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-Hello, I'm Port of Seattle Commissioner Fred Felleman.
Thank you for your strong support of my re-election
to the Port of Seattle Commission.
I bring 30 years experience in Seattle as a conservation leader
protecting our marine environment and those dependent upon it,
from killer whales to tribal communities.
As a Commissioner, I've built upon that foundation,
securing environmental safeguards while expanding
the economic benefits of trade, tourism, fishing, and recreation.
I've increased integrity by hiring the new Port Executive Director
and championed the new position, Director of Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion.
As founding Chair of the Energy & Sustainability Committee,
I've helped reduce the Port's impacts on the climate
and communities while expanding opportunities
for quality careers in King County.
In my next term I'll continue to partner with governments,
business, and labor to reduce the Port's carbon emissions
by promoting green innovations, such as the electrification of marine terminals,
while protecting jobs dependent on the working waterfront.
I'm committed to reducing traffic on airport drive
and TSA wait times to improve your travel experience.
I'm also championing the use of renewable fuels to protect the environment
and health of disproportionately impacted communities
while expanding job opportunities.
I'll work to inspire youth to pursue Port-related jobs
of the future by providing apprenticeships and internships
as well as on-water experience.
We can all share in the natural wealth, economic opportunity
and livability of the Puget Sound region with Port policies
rooted in ecological integrity, social equity and fiscal responsibility.
I respectfully ask for your vote.
My Endorsements include: The Stranger, Seattle Times,
Martin Luther King Labor Council, OneAmerica Votes,
Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club,
King County Democrats, and many more.
Thank you so much, go to FredForPort.com.
-Hello King County Voters, I am Garth Jacobson a candidate
for Port of Seattle Position number 5.
First let me explain why I am well-qualified to hold this position,
second, I'll discuss my ways to make the airport better,
and third I'll make recommendations for the Seaport.
First, briefly, I obtained my BA in Economics and Philosophy,
a Law Degree and a Master's in Public Administration
from the University of Montana.
I also hold a Master of Tax Law degree from the University of Washington.
I practiced law in both the public and private sectors.
I hold leadership positions in the American Bar Association in their
Science and Technology Section and Business Law Sections.
I am active in the community.
As a frequent flyer, I see the airport suffers greatly
from expansion. We need to do better.
That airport traffic is brutal, parking can be a pain,
the TSA lines are often too long with too much
plastic bottle waste.
Busing passengers to planes is harsh.
I recommend we make changes in the traffic flows.
Identity parking spots, like they do in the Portland airport,
add more TSA lines and have water bottle refill stations
throughout the airport so people can reduce plastic bottle waste.
For the Sea Port, the Port Commission needs to hit
the pause button on new cruise line terminals.
I don't want to deny someone their bucket list cruise to Alaska
but cruise ships pollute three to four times more per passenger mile
than jet planes.
We need to think about the affect on the environment.
Likewise, we don't need a new cruise terminal in the Sodo area.
Potentially it just makes traffic worse for those going to games
and those getting on the ferry.
Let's hit the pause button with new terminals until we know the impacts.
We need growth, we need progress, but we also
need to think about how to do it right without asking
for more taxpayer money.
For these reasons we should change direction.
I ask you vote for Garth, a vote to make the ports better.
Vote Garth Jacobson.