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-My name is Connor Nash
and I'm running to be your next city wide councilmember
in Position Nine.
Seattle is facing a crisis of trust due to
the deeply unpopular legislation passed by this council.
Social services are cut to increase the police budget.
Laws are passed to criminalize our unhoused population
with no plans on how to help.
Even our ethics laws were under attack.
And it wasn't to help you.
When you go to the council chambers
to vocally oppose these terrible laws,
you are dismissed and ignored.
That will change if I'm lucky enough
to become your City councilmember.
I'm running for city council
because the problems you're experiencing
have been most evident in my neighborhood.
I moved to Little Saigon in 2019, and in that time,
I have watched a beautiful,
historic place become one of distress
because of an out-of-control drug market caused by city neglect,
our city government has decided to launch a futile war on drugs
through a useless anti-drug zone,
building hostile architecture, and installing police cameras.
The war on drugs has never worked, and this one will fail.
Instead, we must increase funding for social services
and public defenders
while reforming our criminal justice system
with a robust drug court.
We must expand affordable housing to address the homelessness crisis.
We need community-led plans,
such as Little Saigon's Pho Dep to bring stakeholders together
and address the problems in our neighborhoods,
rather than the current top-down approach
the city uses.
Finally, my major legislative goal is
to create a Green New Deal jobs program.
Our community is under attack by the Trump administration,
and we need a progressive plan.
The Green New Deal jobs program will use JumpStart funds
to create well-paying union jobs that will clean our environment,
not just in downtown.
Restoration projects help our community
while supporting our economy.
We deserve a city council that listens to constituents,
not ignores them.
We deserve a council that passes popular legislation,
not one that people vehemently oppose.
I will be the councilmember who listens,
supports, and fights for you.
Visit nashforseattle.com to learn more
and support my campaign.
Thank you.