
Unions
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 32
Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27
International Association of Machinists Local 289
National Writers Union (UAW) 1981
UNITE HERE! Local 8
Organizations
Washington Retail Association
Washington State High School Democrats
Seattle King County Realtors
Washington Technology Industry Association
46th District Democrats
43rd District Democrats
King County Democrats
Transit Riders Union
Seattle Subway
Sierra Club
Democratic Socialists of America
Democratic Socialists of America, Seattle Chapter
Washington State High School Democrats
Our Revolution, King County
Our Revolution, Washington Berniecrats Coalition

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Shaun Scott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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If elected, our campaign will prioritize creating dense affordable housing and implementing rent control, which includes commercial rent control to support and protect small business owners. We will also propose anti-carceral approaches to the houselessness crisis such as supportive, relocative housing with wraparound services. Another top priority on our agenda is passing a Seattle Green New Deal.

Labor economics, municipal finance, sustainable transportation, healthcare, racial equity justice.

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District 5[edit]

Incumbent Debora Juarez was first elected in 2015, receiving 64 percent of the vote. Juarez and attorney Ann Davison Sattler ran in the 2019 general election.[21]

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 5

Incumbent Debora Juarez defeated Ann Davison in the general election for Seattle City Council District 5 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Debora Juarez (Nonpartisan)
 
60.6
 
19,532

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Ann Davison (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
39.1
 
12,588
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
114

Total votes: 32,234
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 5

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 5 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Debora Juarez (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
11,085

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Ann Davison (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
26.7
 
6,564

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John Lombard (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
3,201

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Tayla Mahoney (Nonpartisan)
 
7.1
 
1,742

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Mark Mendez (Nonpartisan)
 
6.3
 
1,558

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Alex Tsimerman (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
376
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
50

Total votes: 24,576
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Campaign finance[edit]

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Endorsements
Endorsement Juarez Davison Sattler
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy[29]
Seattle Hospitality for Progress
Elected officials
Mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan[30]
Mayor of Kenmore David Baker
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board[22]
The Urbanist elections board[23]
The Seattle Times editorial board
Unions
Seattle Education Association
Pacific Northwest Iron Workers District Council
SEIU 6
SEIU 775
Inland Boatmen's Union
LiUNA Local 242
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Ironworkers Local 86
MLK Labor Council
Organizations
Sierra Club[31]
National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[32]
Washington Technology Industry Association[33]
King County Democrats[34]
King County Young Democrats
EMILY's List
Fuse Washington[25]
Seattle King County Realtors
32nd District Democrats
36th District Democrats
46th District Democrats
Seattle Subway
Alliance for the Advancement of Canine Welfare

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Ann came to Seattle to work for the Seattle SuperSonics. She is now an attorney and mother of two elementary-aged kids who were born in Seattle. She is an avid member of her community. Ann lives in north Seattle with her family where she has volunteered to coach kids' soccer for over four years.

Ann also helped the UN Border Relief Operation to do a survey in the Cambodian refugee camp along the Thai/Cambodian border in Surin, Thailand.

Ann is also a teacher. For a year, she taught conversational English to Thai college students at Yonok College in Lampang, Thailand. Currently, she teaches International Business Law in the Global Business Program to international students at the University of Washington Continuum College.

Ann holds a JD from Willamette University College of Law and a B.A. in Sociology from Baylor University. She's been in private practice since 2005 and also is an arbitrator.

  • Emergency response to homelessness like a natural disaster response
  • Public safety
  • Addiction prevention & treatment

We need a proportional response to the declared state of emergency on homelessness in 2015. Responding similarly to what would occur for a natural disaster causing many to become unsheltered overnight, we need to finally provide enough emergency shelter through repurposed vacant commercial buildings to provide safe and hygienic conditions for people. We then need to enforce our laws so we can all live in close proximity of one another. Then redirecting funds to provide treatment for those needing addiction treatment and housing and mental health treatment and housing.

