-I'm Rebecca Saldaña and I'm running for
King County Council District 2 because working people
deserve a county we can actually afford to live in.
Right now too many people are struggling with rising
rents, childcare costs, health care bills and long
commutes while the wealthiest corporations and the ultra-rich
continue to profit.
I'm running to build more housing that's
affordable at every income level, raise wages,
improve transit, expand behavioral health care,
and make child care more accessible for working
families. As a daughter of a Mexican immigrant
farm worker who later became a machinist, I know what
economic insecurity looks like, and I know how transformative
good union jobs and vibrant communities can be.
That's what has shaped my life and my work.
Before elected office, I organized alongside
janitors and farmworkers fighting for dignity
and fair wages.
In the state Senate, I've spent the last decade delivering
real progressive change, helping pass the capital
gains and millionaire's tax so the wealthiest
pay more towards the services we all rely on,
passing one of the strongest paid family medical and leave
programs in the country, and sponsoring the Domestic
Workers Bill of Rights to protect care workers and
immigrant workers too often excluded from labor protections.
I've also fought for major investments in affordable
housing, transit, climate justice, and safer,
healthier communities.
Now, I'm ready to bring that proven leadership to the
King County Council because meeting this moment will
require leaders willing to stand up to powerful interests
and fight unapologetically for working people.
I'm honored to have the sole endorsement of the King
County Democrats as well as endorsements of King County
Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry, Claudia Balducci,
and many more progressive labor unions and community leaders.
I'd be honored to earn your support.