-Hi, I'm Nilu Jenks, candidate for Seattle
City Council District 5.
I'm running because the issues facing North Seattle are
not being solved.
Seattle is a deeply progressive city.
We have the resources, the talent, and the votes to
tackle major challenges, but often City Hall feels
disconnected from what people are facing every day.
When the Fred Meyer in Lake City closed, my kids asked
me why nobody fought harder to save it or replace it.
I didn't have a good answer.
Families without cars lost access to groceries and
pharmacy services overnight, and our city had no real plan.
That's not acceptable.
Housing costs continue to skyrocket, pushing more
people into disability and homelessness,
while longtime residents struggle to stay in the
neighborhoods they love.
My priorities are straightforward and reflect
my conversations with my neighbors across the district.
Build more affordable housing, improve safety on
Lake City Way and Aurora, support neighborhood
businesses, strengthen gun violence prevention,
protect immigrant communities from federal
overreach, move us toward meeting our climate goals,
and make sure ranked choice voting is successfully
implemented in 2027 so voters trust and
understand the system.
From serving as a PTA advocacy chair at John Rogers Elementary
to organizing one of the largest gun buyback programs
after the Parkland shootings to working to implement ranked
choice voting in Seattle in 2027 as the Fair Vote Washington
political director, my work has always been
about connecting people and delivering results.
I'm endorsed by the King County Democrats, the 32nd, 36th,
and 46th District Democrats, Washington Conservation Action,
the Working Families Party, United Auto Workers, Seattle
City Workers, Grocery Workers, King County Executive Girmay
Zahilay, Seattle City Councilmembers Alexis Mercedes
Rinck and Joy Hollingsworth, Senators Javier Valdez and
Noel Frame, Representatives Darya Farivar, Julia Reed,
Liz Berry, and more.
And I would be honored to earn your vote.
Thank you.