-I am Leesa Manion, a career prosecutor
who has served for the past 15 years
as chief of staff at the King County
Prosecuting Attorney's office.
With your vote, I will bring unmatched experience
and hands-on leadership.
I have built and implemented effective
crime reduction strategies,
reformed juvenile justice, and enhanced victim services.
I will focus on the public safety issues
facing our county and communities with needed urgency
to deliver criminal accountability, racial equity,
and restorative justice. Under my leadership,
600 professionals in the prosecutor's office
charge violent crimes, sexual assault,
and property crimes every day without exception,
even when the pandemic closed courts.
At a time of legal attacks on reproductive rights
and increased hate crimes, I will be the first woman
and the first person of color to serve as your prosecutor.
I am the only candidate for this office
who has developed criminal justice policies
and led teams of prosecutors.
I have built trusted partnerships
with law enforcement,
public defenders, business leaders,
and advocates for justice and equity.
I have increased support for victims
of domestic violence and assault
and supported alternative sentencing models
that have helped veterans, youth,
and people with behavioral health and addiction
crises repay their debts while rebuilding their lives.
I earned the Alliance for Gun Responsibility's
sole endorsement
because of my commitment to reducing gun violence.
I have enacted our state's strongest extreme
risk protection order policies
and provided law enforcement tools
to track down weapons used in crime.
I am the only candidate to have earned
the support of women's groups, Democratic organizations
and legislators, labor unions,
as well as retiring prosecutor Dan Satterberg,
former Governor Gary Locke, Executive Dow Constantine,
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson,
and elected and community leaders from across our region.
I ask for your vote. Thank you.