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District 6[edit]

Dan Strauss, who is policy advisor to councilmember Sally Bagshaw, and former councilmember Heidi Wills ran for the open District 6 seat. Wills served on the Seattle City Council from 1999 to 2003.

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 6

Dan Strauss defeated Heidi Wills in the general election for Seattle City Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
23,868

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Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan)
 
43.8
 
18,799
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
221

Total votes: 42,888
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 6

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 6 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Dan Strauss (Nonpartisan)
 
34.1
 
11,328

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Heidi Wills (Nonpartisan)
 
21.2
 
7,048

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Sergio García (Nonpartisan)
 
14.3
 
4,730

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Jay Fathi (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
4,367

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Kate Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
1,137

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Jon Lisbin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
1,063

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Jeremy Cook (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
829

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Melissa Hall (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
820

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Ed Pottharst (Nonpartisan)
 
1.8
 
599

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John Peeples (Nonpartisan)
 
1.4
 
452

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Joey Massa (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
299

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Terry Rice (Nonpartisan)
 
0.9
 
287

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Kara Ceriello (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
146

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Bobby Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
 
0
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
67

Total votes: 33,172
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Endorsements
Endorsement Strauss Wills
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE)
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Elected officials
Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers
King County Executive Dow Constantine
King County Assessor John Wilson
State Rep. Beth Doglio (D)
State Rep. Gael Tarleton (D)
State Rep. Javier Valdez (D)
State Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D)
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D)
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz
Individuals
Former State Rep. Jessyn Farrell (D)
Former State Rep. Patty Butler (D)
Former Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin
Former Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago
Former Seattle City Councilmember Judy Nicastro
Former Seattle City Councilmember Margaret Pageler
Former Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Former Seattle City Councilmember Tom Weeks
Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Former Seattle Mayor Charles Royer
Former Washington Governor Gary Locke (D)
Former U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D)
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board
The Urbanist elections board[23]
Seattle Transit Blog editorial board
The Seattle Times editorial board
Unions
UAW 4121
UFCW 21
SEIU 1199NW
SEIU 925
IAM 751
Teamsters 117
UNITE HERE! Local 8
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Seattle Firefighters Local 27
Organizations
Transit Riders Union
King County Young Democrats
Washington State High School Democrats
Seattle Subway
FUSE Washington
Alliance for Gun Responsibility
King County Democrats
43rd District Democrats
46th District Democrats
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Humane Voters of Washington
Seattle Hotel Association
Seattle King County REALTORS
Seattle Restaurant Alliance
Sierra Club
Washington Technology Industry Association

District 7[edit]

The open-seat District 7 election featured Assistant City Attorney Andrew Lewis and former Police Chief Jim Pugel.

Candidates and results[edit]

General election
General election for Seattle City Council District 7

Andrew Lewis defeated Jim Pugel in the general election for Seattle City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Andrew Lewis (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.0
 
18,336

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Jim Pugel (Nonpartisan)
 
46.6
 
16,122
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
152

Total votes: 34,610
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seattle City Council District 7

The following candidates ran in the primary for Seattle City Council District 7 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Andrew Lewis (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
31.7
 
8,409

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Jim Pugel (Nonpartisan)
 
24.8
 
6,566

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Daniela Lipscomb-Eng (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
2,591

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Michael George (Nonpartisan)
 
9.3
 
2,460

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Gene Burrus (Nonpartisan)
 
5.7
 
1,501

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Jason Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
1,347

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Don Harper (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
1,265

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James Donaldson (Nonpartisan)
 
3.1
 
824

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Naveed Jamali (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
788

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Isabelle Kerner (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
691
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
80

