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-Metropolitan King County Council.
As the legislative branch of county government,
The Metropolitan King County Council sets the policies,
enacts the laws, and adopts the budgets that guide
the largest jurisdiction in Washington state.
Its mission is to protect public health and safety, enhance
quality of life, and ensure public trust.
This is a nonpartisan position.
Members are elected by geographic district
to four-year terms.
This year, four of the nine council seats
are up for election.
Only two of those four seats will appear on
the primary ballot: District 2 and District 8.
If you live in one of those two districts, you will be able
to cast a vote in the primary.
The top two vote-getters in those two districts
will advance to the general election in November.
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-My name is Mia Jacobson, and I am running for King
County Council to wake you up before it's too late.
You might think our Council has to listen to us, but
after the election, we are all participating in
a faith-based exercise.
Our local legislative process has no place for public opinion.
Policy is drafted and voted on by people who are most
often not affected by it, while the people who are
cannot contribute to the conversation which creates it.
We have no measurable impact on the decisions made
by our representatives, and if we cannot check our
government, we live in a fascist society whether we vote or not.
No one is coming to save us from the cultural and
economic crisis we face in this time of radical change.
Until we are present in the conversation which
creates legislation, we will be unable to prevent
any decision made by our government that fails
to protect our liberty.
While the issues we face may seem impossible,
the root cause is simple.
There is no common sense in legislation because
there is no common voice.
And there is no common voice because there is no common mic.
If elected, I will promote policy that allows for
adequate public partnership.
I will introduce an open public forum parallel
to every committee to act as a standing
check against bad policy and an interactive map
that citizens can use to drop pins of
interest to guide the legislative conversation.
Together, we will find ways to use government
to empower those in the community already
doing the work.
The people have outgrown our need for representation
with the advancement of our technology.
If we can expect to access social media 24 hours a day,
we can expect to engage with the legislative process
whenever we want.
We have to get organized if we are going to have
any control over our own lives.
Give me your vote and I'll give you the mic.
The time has come to organize or die.
Vote Mia Jacobson for King County Council District 8.
-I'm Teresa Mosqueda, and I'm running for re-election
to the King County Council to keep fighting for
every family in District 8.
From Vashon Island to the Chinatown-International District,
from Burien up to Belltown, I want our district
to have the opportunity to be healthy, housed, and to
be able to make ends meet.
What I've done on King County Council so far is delivered.
I chair the Board of Health and the Health, Housing, and
Human Services Committee.
I've used those roles to make sure that we're investing
in caring for all residents.
That means making sure our public health
clinics remain open and accessible to all residents,
including immigrants and refugees.
I've secured stable funding for domestic violence and
sexual assault survivors.
I've championed workforce housing investments, wage parity
for human service workers, and help pass the King County
Parks Levy to make sure we're investing in climate
resilience strategies.
My priorities going forward are very clear.
I want to expand access to affordable housing.
I want to prevent displacement for working families.
I want to improve community safety through behavioral
health investments and reduce gun violence.
I want to invest in what workers need every day.
accessible around-the-clock transit, affordable child
care, and good union wage jobs.
I am proud to have been able to represent District 8, and I
ask for your additional support going into this election.
I am thankful to have the support of Congresswoman
Jayapal, Governor Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown,
MLK Labor, SEIU, UFCW, the building trades in every
labor union that has endorsed my election.
I have support from environmental groups, housing,
and health champions.
I hope to earn your support for
another term on King County Council.
I believe King County works best when
we lead with compassion, accountability, and a commitment
to opportunity for all.
I ask for your support going into this
election so I can keep serving you on King County
Council and building a county where every person
can be healthy, housed, and resilient.
Thank you.
-My name is Nick Duda and I'm running for King County
Council. I'm running because our region needs more
accountability from its leaders on how we tax, how we
spend, and most importantly whether our policies are
actually producing the outcomes they promised.
Right now families are paying more for everything,
Many businesses are struggling, and government at every level
is facing budget deficits.
That is not something that happened to us, but rather
it's the result of policy choices that have gone
unchallenged for too long.
This lack of accountability shows up most clearly in
homelessness and public safety.
We have spent enormous sums on housing, but far too little
on treatment and recovery.
Any honest assessment has to admit that our priorities
are out of balance.
Simply put, we are losing more lives, degrading more public
space, and eroding public trust through fiscal mismanagement
all at the same time.
We all want our region to be compassionate and well-governed.
In so many ways, we're just not doing either very well.
My opponent has been on the other side of many of these
issues for years, and it's fair to connect her record to the
results people see every day.
Attempting to defund the police was a mistake that cost our
community in multiple ways.
Layering taxes and regulations onto businesses have
made it harder to operate and more expensive for their
customers and community.
Recent surveys show that only 12% of local small
businesses are making ends meet and that only 9% of the
businesses in the state are considering expanding here.
That's not good for business or workers.
And our approach to housing and homelessness, which
lacks expectations around treatment and recovery,
is not compassionate if the results are continued suffering.
These are policy choices, and elected officials
have to own the outcomes of the policies they champion.
I believe in good governance.
I believe in programs that work.
I support fair wages and a good quality of life
for people who work hard.
But when policies falter, we should be honest enough
to say so and brave enough to change direction.
I'm a West Seattle resident, the father of two young kids,
the son of a union mailman, and I've spent my career
managing budgets and driving growth
all deeply rooted in data.
I'm running to bring balance, accountability,
and measurable outcomes back to King County.
I'm Nick Duda, and I hope to earn your support.