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Elections & Endorsements

Mosqueda Announces Run for Vacant King County Council Seat

Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda says she hears the "pull" of King County Council and is running for the District 8 seat that Joe...

Tammy Morales Rolls Out Reelection Campaign

This morning, Tammy Morales announced she is running for a second term on Seattle City Council, becoming just the second of seven councilmembers up...
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Urbanist Supervolunteer Ron Davis Jumps In D4 Council Race to Replace Alex Pedersen

When entrepreneur Ron Davis announced a District 4 Seattle City Council run this morning, it didn't come as a big surprise. Davis has busy...
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The Urbanist Podcast: Projections and Predictions for 2023

With a new year comes expectations. Whether it's something shiny and unique or a continuation of the stuff that came before, those expectations really...

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...

Read Our I-135 Endorsement, Ballots Arriving This Week

The special election to determine whether Seattle will embrace a new social housing model starts this week. Ballots for Initiative 135 will be mailed...

Sawant Announces She’s Leaving City Council to Launch New Workers Party

In office since 2014, Kshama Sawant is Seattle's longest tenured city councilmember, but she announced this morning she is not running for reelection in...
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Alex Pedersen Not Seeking Second Term on Seattle Council

Read on for Pedersen's top ten worst votes. Councilmember Alex Pedersen announced on Tuesday he will not be seeking a second term on the Seattle...