First up, the office of Seattle Mayor.
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.
-Hi, Seattle,
I'm Joe Mallahan, and I'm running for Seattle Mayor.
Seattle is a city with strong values,
but city government has fallen behind
on acting on those values.
I'm running for mayor
because I believe we can live up to our ideals.
With a highly efficient city government,
Seattle can be a progressive model for the nation,
an alternative to the chaos and cruelty of MAGA politics.
We need to vastly improve public safety,
and we need civilian oversight of our police department.
I'll complete 50 patrol ride-alongs in my first year
to bring the police and the community back together.
We need to improve affordability
and radically reduce homelessness.
I'll cut red tape that delays building housing,
invest in projects that serve working families,
and leverage federal tax credits
to build affordable homes faster.
I'll expand mental health and addiction treatment
and deliver thousands more
emergency shelter beds in my first year.
You can't treat addiction and mental health
when people are living on the streets.
I've always been a change-maker.
I turned around two different midsize companies
by working shoulder to shoulder with frontline employees,
and at T-Mobile,
I transformed how we serve millions of low income customers
by listening to frontline employees
and driving bold innovation.
And as a community organizer,
I brought people together to solve big urban problems.
I care deeply about Seattle and the people who call it home.
We can tackle homelessness with compassion and accountability.
We can reform public safety with urgency and integrity.
And we can make Seattle affordable again.
We've got this in us, Seattle.
I'm Joe Mallahan and I would be honored to earn your vote.
-Hi.
My name is Ry Armstrong,
and I'm running to be the next mayor of Seattle.
Our city is stagnant and we aren't preparing for the future.
We need bold, visionary leaders who will fight tooth
and nail for all of Seattle.
I was born and raised here in the Northwest.
I'm a third generation union worker and elected labor leader,
and the co-executive director
of the nonprofit Sustainable Seattle,
where I manage a multimillion dollar budget
advancing the environmental justice movement.
I've spent my life organizing for workers rights,
climate resilience, and community driven change.
And now I'm stepping up to lead Seattle
with that same love for our city.
I'm proud to be endorsed by national organizations like
Run for Something and the LGBTQ Victory Fund.
Because our campaign represents the next generation
of leadership,
one that's bold, people first, and rooted in authenticity.
We're running to deliver real results for working people
when we get into City Hall.
First, we will build a thousand units of shelter in the first hundred days
because everyone deserves a roof over their head
and a chance at rebuilding.
We will build more affordable housing,
including social housing,
because this homelessness crisis doesn't get better without it.
Second, we'll invest in public safety
to focus on the right response.
We will increase mental health programs
and take action on essential infrastructure like lighting
and safer streets,
because true safety means everyone makes it home.
Third, we'll expand the Office of Labor Standards
to protect workers here at home
when organized labor is being attacked nationwide.
This moment is personal for me,
and I know what it means to be erased right now.
Seattle can make history by electing our first trans mayor
and sending a message to the country
that everyone belongs here.
Instead of giving in to fear, I refuse to be afraid in 2025.
Real change takes real courage.
So I'm asking you to be bold
and vote for our shared vision on Election Day.
-Hello, Seattle.
My name is Isaiah Willoughby
and I'm running to be your next mayor.
I'm not a career politician.
I'm a neighbor, a listener,
and a leader shaped by real experiences and real challenges.
I've worked in housing. I've studied it.
I've lived through what so many in our city face, rising costs,
broken systems, and leaders who seem out of touch.
I earned my degree in real estate
from North Seattle College
because I wanted to understand the policies behind the problems
and find real solutions.
My experience at entrepreneurship and
community work has taught me
that the best ideas don't come from behind closed doors.
They come from the people living the reality every day.
Seattle is full of heart, grit, and talent,
but we're being held back by a system
that too often serves the few at the top.
As mayor,
I will fight for housing that people can actually afford.
Public safety that is accountable,
and community based economic growth
that supports working families and small businesses,
not just big corporations.
This campaign is called The People's Voice
because that's who I'm here to serve.
I believe the government should work with them
people, not over them.
Together we can build a city that listens,
includes and delivers on its promises.
I am Isaiah Willoughby.
I'm ready to lead with heart, courage and integrity.
Thank you Seattle.
-With your support,
we will continue overcoming challenges
in building a brighter, more equitable future.
Since 2022,
we've helped thousands of vulnerable people
access housing and shelter,
supporting an 80% reduction
in unauthorized tent encampments citywide.
Crime rates are lower.
We're rebuilding police staffing
and care to department responders trained
in de-escalation are assisting people in crisis.
We've made unprecedented investments
in affordable housing, climate action,
transit and transportation.
Let's keep working together for a stronger, united Seattle.
I'm a Seattle Public Schools graduate
and a University of Washington graduate.
A lifelong Seattle resident and a father deeply committed
to the diversity and dynamism of our city.
With your vote, I'll continue to focus on outcomes
and make no excuses and seek bold, transformative change.
I'm committed to action on housing,
directing over $1 billion to create thousands
of affordable homes
and improve supportive housing availability and staffing.
I've eliminated barriers to housing construction
past nation leading green building standards.
I will continue working for affordable communities
while connecting unsheltered neighbors with resources.
