The Mayor of the City of Seattle
is the chief executive officer
of the city and is responsible
for enforcing city
and state law, city contracts,
and maintaining order.
The mayor appoints
department heads, subject
to city council approval,
and manages the executive branch
of city government.
The mayor has the authority
to veto ordinances
passed by the city council,
and the council may override
such vetoes by
a two-thirds majority vote.
The mayor is elected
for a four-year term.
The top two vote-getters
in August will advance to the
general election in November.
I am a queer, Black, and Latino
architect,
a housing activist,
and a high-risk individual.
In March 2020, when the pandemic began,
my small-business contracts fell through.
In June, I heard the sounds
of helicopters and flash bangs
as residents marched in my neighborhood
in the name of Black lives
against state-sponsored violence.
In September, during the worst wildfires
the West Coast has ever seen,
an orange sky, where smoke seeped
through the cracks of my old windows.
As I read, the city had
95 shelter spaces
for 5,500 people.
In Seattle, we have a strong mayor system.
That means the mayor controls
whether the city chooses to act, or not,
in the midst of an economic crisis,
a housing crisis, and the climate crisis.
The inaction thus far in Seattle
is unacceptable.
I am running for mayor in this moment
because, for too long,
career politicians and lawyers have
said the right things without doing them.
No more empty promises.
I will fulfill our Seattle Green New Deal,
say no to sweeping our unhoused neighbors,
reform and defund our police
to create true public safety,
and build the housing that we need.
Most of our problems come down
to housing justice,
where homes are allowed to be, or aren't,
how many we have, or don't,
and how much they cost.
Creating a system is the first step
on a new path to achieving
so much of what we want.
I understand our systems
and can make it more sustainable quickly
while ensuring community comes first.
If you're looking for a candidate
with clear plans, who is committed
to serving two terms
so that we can finally be the city
that we say we are,
then I am your candidate.
It is time for a mayor of action.
Seattle is a beautiful city suffering from
a dreadful lack of leadership.
Bickering, finger pointing,
and ideological posturing
have hurt our residents
and undermined our national reputation.
I have a plan to bring people together,
create a more fair and sustainable future,
build working coalitions, and strive for equity
and rise above the infighting and inertia
that have held our city back for so long.
It is way past time to stop talking
about our problems
and start taking steps to solve them.
For 30 years, I have used my skills
as a political scientist
and economic development practitioner
to create jobs and bring people together.
I am an entrepreneur who has held
leadership positions with businesses,
nonprofit organizations,
federal and state lawmakers, local mayors,
public-private partnerships,
and educational institutions.
My background and experience fully prepare me
to lead Seattle at this critical moment.
As recovery from the pandemic gets under way,
now is an excellent time to reassess
how our city does business.
Seattle can be a model of effectiveness,
sustainability,
and accountability to its citizens.
Becoming that new model requires a new attitude
of responsibility at City Hall.
I have developed a platform
detailing my plan to address some of Seattle's
biggest challenges.
Dignity in housing options
for people experiencing homelessness,
turbocharging our economic recovery,
increasing public safety,
and mitigating climate change, to name just a few.
My platform is an investment in our people,
our culture, and our future.
Seattle is at a crossroads.
Our next mayor will either set us
on a bold new course for responsible leadership
or simply continue business as usual.
We cannot afford another four years of talking
and not taking action.
I am ready to chart a new course
to provide transformational leadership
for a transforming city.
I ask for your vote to be Seattle's next mayor.
I'm Lorena González.
I'm a first-time mom and a proud
first-generation American.
I grew up as a migrant farm worker
in Central Washington.
I worked my way through community college,
WSU, and Seattle University Law School.
As a civil-rights attorney,
I won cases for victims of sexual assault,
wage theft, elder abuse,
and police misconduct and brutality.
I ran for office six years ago
after seeing how hard things were becoming
for many Seattleites,
especially workers and people of color.
Housing is too expensive. Wages are too low.
Big corporations have too much say.
Police are not being held accountable
nearly enough.
As the first Latina elected citywide,
I've brought people together
to start providing safe spaces
for those without homes.
We've expanded pre-K
and doubled preschool slots.
We've helped Seattle's small businesses
and families survive the pandemic,
and we've begun to demilitarize the police.
