Elections 2023
Seattle has local elections coming up this year, and there's a LOT on the menu.
Social housing is on the ballot in February, behavioral health is on the ballot in April, the housing levy is on the ballot this fall, and more than half the city council is up for grabs in August in November.
As always, The Stranger is here to keep you in the know. Buckle up and dig in.
Matthew Mitnick’s Campaign Meltdown
Can We Have a Normal Socialist Campaign, Please?
Drama Kid Ry Armstrong Wants Your Vote in District 3
The Sugar to Sawant’s SAlt
Social Equity Consultant ChrisTiana Obeysumner Wants Your Vote, District 5
They Want to Bring a Black, Queer, Nonbinary, Neurodivergent, Multi-disabled Perspective to the City Council
Ballard Dan Wants to Keep His Job on Council
A Third and Final Incumbent Decides to Defend
Do You Like Cocaine?
Then Alex Cooley Is Your Candidate for City Council
Becka Johnson Poppe Is Running for County Council
And She Knows Budgets, God Dammit
Prosecutor Efrain Hudnell Jumps into District 3 Council Race
The Former Federalist Society Member Is Now Abolition-Curious
Watch Out, Tammy Morales! Tanya Woo Wants Your Seat
And She Contains Multitudes
Social Housing Is Winning
Initial Results Show the Initiative With a Six-Point Lead
Seattle Mayor and Majority of Council Mum on Social Housing
The People Potentially Responsible for Funding the Program Don’t Want to Talk About It
Tech Lawyer Rob Saka Announces Bid for Seattle City Council District 1
He’s Got Ideas, But He Doesn’t Know How to Fund Them
Seattle's Social Housing Initiative Needs Renters to Vote
Two Problems: Renters Are Hard to Reach and Less Likley to Vote
Ryan Krumbholz Announces Run for City Council District 7
He Says He’s Challenging “from the Left,” but His Proposals Say Otherwise
The YIMBY vs PHIMBY Battle in Seattle
Progressive Housing Divide Cracks Open a Little in City Council Race
Teresa Mosqueda Announces King County Council Campaign
And She's Coming In Swinging With Nearly 90 Endorsements
Urbanist Ron Davis Announces Campaign for City Council
Roosevelt Resident Wants to Fight for Density and Progressive Revenue in City Hall
Assistant Attorney General Sarah Reyneveld Is Running for King County Council
She Hopes to Replace Outgoing Member Jeanne Kohl-Welles in District 4
Vote Yes on Initiative 135
Is It Perfect? No! Is It Worth a Shot? Fuck Yeah!
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