I'll keep improving public safety,
having delivered on promises to establish an unarmed
behavioral health response unit,
hire more and more diverse officers,
reduce response times, and crack down on drug trafficking.
A lifelong advocate for youth,
I'm committed to reducing gun violence
in our schools and communities. Moving forward,
we will accelerate programs that keep us safe and healthy.
I will continue protecting Seattle,
challenging Trump,
his administration's efforts to disrupt Seattle's stance
as a welcoming city for immigrants, LGBTQ,
and BIPOC communities.
I'll ensure our rights and laws are respected.
I ask for your vote.
-Hello people of the Emerald City.
I'm Doctor Bliss.
I'm running for mayor to represent all of you.
My priorities for our city are to make it clean,
green, and safe
and bring civility to our city streets and our communication.
Our current process of dehumanizing others
and socially excommunicating anyone
who disagrees with us is the first step in warfare.
I will stop the tearing down
and replace it with a paradigm for positive change.
Our system of government is oppressive to the poor
and provides economic favoritism to our wealthy citizens.
Wealth buys a significant voice in our government,
favorable treatment from our courts,
and an excellent education from our public schools.
I will take concrete steps
to make sure everyone receives these benefits.
I believe in providing emergency shelter for everyone
who needs it,
and putting an immediate end to living on the streets.
For those who are ready for a different life,
free of addiction,
I believe in treatment.
Enabling antisocial behavior is not compassionate.
It is irresponsible and perpetuates the cycle
of misery and injustice upon others.
I favor arresting
and prosecuting all criminals with compassionate treatment
after sentencing.
The current zoning change,
allowing four to six homes in all existing single family lots
will add more unaffordable housing,
increase traffic congestion,
and turn our Emerald City into a concrete jungle.
I will press for affordable mixed use housing built
along safe, clean and quiet transit corridors.
We must preserve our green spaces and build up,
not out into our backyards and green spaces.
My campaign does not run on money.
It relies on you.
If you would like to know more about what you can do
to make a positive change, visit doctorblissformayor.com
Thank you for your support.
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-Hi, I'm Joe Molloy,
and I'm running to be the next mayor of Seattle.
In the summer of 2024, I was evicted from my apartment
after a previously undiagnosed neurological condition left me
unable to work for a short time.
That eviction pushed me out onto the street,
and for the last ten months, I've lived in a tent.
This is a statement I would have never imagined saying,
but it would be easier for me to win the office of mayor
than to find stable housing in this city.
And that should tell you everything
you need to know about the broken systems
we're living under, and why I'm running to fix that.
The solutions are already in front of us.
What we lack is the political will
and the moral clarity to act on them.
I'm not a career politician.
I consider myself a public servant and an average person
who has lived through the failures of our city's broken safety nets.
But this experience didn't break me.
It's focused me.
And now I'm determined to create real solutions
that work for everyone.
I understand these crises not from a distance,
but from the inside.
And I know exactly where we need to go from here.
That's why I've introduced the Homeless New Deal,
a bold, actionable plan to end the outcome
of homelessness in Seattle.
For too long, these problems have been avoided.
People like me have been ignored, left to disappear.
But we're still here.
I'm still here, and I'm not going away.
So this is not about making a statement.
A vote for me is not some symbolic gesture.
It's an ideological, moral and ethical choice.
A vote for real solutions rooted in justice and dignity
and in collective liberation. I'm ready to lead.
And with your support, we can build a Seattle
where no one is left behind.
Thank you.
-I'm Katie Wilson, and I'm running for Seattle mayor.
As founder and executive director
of the Transit Riders Union,
for 14 years, I've been building powerful coalitions
to win major victories that benefit working families,
higher minimum wages,
and stronger protections for renters in cities
around King County.
The ORCA Lift low income fare program,
which tens of thousands of transit riders use every day.
The JumpStart tax on wealthy corporations,
which prevented devastating service cuts
during the pandemic.
Now I'm running for mayor because I know we can do better.
We deserve a mayor's office
that leads with integrity and collaboration,
not one that's embroiled in scandal
and beholden to powerful groups.
Working families in our city
are struggling with the high cost of rent,
childcare, and groceries.
We need a mayor who takes the cost of living crisis seriously.
Voters have twice supported social housing by a landslide.
Seattle deserves a mayor who will work to make it successful,
not undermine it.
More people are homeless than ever before,
and we have less shelter now than we did four years ago.
As your mayor,
I will create more emergency housing
and deepen investments in addiction treatment
and mental health care.
We can do better on public safety.
Right now, Seattle is not following best practices
to prevent and respond to gun violence,
and we must do more to protect residents
against attacks from the Trump administration
and make sure we can deliver the services people depend on,
even if we lose federal funding.
Seattle can have affordable and abundant housing,
great public spaces, high quality schools,
world class mass transit, and vibrant neighborhoods.
You shouldn't need a six figure income to feel at home here.
This is your city, a city that we can build together.
With your vote, we can have a true champion for working families
and a coalition builder in the mayor's office.
I'm proud to be endorsed by the King County Democrats,
UAW 4121, State Senator Rebecca Saldaña,
and many more trusted organizations and community leaders.
I would be honored to have your vote in this race.
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