I want a Seattle that's livable for everyone.
We can be a city that brings people
together to solve the root causes
of homelessness -- like inequality,
housing costs, and poverty,
one where Black and brown people
don't fear police brutality.
A city of connected, livable,
safe neighborhoods that all have
affordable child care, good public schools,
safe parks, and modern public transit,
with housing and rent everyone can afford,
not just the wealthy,
where all kinds of businesses can grow
in every neighborhood
and all jobs pay a living wage.
This is the really hard
and necessary work of the next mayor.
I have the track record
and the relationships with the city council,
labor, small businesses,
and members of the community
to boldly lead our progressive city
so that it's once again the vibrant city
we all love,
truly a Seattle for all.
I ask for your vote
to be Seattle's next mayor.
I'm Casey Sixkiller. I grew up in Seattle.
And I'm raising three young kids here.
I'm running for mayor
so every family has a future in Seattle.
This past year was one of the most challenging
in our city's history.
Despite great wealth and opportunity,
too many families are being left behind.
Our neighborhoods are struggling
with empty storefronts,
homelessness, and crime.
Instead of coming together
to meet these challenges,
we're being held back by divisions.
I've spent my career advancing practical,
progressive solutions
at every level of government.
I've formed partnerships to create
new housing and shelters,
expand access to parks,
advance equity by dismantling
institutional barriers,
and secured millions of dollars
to restore critical habitat,
replace failing bridges,
and invest in high-capacity transit.
Growing up in Seattle, we didn't agree on everything,
but we found ways to make progress
on important issues.
Now is our opportunity
to rebuild a stronger and more equitable Seattle
with fresh ideas and bold actions.
As mayor, I will pilot
a guaranteed basic-income program
so working families of any income level
can build futures here,
help our small businesses
recover from the pandemic,
expand and make child care more affordable,
invest in our neighborhoods
so they are safe and thriving,
and restore our parks and streets
to their intended uses
by adding 3,000 new places
for people experiencing homelessness
to call home.
I'm the only candidate with experience
running large organizations.
I know firsthand that change requires
vision and partnership.
This moment demands a leader
who will sit down
with those on the other side of an issue
to find common ground and move us all forward.
I'll work every day to show our kids
we can achieve the future we all want for Seattle.
I would be honored to have your vote.
My name is Dr. Bliss.
As your mayor, I will act
with vision, courage, and compassion.
I've spent my career as a medical leader
developing sustainable systems
that provide compassionate care for all.
As a leader, I understand
the core values of civil rights
and police accountability
can never be safely negotiated away.
In 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court
ruled that charging a person with vagrancy
when they have nowhere else to go
is cruel and unusual punishment
and a violation of their civil rights.
In response, our city allows
living in tent encampments
and promotes policies encouraging theft,
vandalism, and violent crimes
as a way to meet basic needs.
The Seattle Police Department has been under
a federal decree since 2012
for repeatedly violating our civil rights.
Our police union contract protects
rogue police officers
from disciplinary action and prosecution.
In 2019, the federal court
found the city remains in violation.
The city has no timeline for resolution.
We need solutions.
Protecting civil rights is non-negotiable.
If elected, I would immediately provide
basic emergency food, shelter, security,
and treatment to our residents
who have no other options,
permanently remove tent dwellers
from city parks, and nullify any section
of the police union contract
that limits accountability and oversight.
Join me in solidarity. Vote for wise action.
Vote Dr. Bliss for Mayor.
I'm Bobby Tucker, Seattle's next mayor,
a leader who cares,
a leader who will listen to your voices,
a God-fearing man,
a leader with integrity,
building a team to house those
that are in shelters and unsheltered.
Education that will build character
and confidence in our children,
securing the future for our children
so they can look forward to their future.
Public safety that makes sense.
Creating a healthy environment for businesses.
What has happened in Seattle in the past
could have been prevented
with effective leadership.
Regardless of what has happened
can now be fixed with me and a team
that is serious and cares about Seattleites.
"There is nothing new under the sun." Nehemiah 1.
Nehemiah asks certain men of Judea
concerning the Jews that had escaped,
which were left to the captivity
concerning Jerusalem.
