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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.