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I'm Shaun Scott, and I'm running for
Seattle City Council, District 4.
The question before us in this election cycle
is whether we want to be a city of compassion
or a city of cruelty.
A compassionate city is one that builds enough
deeply affordable social housing
for those already here
and for those on the way.
A compassionate city is one with a fair tax code,
where working people, renters,
and homeowners don't shoulder
a disproportionate share of our tax burden
with regressive sales and property taxes.
A compassionate city is one where every Seattleite
can enjoy public parks, free public transit,
and mental health and supportive housing services.
As a former journalist
and editor of Real Change News
and a field organizer
for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's
2018 reelection campaign,
I've worked almost my entire life
towards studying and organizing
for policies that make Seattle
a more compassionate city.
I've been endorsed in this race by Cary Moon,
the Washington State High School Democrats,
Jessyn Farrell, Seattle Subway,
the Transit Riders Union,
Our Revolution, and The Stranger
because of my commitment to creating
a more compassionate city.
Some forces in this city
would turn us into a cruel city,
a city that wastes $10 million a year
on ineffective sweeps of the homeless,
that displaces vulnerable homeowners
and only builds housing for the richest among us,
a city with no treatment centers
and no investment in social services
like childcare.
I think that we can do better.
I think that we can have a compassionate city.
As a Seattle City Council member
representing District 4,
I'll work to build a unified,
progressive coalition with organized labor,
environmentalists, and everyday Seattleites
to build a compassionate city.
And in the November general election,
I'm asking for your vote to help build that city.
Thank you.