When they had shared with Nehemiah
of the broken-down walls,
and Nehemiah sat down and wept and mourned
because Nehemiah cared.
Nehemiah 2:18.
"Then I told of the hand of God, which is good upon me,
also the King's word that he had spoken unto me,
and they said, 'Let us rise up and build.'"
So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Let us come together, Seattleites,
and succeed.
Bobby Tucker for Seattle's mayor.
Hi. I'm James Donaldson,
a former Seattle SuperSonic,
local business owner,
and a 40-year resident of the city.
Today, I lead a nonprofit
serving at-risk youth
with a focus on mental health awareness
and suicide prevention.
As your next mayor, I will restore trust
in our police,
bring more compassion and accountability
to the homelessness crisis,
and promote more affordable housing.
The current city government is just failing
to address the challenges
we all know are so important.
I look to other successful cities for answers.
In Newark, New Jersey,
they chose to reform their police, not defund.
In the last year, not a single officer
has fired their gun.
That's a remarkable success
and one we can learn from.
In Vienna, they encourage both private
and high-quality public housing.
Vienna also does a better job
in connecting homeless to the addiction
and mental health services.
Compassion and accountability.
As a lifelong Democrat,
I'm right there with the voters of this city.
71 percent of Seattleites support
reforming the police, not defunding.
72 percent of the voters
favor my plan to reduce homelessness
by increasing access
to mental health and addiction services.
56 percent of the voters agree with me
that we need more affordable housing.
The remarkable issue is how few
Seattle politicians
agree with the Seattle voters.
Seattle politics is often a fight
between well-funded
special-interest groups
who drive our council to the extreme.
Across America, Seattle is used
as an example of what not to do.
We'll fix that.
After addressing these three big issues,
I have one project
that's near and dear to my heart --
save our Sonics and get our team back.
I'm James Donaldson, former Seattle SuperSonic,
lifelong Democrat,
and your choice for mayor.
Hello, friends. Do you think Seattle's
better off today than it was 10 years ago?
Do you feel vulnerable members of our community
have the support they need to improve their lives?
Do you feel safer?
Do you feel downtown represents the spirit
of Seattle?
There's only one honest answer
to all these questions -- "no."
Our homelessness crisis is getting worse.
Downtown is deteriorating.
Businesses are closing.
Residents feel unsafe. Roads need repairs.
And no current city leader
is taking responsibility.
That's why I'm running for Seattle Mayor.
My name is Art Langlie,
and I'm not a "more of the same" candidate.
I'll take Seattle down a different path,
starting by taking responsibility
for solving our homelessness crisis,
restoring a vibrant downtown,
reforming public safety,
and rebuilding infrastructure.
I'm the only candidate with a comprehensive plan
to end our homelessness emergency.
I will increase mental health
and recovery services in triage centers
and rapidly create housing
with critical wraparound services
to break the cycle of homelessness.
Seattle's breakdown of public safety,
crumbling roads, and declining downtown
are all symptoms of a serious problem.
Our current leaders no longer prioritize
delivering basic government services
with excellence.
I am the only candidate who understands
that city government must get the basics right,
from fixing potholes to keeping us safe.
I'm ready to take responsibility
and get to work for you,
but you have an important choice to make.
Will you choose more of the same
or will you choose a path toward recovery?
My name is Art Langlie,
and I would be honored to earn your vote.
I know that together we can do better.
Seattle is a great city,
but our leaders are failing us.
City Hall has become dysfunctional.
Thousands are sleeping outside.
Housing is unaffordable.
Small businesses are going under.
Police reform has failed.
The middle class gets squeezed harder every day.
We're all exhausted by Seattle politicians
saying the right thing
but not doing the right thing when it matters.
I've been doing hard things that matter
my whole life.
I've spent the last seven years
fighting for our homeless Native community
as executive director at the Chief Seattle Club.
We're building $180 million
in affordable housing.
We're innovating.
Surplus trailers on parking lots
called Eagle Village,
modular housing in Lake City.
200 family units with a longhouse.
And we're succeeding.
During the pandemic, we moved
entire encampments
from the International District
and Pioneer Square
to the safety of hotel rooms.
I'm leading.
