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First up, Seattle City Council.

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The Seattle City Council
is the legislative

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branch of government.

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Members set the City's direction
by enacting ordinances

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and passing resolutions.

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The council authorizes
expenditures, adopts

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regulations, levies taxes,
controls the finances

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and property of the
City, and performs many

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related legislative tasks.

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This year there is a special
election to fill the

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unexpired term in District 5.

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Only voters in District 5, which
is at the north end of Seattle,

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will vote in this election.

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The candidate elected to
this position will serve the

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remaining year of
the four-year term.

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This position will be on
the ballot again in 2027.

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-Hi, I'm Nilu Jenks,
candidate for Seattle

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City Council, District 5.

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I'm running because the
issues facing North Seattle

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are not being solved.

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Seattle is a deeply
progressive city.

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We have the resources,
the talent,

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and the votes to tackle
major challenges, but

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too often City Hall feels
feels disconnected.

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When the late Fred Meyer in
Lake City closed, my kids asked

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why nobody fought harder
to save it or replace it.

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I didn't have a good answer.

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Families without cars
lost access to groceries

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and pharmacy services
overnight, and our City

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had no real plan.

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That's not acceptable.

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My priorities are
straightforward.

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Let's start with public safety.

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We can't go back to the failed
policies of the last decade.

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We need a fully funded
CARE Department responding

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24/7 to behavioral
health calls, working in

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true partnership with the
Seattle Police Department

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and Fire Response so
every call gets the right

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responder. We have
let the mental health

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and drug addiction crisis
go on for far too long.

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We have to get people
housed, strengthen gun

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violence prevention, protect
immigrant communities

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from federal overreach,
meet our climate goals,

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and ensure ranked choice
voting is successfully

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implemented in 2027.

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From serving as a PTA Advocacy

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Chair to organizing one
of the nation's largest

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gun buyback programs to
working to implement ranked

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choice voting in Seattle,
my work has always been

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about connecting people
and delivering results.

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I'm endorsed by: the King County

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Democrats, the 32nd, 36th,
and 46th District Democrats,

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Washington Conservation
Action, the Working Families

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Party, the MLK Labor Council,
United Auto Workers, the City

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of Seattle Workers and
Grocery Workers Unions, King

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County Executive Girmay 
Zahilay, Seattle City

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Councimembers Alexis
Mercedes Rinck, 

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Dionne Foster, Eddie Lin, and
Joy Hollingsworth,

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Senators Javier Valdez and
Noel Frame, Representatives

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Darya Farivar, Julia Reed, Liz
Berry, Cindy Ryu, and more.

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And I would be honored
to earn your vote.

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Thank you.

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-Hello, my name is Julie Kang,
and I'm running for Seattle

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City Council District 5.

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I'm an educator, first-gen
immigrant, and a 30-year

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District 5 resident.

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I came to Seattle and
built my life here.

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I've seen what makes this
city special and how

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far we drifted from it.

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I'm running because Seattle
needs a change in direction,

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to be safe, affordable, and
full of opportunity again.

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That takes leadership that
shows up, listens, takes

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action, and delivers.

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My first priority
is public safety.

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I will enforce the laws
we already have, restore

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police staffing to improve
911 response times,

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and use every appropriate
tool to address

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violence and trafficking.

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I will demand results,
fewer shootings and

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break-ins, less trafficking,
and safer neighborhoods

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and business corridors.

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I'll tackle affordability
by streamlining permitting

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to build housing faster,
support small businesses,

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and bring affordable
grocery stores and

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essential services back to
neighborhoods like Lake City.

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As a civic leader, I have
a track record of stepping

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up to solve problems.

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When immigrant and small
business owners were

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struggling to survive, I
co-founded a community bank

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to offer equitable loans,
and we share our earnings

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with local nonprofits
serving our own neighbors.

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When families became
fearful about ICE activity,

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I worked to protect our
neighbors with information

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and legal resources.

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For 30 years, I've shown up,
listened, and solved problems.

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I'll bring that
leadership to City Hall.

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I'm proud to be endorsed
by the 32nd LD Democrats,

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elected officials, community
leaders, and The Seattle Times.

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District 5 deserves real
solution, not more of the same.

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I'm ready to change the
direction of City Hall, and I'll

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be honored to earn your vote.