Total votes: 26,522
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Endorsements
Endorsement Lewis Pugel
PACs
Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE)
Seattle Hospitality for Progress
Elected officials
State Rep. Gael Tarleton (D)
State Rep. Javier Valdez (D)
State Senator Joe Nguyen (D)
Port of Seattle Commissioner and former Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbreuck
King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson
Seattle School Board President Leslie Harris
Seattle School Board Director Eden Mack
Tumwater City Councilmember Michael Althauser
King County Assessor John Wilson
State Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D)
State Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D)
King County Councilmember Larry Gossett
Individuals
Former Seattle City Councilmember Martha Choe
Former Seattle City Councilmember Jim Street
Former Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata
Former Seattle City Councilmember Heidi Wills
Former Seattle City Councilmember Sue Donaldson
Former Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman
Former State Sen. Randy Gordon (D)
Former State Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D)
Former Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago
Newspapers and editorials
The Stranger editorial board
The Urbanist elections board[23]
The Seattle Times editorial board
The Seattle Medium[24]
Unions
The Martin Luther King County Labor Council
Professional and Technical Employees Local 17
Service Employees International Union Local 1199NW
Service Employees International Union Local 925
UNITE HERE! Local 8
Teamsters 117
Teamsters 174
Teamsters 763
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 2
Inland Boatmen’s Union
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
International Association of Machinists Local 751
United Auto Workers Local 4121
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 32
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587
Teamsters Local 117
Organizations
Seattle Subway
King County Democrats
36th District Democrats
37th District Democrats
43rd District Democrats
King County Young Democrats
Metropolitan Democratic Club
Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund

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Candidate Connection

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Born and raised in Ballard in a working class family, I proudly graduated Seattle Public Schools, managed the successful reelection campaign of fmr. City Councilmember Nick Licata, and earned a B.A. from the UW. I went on, having been awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, to earn degrees from the London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley, Law School. During my time at Berkeley, I worked my first union job as a teaching assistant for fmr. Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Since returning to Seattle and finding an apartment in Lower Queen Anne, I've dedicated my career, having been appointed one of the youngest ever members to serve on Seattle's human rights commission before taking a role as a line prosecutor in the Seattle City Attorney's office trying cases and bringing accountability and justice for the people of Seattle.

When I first moved home, I was struck at the growth my hometown had experienced, and that renters and homeowners were equally rent burdened by regressive property taxes. I was equally frustrated by the lack of commitment to our city's basic charter services - public safety, parks, libraries, transportation infrastructure - and lack of accountability and transparency on what projects the city did take up. The challenges our city faces today, certainly, are unlike those of any previous time. So I decided to run for city council to meet those challenges with the urgency, energy, and boldness they demand. Whether it be creating an equitable and sustainable housing affordability plan, guiding our transportation infrastructure into the new millennium, or combating the greatest existential threat - climate change - my generation will face in our lifetimes, I want to serve my neighbors and the people of Seattle and get our city back on track.

  • I will lead the effort to build 5,000 units of affordable housing in 3 years. Yes, we need to invest more into this area, but we can use alternative building products like cross-laminated-timber to lower costs and combat climate change; we can partner with proven non-profits like Plymouth housing and the Pike Place Market Foundation to reach those with mental illness or substance addiction; and we can create a homelessness prevention fund to assist neighbors struggling to avoid economic displacement, the average cost for which would be ~$1,200. These are just a few strategies we can deploy to meet this tremendous challenge ahead.
  • We need to build a one-for-one replacement to the Magnolia Bridge. It rests over one of the most important freight corridors in the PNW, delivers over 280 buses into the downtown core every day, and is one of only 3 roads into a community already isolated from the rest of the city. By rebuilding this bridge with a creative funding strategy incorporating the Port, County Metro, BNSF Railroad, State, and even Federal stakeholders, we can set a sustainable model for future transportation infrastructure reinvestment, and secure better access for and into Magnolia, its business district, and Discovery Park.
  • Performance auditing allows us to not only verify the efficiency of programs and departments, but their efficacy. As taxpayers and legislators, we have the right and will be better informed to have reliable access to the inputs, outputs, and success metrics of our municipal operations. We need to bolster the auditors office and tie performance auditing to our budget process akin to King County's model, which has found over $127 million in savings in the last three years alone. These savings could allow Seattle, too, to double down on investments to solving our most pressing challenges.

