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Katie Wilson for Mayor of Seattle

Transit Trekker endorses Katie Wilson

If you live in Seattle, you probably know there is a mayoral contest happening right now. I am officially endorsing Katie Wilson.

Edited to add: Seattle registered voters can donate Democracy Vouchers to support the campaign.

For more than a decade at the helm of Transit Riders’ Union, Katie has won campaign after campaign to secure more resources for transit, to raise minimum wage in western WA cities, helped get the much-needed Jumpstart tax passed in Seattle, and to get renter protections passed. She understands how the legislative systems at the city, county, and state levels work, and she’s led the hundreds of members of TRU to all those victories, organizing power from the ground up. As I noted on Bluesky*, her campaign’s “This is Our City” message centers the people of the city in a way that I don’t recall any campaign ever doing. That is underpinned with her “Let’s Get to Work” tagline — a call to action and engagement that asks us to do the ongoing work that really is required for a democracy to function and serve all its people well. Her platform addresses all the big issues that need tackling, and her record shows she’s capable of building coalitions to make those changes. I’ve canvassed for the campaign and run into Katie at those and community events, and found her to take the issues seriously without taking herself too seriously; she’s funny, smart, and approachable, too. Most importantly, as her record makes clear, she cares deeply for the present and future of the people of Seattle and she’s once again stepping up to help make change.

UPDATE: Wilson is up by 9.5 points as of August 12. Ballots for the November general election go out in October and are due in a drop box before 8 p.m. on November 4. Mark your calendar and make a plan to vote.

Put your primary ballot in a drop box before 8 p.m. August 5 or mail it at least a few days prior.

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