-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.