As a prosecutor, my job is to ask tough questions and demand accountability, and I believe this is a central task of our city council as well. Throughout my lifetime, though, and especially in the past four years, I have seen our city council lose sight of this critical oversight function. As your council member, I will be passionate about bringing this aspect of legislating not to any particular issue, but to the approach of all public policy. Whether on housing affordability and homelessness, modernizing our transportation infrastructure, re-prioritizing public safety in a sustainable and equitable way, or simply ensuring we are attaining the intended results from our investments, it is my passion for diving deep into the issues and collaborating with every potential stakeholder, coupled with my ability to translate those lessons into effective policy and continue to evolve those solutions, that will be the greatest driving force to my time in office.

This is my city; the place where I grew up; my home. When your home is on fire, you don't save just one room and call it a day. You get help from your neighbors to put the whole fire out, and you rebuild something new together. It's time for a new sense of urgency in this city to demand real results. I will create that change as your next city council member.

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Other elections on the ballot[edit]

Ballot measures[edit]

See also: August 6, 2019 ballot measures in Washington

City measure[edit]

Proposition 1: Seattle Library Property Tax Approveda

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to levy for seven years a property tax of $0.122 per $1,000 of assessed value with annual increases of up to 1% to fund library operations, materials, and maintenance and capital improvements.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to levy a seven-year property tax to fund library services, thereby allowing the existing library property tax to expire without a replacement.

County measure[edit]

Proposition 1: King County Parks and Recreation Property Tax Approveda

A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the county to levy for six years a property tax of $0.1832 per $1,000 in assessed property value to replace an expiring tax, with annual increases and with revenue for parks, recreation, open space, public pools, zoo operations, and aquarium capital improvements.
A no vote was a vote against authorizing the county to levy a property tax of $0.1832 per $1,000 in assessed property value for parks and recreation, thereby allowing an existing property tax levy of up to $0.1877 per $1,000 in assessed property value to expire without a replacement.

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Washington elections, 2019

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District map[edit]

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Voucher program data[edit]

Eligible Seattle residents received four $25 vouchers in February. Vouchers could go to any council candidates of a voter's choosing, including those outside the voter's district. Under the program, participating candidates had a $75,000 spending limit during the primary election and a $150,000 cumulative spending limit if they went on to the general election.[35] When the 2019 election took place, candidates participating in the program could apply to be released from the spending limit if a candidate in their race exceeded $75,000 in spending or contributions or if independent expenditures on a candidate's behalf exceeded that limit.[36] If released from the limit, candidates could raise and spend beyond those amounts, but they could not receive any more voucher money once they reached those amounts.

Twelve of 14 candidates in the general election participated in the voucher program. Spending caps in the primaries had been lifted in all races except District 5.[37][38]

Ann Davison Sattler and Kshama Sawant did not participate in the program. Sawant said, "The Democracy Voucher program is a progressive step forward, but unfortunately it’s not designed for a race like ours where Amazon and the whole big business establishment is united against us. It does not prevent corporate PACs from overnight dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race to try to buy the election."[36] Ballotpedia did not find a statement from Davison Sattler about the program.

During the primary election, 42 city council candidates participated in the Democracy Voucher Program.[38]

The following shows funds general election candidates received from the program. Click "District" in the table to sort by race, and click "Total" to sort by the amount of money each candidate received.

Satellite spending[edit]

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[39][40][41]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

Through November 5, 2019, satellite groups reported spending $4.2 million toward the city council races.[2]

The following details satellite spending after the primary elections on August 6, 2019, and before the November 5 general elections.

Through November 5, 2019, satellite groups reported spending $3.3 million toward the general election.

  • The Seattle Fire Fighters PAC spent the following between August 6 and November 5:[45]
  • UNITE HERE! and UNITE HERE! Local 8 PAC spent the following between August 6 and November 5:[46]
    • District 7: $363,420 (Local 8 PAC) and $201,486 (UNITE HERE) in support of Andrew Lewis

Candidate survey[edit]

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Debates and candidate forums[edit]

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October 25, 2019[edit]

District 3 candidates Kshama Sawant and Egan Orion participated in a forum. View coverage here.