I have a 22-point
emergency housing action plan
to bring everyone sleeping outside into safety
in 14 months following the election.
You can see my plan at my website.
As a longtime community police advocate,
I am done with racism
and brutality with zero consequences.
As a community police commissioner,
we fought to block
the current police union contract.
But the mayor and council buckled,
rolling back reforms on racial bias
and violating the federal consent decree.
Seattle's next mayor will hire
a new police chief and negotiate
a new police contract,
determining the future of reform.
You can see my plan at my website.
Affordable housing, racial justice,
equitable recovery, climate change,
transit, education,
the West Seattle Bridge.
We have so much important work ahead of us.
It's time for a new generation
of leadership in Seattle.
I believe in this city.
If you'll believe in me, together,
we can make Seattle the city we all love.
Hello. I'm Don L. Rivers,
your candidate for Mayor of Seattle.
The condition of our city is critical.
We are in the middle of redefining
our lives in the present
and what it will become in the future.
Seattle citizens are strong,
hardworking, and caring people.
We are devoted to accepting change for the better.
Now is that time.
We must develop bold leaders.
We must listen to each other
and, together, change negatives to positives
for the present and our future.
Yes, we have work to do.
Know this --
homelessness must not exist in Seattle.
I will reconstruct our police department
because Black lives do matter.
We are the city of destiny,
a place where quality lives
will always be developed.
I will pledge to develop
a new stream of revenue.
I will work hard to create new leaders
skilled with the three L's --
the ability to listen, learn, and then lead.
We are a city destined to become culturally competent
of one another's needs, desires to prosper.
We will monitor our environment
and create appropriate change necessary.
We will remember our indigenous tribes
and their desire to work to move forward.
We will find new locations
for our preschool children and their care.
I look forward to developing
our disaster and pandemic readiness program.
I will look forward to working with our youth
and the young adults to develop a program
that will keep dangerous drivers
off our streets and freeways.
I need your vote, your support.
The change is here.
I'm Don L. Rivers. Black lives do matter.
Seattle is starving for effective leadership,
a mayor who makes no excuses
and acts with urgency.
I will unite our communities
around our progressive values
to make real progress on the challenges we face.
My father was one of City Light's
first Black union linemen.
My Japanese mother
was cruelly interned during World War II.
Their fight for equity and justice
informed my legal career
standing up for workers and small businesses.
It drives my public service to work for you.
The homelessness crisis must be
our first priority.
Finger pointing is frustrating and inhumane.
As mayor, no more excuses.
I will take charge
and take responsibility for action.
Here's my plan.
Real action to accelerate current city spending
and secure $140 million
in federal relief funds
to provide immediate housing and services
and clean up our parks
and school properties and sidewalks.
Our plan, our outcomes, our progress
will be accessible to you by a click of a button
so you know we're making progress every day.
Next, we must unite
around an economic recovery for all --
assisting downtown and neighborhood
small businesses and establishing
a Seattle job center
connecting people to careers.
I led the $15 minimum-wage discussion.
Now I will expand child care
and build housing and transit so working people
and families can continue
to call the city our home.
We will improve public safety
and build trust in our police,
changing SPD's tactics and their culture.
I sponsored Seattle's first anti-bias police law.
Let's reimagine policing,
not threaten defunding,
and keep all communities safe.
I'm grateful so many have endorsed me.
Governor Gary Locke,
Seattle Mayors Norm Rice and Wes Uhlman,
unions like the Transit Union 587
and construction trade members,
members from the NAACP
and leaders from the NAACP,
faith leaders and business owners.
So many more.
I'd be honored to earn your vote for a better Seattle.
Hi. I'm Stan Lippmann.
And I'm running for Mayor of Seattle,
and I ask for your support.
I still believe Seattle will be
the city of the future.
All the pieces are here, but not integrated.
How do we retain our uniqueness
but by realizing Denny's Dream on the beach at Alki?
The elements have laid dormant
since the hippie '60s --
the Space Needle, the Monorail, the Westin Tower,
the elements of SkyCity, like in "The Jetsons,"
a 12-story Westin segment --
12 condos per floor
between 400 and 500 feet.
The Space Needle cost
5 million silver dollars in 1960.
That's $100 million today.
