-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.