October 10, 2019[edit]

District 1 candidates Lisa Herbold and Phil Tavel debated. View coverage and a video of the event here.

October 5, 2019[edit]

District 4 candidates Alex Pedersen and Shaun Scott debated. View coverage of the event here.

October 1, 2019[edit]

Candidates for District 3—incumbent Kshama Sawant and Egan Orion—met for an online candidate forum. View coverage and a video here.

September 28, 2019[edit]

Candidates for District 1—incumbent Lisa Herbold and Phil Tavel—met for a candidate forum. View coverage and a video here.

September 26, 2019[edit]

District 3 candidates—incumbent Kshama Sawant and Egan Orion—met for a debate. View a video here.

Candidates for District 7—Andrew Lewis and Jim Pugel—debated as well. View a video of that event here.

September 21, 2019[edit]

Candidates for District 5—incumbent Debora Juarez and Ann Davison Sattler—met for a debate. View a video of the event here and coverage here.

District 6 candidates—Dan Strauss and Heidi Wills—debated. View a video of that event here.

September 17, 2019[edit]

District 2 candidates—Tammy Morales and Mark Solomon—debated. Watch a video here.

September 14, 2019[edit]

Candidates for District 1—incumbent Lisa Herbold and Phil Tavel—met for a candidate forum. View coverage and a video here.

September 10, 2019[edit]

Candidates for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 7 met for a forum hosted by the Greater Seattle Business Association. Learn more here and here.

Noteworthy events[edit]

National figures comment on Amazon spending[edit]

Democratic presidential candidates and U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) commented on Amazon's spending toward the city council elections.

Warren tweeted the following on Oct. 19: "Surprise: Amazon is trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections in their favor. I'm with the Seattle council members and activists who continue standing up to Amazon. Corporations aren't people, and I have a plan to get big money out of politics."[53]

Sanders tweeted the following on Oct. 21: "In a city struggling with homelessness, Amazon is dropping an outrageous amount of money to defeat progressive candidates fighting for working people. The way Amazon conducts itself in its hometown is a perfect example of the out-of-control corporate greed we are going to end."[54]

In response to the above statements, Amazon spokesman Aaron Toso said, "We are engaging in this election because we want Seattle to have a city government that works. Seattle deserves a council that delivers results for all of its residents on issues that matter, like homelessness, transportation, climate change and public safety."[55][56]

Changes in election governance[edit]

The elections featured recent changes to the city's campaign finance system and district system.

In February 2019, eligible voters received four $25 vouchers to give to the candidate or candidates of their choosing, provided the candidate agreed to certain campaign spending limits. As of November 1, 2019, candidates had received $2.5 million from more than 98,000 returned vouchers.[57][58]

The voucher program, which was established by Measure No. 122 in 2015 and first used in 2017, was under review by the Washington Supreme Court for alleged infringements on free speech protections until July 11, 2019, when the court affirmed an earlier superior court decision dismissing the case.[59][60]

This was the second year where Seattle elected candidates to single-member districts instead of at-large districts. For the first time in 2015, the city elected seven members to single-member districts for four-year terms and two members to at-large positions for two-year terms (four-year terms for the at-large positions began after the 2017 elections). All nine seats had previously been elected at large since 1910. The nine at-large seat structure changed to seven single-member seats/two at-large positions after city voters approved Charter Amendment 19 in 2013.

Past elections[edit]

2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

City council, Position 8[edit]

Incumbent Tim Burgess did not file for re-election.