With advanced construction cost methods,
2000 Space Needle condos,
288,000 units
of city-owned affordable housing
spread a mile apart in a hexagonal pattern.
These Space Needles also form
a new transportation grid
at the 100-foot level.
A monorail suspended between the towers
will fly you around the city.
Priority will be given
to the families of school-age children.
For Seattle to prosper in the future,
the children must come first.
Since there's going to be a teacher crisis
in September, parents can elect
to establish a quarter-million dollar
educational trust fund which can be invested
in city-owned projects
such as the Space Needle condos
or City Light green energy projects.
The first project will be a dark energy
thermal engine from Brilliant Light Power
to heat Climate Change Arena
with virtually free zero-point energy.
For the grid, vehicle-to-grid
will blanket the city,
allowing low-cost EV ownership for everyone.
Also, I will pay city bills
in U.S. silver dollars,
propose dual-currency laws for business,
and establish a copper brick monetary base
in the form of a copper pyramid
next to the Space Needle.
I'm Stan Lippmann, and I believe in Seattle.
If you want to double the economy
and grow into the next decade
of wealth and prosperity for all of us,
please elect me Mayor of Seattle
in Aug. 3 primary and November.
A just, equitable, and thriving Seattle
is possible, but we must come together
with a common purpose to make it a reality.
City Hall politicians have tried and failed
to address the crises our city faces,
especially on homelessness.
We need new leadership with a fresh perspective
but also a proven track record
of delivering real results.
I'm Jessyn Farrell, the only candidate
with the proven ability to bridge divides
and build the coalitions needed
to tackle our toughest problems.
As executive director of the nonprofit
Transportation Choices Coalition,
I helped transform mass transit
in the Puget Sound region.
As a state legislator, I worked to improve
people's lives by leading and passing
landmark paid family leave,
creating more affordable housing,
and securing billions for light rail expansion,
all while dealing with
a Republican-controlled Senate.
Governor Inslee chose me to lead
the state's COVID Economic Recovery Task Force
for a reason.
I know how to solve problems.
Under my leadership, we secured $50 million
for small businesses
left out of federal pandemic relief.
As a single mom with three kids in public schools,
I understand the urgent need
to better support working families.
I'll make sure every kid in every neighborhood
has safe parks, streets, and sidewalks
and is free from the threat of gun violence.
I'll prioritize adding all types of housing,
including services, ensuring people can access
the mental and health treatments they need
and get help finding work.
I'll build 70,000 more affordable homes
and get the city back on track
delivering basic services.
I'm proud to be endorsed
by progressive elected officials,
small-business owners, and community leaders.
I'm a born-and-raised Seattleite,
attended Shoreline Public Schools,
and went on to the UW
and then to law school.
If you, like me, are tired of excuses
and empty promises and want a leader
who will hit the ground running,
stop the infighting, and deliver results,
then I hope you will vote for me
to be your next mayor.
Our democracy is in peril,
and we are in the midst
of a mental health emergency.
Therefore, in times of crisis,
sacrifice is needed,
which is why I'm offering my services
as Mayor of Seattle.
I'm a strong leader who can communicate
important ideas and take a completely
different approach to these 21st-century issues.
I have the right temperament
for the complexity of the job.
I'm a minister, military war veteran,
and founder of the nonprofit public charity
called Balance Due.
My personality is empathetic, compassionate,
stern, and unrelenting.
I can inform, connect, and inspire
the community in an amazing way.
My belief -- if we have a laser-sharp focus
on our mutual obstacles, together
we can overcome and have a more robust return
to our common bond of normalcy.
My vision for Seattle -- economic harmony.
We want to streamline economic recovery,
balance the budget,
create a more sustainable future,
and more racial equity.
My belief -- with hope and optimism,
we can create a new vitality, one that translates
into a better quality of life
for all of Seattle.
I envision the Emerald City shining again,
illuminating even stronger and louder.
I see an enhanced beauty,
with the people of Seattle
reveling in the newfound prosperity
and vibrance of the city.
So, in conclusion, I implore the people of Seattle
to help me help you --
by voting for democracy,
by voting for change,
by voting for a new energy,
by voting for me, Rodney Holt,
your next Mayor of Seattle.