-King County is at a crossroads,
and business as usual just isn't good enough.
Too many of our neighbors are priced out of homes
or suffering on the streets,
while our federal government is gutting healthcare
and threatening our rights and our economy.
In these challenging times,
local government must work
to protect our people and our values.
As King County Executive,
I'll meet this moment with decades of proven leadership.
I'm the only candidate who has led a large public agency,
and I've fought political resistance
to deliver big results.
I'll be King County's housing executive,
helping working people with a plan
for 44,000 affordable homes
that's been called both ambitious and achievable.
I'll build on my experience
already creating thousands of affordable homes,
shelter beds and supportive housing.
I'll prioritize public safety,
balancing accountability and compassion.
As a former public safety leader myself,
I know how to reduce gun violence and crime
at our stores and small businesses,
protecting our residents and workers.
I'll deliver on mental health and crisis intervention
to stop the revolving door to jails and emergency rooms.
I'll fight to bring light rail to West Seattle and Ballard,
just as I opened the Eastside starter line
and led the early delivery of light rail in South King County.
I'll work for safer roads, sidewalks and trails,
building on my pioneering work as former president
of the Puget Sound Regional Council.
In the face of a hostile administration,
I'll protect our environment, our healthcare,
and our rights to reproductive freedom,
LGBTQ+ equality and immigrant justice,
because King County should always be a place
where everyone belongs.
I'm proudly endorsed by the Seattle Times,
public safety leaders, firefighters, Democrats,
housing and transportation advocates, the Snoqualmie Tribe,
over 100 elected and community leaders, and more.
I'm Claudia Balducci, and my promise is simple --
proven leadership to deliver bold,
achievable results for all of King County.
I'd be honored to earn your vote.