General election[edit]
Teresa Mosqueda
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Primary election[edit]
Hisam Goueli
Jon Grant
Mac McGregor
Teresa Mosqueda
Sara Nelson
Rudy Pantoja
Sheley Secrest
Charlene Strong

City council, Position 9[edit]

General election[edit]
M. Lorena González (i)
Pat Murakami
Primary election[edit]
M. Lorena González (i)
Ian Affleck-Asch
Pauly Giuglianotti
Pat Murakami
Ty Pethe
David Preston
Eric Smiley

2015[edit]

See also: Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015

About the city[edit]

See also: Seattle, Washington

Seattle is a city in King County, Washington. As of 2013, its population was 652,405.[61]

City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Seattle uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[62]

Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Seattle, Washington (2015)
 SeattleWashington
Total population:653,0177,160,290
Land area (square miles):8466,456
Race and ethnicity[63]
White:69.5%77.8%
Black/African American:7.2%3.6%
Asian:14.2%7.7%
Native American:0.7%1.3%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.6%
Two or more:6.1%5.2%
Hispanic/Latino:6.5%12%
Education
High school graduation rate:93.4%90.4%
College graduation rate:58.9%32.9%
Income
Median household income:$70,594$61,062
Persons below poverty level:13.5%14.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

State profile[edit]

See also: Washington and Washington elections, 2019
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Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held six and Republicans held two of Washington's 14 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Washington's governor was Democrat Jay Inslee.

State legislature

Washington Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R D D D D R R D D D D R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R[64] D D D D D
House D D D R R R R S S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Washington quick stats

More Washington coverage on Ballotpedia:


Demographic data for Washington
 WashingtonU.S.
Total population:7,160,290316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):66,4563,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:77.8%73.6%
Black/African American:3.6%12.6%
Asian:7.7%5.1%
Native American:1.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.6%0.2%
Two or more:5.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:12%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:32.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,062$53,889
Persons below poverty level:14.4%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also[edit]

