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Preston Anderson Touts Homelessness Expertise in D1 Seattle Council Bid

Preston Anderson said he was inspired to run for Seattle City Council seeing firsthand the failure to adequately address homelessness and how it was...
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Ry Armstrong’s D3 Seattle Council Bid Stresses Shelter, Safety, and Sustainability

As a queer non-binary Broadway actor running as a radical Democratic socialist urbanist, Ry Armstong is mounting one of the more unique bids for...
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Maren Costa Builds Council Run on West Seattle Roots and Climate Organizing

Last week The Urbanist took a peek at how the Seattle's Council District 1 race is shaping up, and former Amazon tech worker turned...

Seattle Subway Leader Efrain Hudnell Announces D3 City Council Bid

This morning King County deputy prosecutor Efrain Hudnell announced he's jumping in the crowded race for the District 3 Seattle City Council seat. As...

Andrew Ashiofu Stresses Lived Experience in D3 Seattle Council Pitch

Andrew Ashiofu is running for the Seattle City Council is District 3. The winner of the race is set to replace socialist firebrand Kshama...

Mosqueda Sets Sights on Transit, Housing, Health Care in County Run

Teresa Mosqueda has made a name for herself in her six years on Seattle City Council, and this year she's seeking to make the...

Alex Hudson Explains Why She’s Running for Seattle Council in D3

Earlier this week I sat down with Alex Hudson to chat about her run for Seattle City Council in District 3, which she officially...
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Republican Co-Sponsor Explains Why He Joined Missing Middle Housing Push

Rep. Andrew Barkis hopes 2023 will be the year for supply-side housing legislation in Washington State. It's no secret that Republicans have been in...