Seattle, Washington Washington Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. The Seattle Times, "Breaking down Seattle races that could yield a ‘split council,’ with political consultant Monisha Harrell," October 26, 2019
  2. 2.0 2.1 Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees," November 7, 2019
  3. In 2017, when there was an election for mayor and the two at-large council seats, satellite spending totaled $1.3 million.
  4. Geek Wire, "Seattle repeals head tax 7-2 in dramatic reversal that leaves city divided over homeless crisis," June 12, 2018
  5. Seattle Times, "Seattle’s business lobby sees opportunity to unseat the City Council’s progressive majority," May 12, 2019
  6. CASE's website said it was "a political organization representing diverse local businesses of every size and sector." Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy, "About," accessed October 18, 2019
  7. GeekWire, "Amazon gives $1M to group seeking to upend Seattle City Council in upcoming election," October 15, 2019
  8. New York Times, "The Week in Tech: Amazon Muscles In on Seattle Election," October 18, 2019
  9. GeekWire, "Amazon gives $1M to group seeking to upend Seattle City Council in upcoming election," October 15, 2019
  10. Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy, "Candidate Ratings by Race," accessed November 5, 2019
  11. CAPE's website said it was created "to combat the unlimited corporate dollars flooding into local campaigns." Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy, "About CAPE," accessed October 18, 2019
  12. UNITE HERE! Local 8's website said that it represented about 5,000 hospitality industry workers in Oregon and Washington as of the election. UNITE HERE Local 8, "About Local 8," accessed November 13, 2019
  13. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, "Election Results Encouraging For Seattle’s Future," November 19, 2015
  14. Rob Johnson, who was elected to represent District 4 in 2015, resigned in 2019 to take a position with a National Hockey League franchise. Abel Pacheco was appointed to complete his term.
  15. UNITE HERE! Local 8, "UNITE HERE Local 8 City of Seattle Primary Endorsements," July 29, 2015
  16. Harrell, Bagshaw, and O'Brien did not seek re-election in 2019.
  17. UNITE HERE! Local 8, "UNITE HERE Local 8’s 2017 November General Election Endorsements," accessed November 13, 2019
  18. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, "Political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metro Chamber announces endorsements for Mayor, County Executive, City Council races," May 30, 2017
  19. Seattle.gov, "Find Your Council District," accessed May 20, 2019
  20. The Stranger, "Here’s Who’s Officially Running for Seattle City Council, Let's Place Bets on Who the Chamber Will Try to Buy with Their Amazon Gold, and More City Council Election News," May 17, 2019
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 The Seattle Times, "Meet the candidates running for City Council in 2019," accessed June 28, 2019
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 6, 2019, Primary Election," July 17, 2019
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 The Urbanist, "2019 General Election Endorsements," October 15, 2019
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 The Seattle Medium, "Seattle Medium’s 2019 General Election Political Endorsements," October 24, 2019
  25. 25.0 25.1 Progressive Voters Guide, "Seattle City Council," accessed July 23, 2019
  26. The Seattle Medium, "The Seattle Medium’s 2019 Primary Election Political Endorsements," July 24, 2019
  27. 27.0 27.1 Crosscut, "In rebuke to Amazon, Seattle City Council members endorse Sawant," October 25, 2019
  28. The Stranger, "Ballots Are in the Mail, Noam Chomsky Endorses Sawant, Rich Moms Love Michael George, And More City Council Election News," July 19, 2019
  29. King 5 News, "Seattle Chamber's political arm endorses one city council incumbent," June 19, 2019
  30. The Seattle Times, "Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan weighs in on City Council race with endorsement, attacks," July 24, 2019
  31. Twitter, "Sierra Club on June 19, 2019," accessed June 26, 2019
  32. NWPCWA, "Our 2019 Endorsements," accessed June 28, 2019
  33. Washington Technology, "2019 Seattle City Council Primary Election Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2019
  34. King County Democrats, "2019 Endorsements," accessed July 15, 2019
  35. Seattle.gov, "Democracy Voucher Program, About the Program," accessed June 28, 2019
  36. 36.0 36.1 The Stranger, "Kshama Sawant Says She Won't Use Democracy Vouchers. Why Not?" January 24, 2019
  37. 37.0 37.1 The Stranger, "Amazon-Funded PAC Begins Dishing Out Cash to Tilt Seattle City Council Races," July 2, 2019
  38. 38.0 38.1 Seattle.gov, "Democracy Voucher Program, 2019 Participating Candidates," accessed July 30, 2019
  39. OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  40. OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  41. National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  42. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: CivicAlliance4Prog Economy," November 7, 2019
  43. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: Civ Alliance (CASE)," November 7, 2019
  44. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: People for Seattle," November 7, 2019
  45. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: Seattle Fire Fighters PAC," November 7, 2019
  46. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: UNITE HERE and UNITE HERE Local 8 PAC," November 7, 2019
  47. List does not include expenditures of under $100 reported by CAPE.
  48. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: CivicAlliance4Prog Economy," September 25, 2019
  49. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: Civ Alliance (CASE)," September 25, 2019
  50. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "Disclosure Reports: Moms for Seattle," accessed September 25, 2019
  51. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "2019 Independent Expenditure Committees: People for Seattle," September 25, 2019
  52. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, "UNITE HERE Local 8 PAC," accessed September 25, 2019
  53. Twitter, "Elizabeth Warren on October 19, 2019," accessed October 22, 2019
  54. Twitter, "Bernie Sanders on October 21, 2019," accessed October 22, 2019
  55. The Seattle Times, "Bernie Sanders joins Elizabeth Warren in criticizing Amazon’s spending in Seattle City Council elections," October 21, 2019
  56. GeekWire, "Warren denounces Amazon for ‘trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections’ with $1.45M," October 19, 2019
  57. Seattle Times, "In Seattle, the socialists are giving big business a run for their money — literally," May 15, 2019
  58. Seattle.gov, "Democracy Voucher Program Data," accessed November 5, 2019
  59. Seattle Times, "Washington’s Supreme Court agrees to review case against Seattle’s ‘democracy vouchers,’" December 21, 2018
  60. Washington Supreme Court, "Mark Fester and Sarah Pynchon v. The City of Seattle," July 11, 2019
  61. U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 15, 2014
  62. City of Seattle, "Elected Officials," accessed September 15, 2014
  63. Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  64. Democrats gained full control of the state Senate after a special election on November 7, 2017.

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