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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Six candidates to run against Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in 2025 election
With the upcoming Seattle mayoral election in November, six candidates have declared they are running against Bruce Harrell, who is running for re-election. All seven candidates will run in the primary on Aug. 5, with the top two facing off in the general election on Nov. 4. Bruce Harrell, the current mayor of Seattle, was elected in 2021. The six candidates other candidates are: Ry Armstrong - According to their official website, Armstrong was born in Seattle and raised in Kenmore. They ran as a candidate for District 3 of the Seattle City Council, striving to be the first openly nonbinary person on the council. They have also appeared in the film Uncut Gems and the TV series The Gilded Age. A graduate of Central Washington University, "Armstrong's platform included advocating for the use of compostable alternatives to plastics, implementing a tax on corporations for their carbon emissions, mandating that the city provide shelter for the houseless, and exploring the possibility of using a retired battleship for housing." Alexander Barickman - Limited information was provided for Barickman, who registered on Aug. 2, 2024. Joe Molloy - According to their campaign website, Molloy grew up in Detroit. They say, "A few years ago, I learned I was likely autistic— something that, had it been recognized earlier, might have changed the trajectory of my life. Instead, I've had to teach myself how to navigate a world that often felt overwhelming and unaccommodating. At its worst, this led me to a period of time where I was unable to work — and then to homelessness." Molloy continues, "For the past two years, Joe has focused on mutual aid and grassroots efforts to support homeless and disabled communities. They have studied Seattle's homeless response system in depth, worked directly with advocacy organizations, and now serve on the Board of Directors for a Seattle-based shelter organization. They are also a key organizer in the push to open 500 new shelter beds in 2025. Joe may not be a traditional candidate. They are honest, direct, and come from a humble background. But maybe that's exactly what Seattle needs. A leader who actually represents the people. The Average Joe may just be the best candidate for the job." Rachael Savage - According to her official campaign website, Savage says, "Not a career politician, Rachael Savage is uniquely qualified for the role of At Large Council Member in this dire time when the city needs leadership, straight talk and honesty. Rachael possesses a practical common sense and the will to work with all concerned in order to get the project done. These are the qualities critical to success as a business owner and entrepreneur. Her decades of experience working with addicts, both on an individual basis and in the process of building new and innovative recovery methods, can help the city find its way in the middle of the unprecedented addiction epidemic. Her experience as an independent retailer can help to restore all of our retail districts and high streets. Throughout her life Rachael has been able to transform potential tragedy and difficulty to positive change through a commitment to honesty, open mindedness and personal integrity." Thaddeus Whelan - According to his official campaign website, Whelan says he grew up in Texas and joined the Army, eventually ending at Joint Base Lewis-McChord after four years. He now calls Seattle home. "My search to serve and lead new eras stretched into my studies, as I devoted myself to Public Policy and kept a honed vision on Seattle. Everything from social diaspora and gentrification to elections and police, I maintained a locked view on the place that I called home. Even as a federal employee, my first focus is how to make peoples' lives better. I fell in love with this city from the moment I drove across the I-90 bridge. Now, I want to use everything I've learned and built to propel Seattle even further. My time working with NOAA and the FAA has been incredibly enlightening to the depths at which the government can provide aid and support to the people who need it the most." Katie Wilson - According to her official campaign website, she is the co-founder and executive director of the Transit Riders Union, a membership organization that "organizes in the Seattle area around public transit, affordable housing, workers' rights, and other issues that affect the quality of life of working people." Wilson "has spent her career fighting for working families, building powerful coalitions and winning major victories that put money in people's pockets and improve their daily lives."
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump erases rights with deportation. Fight back, Washington
The Trump administration continues to speed-run authoritarianism. This week, Trump hosted Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador. Before the event, Trump is on camera telling Bukele, 'Homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You gotta build five more places.' Instead of being shocked, the people in the room (Attorney General Pam Bondi, Stephen Miller and others) laugh. Gleefully. In case it's not clear, 'homegrowns' are US citizens, and 'five more places' are El Salvador mega-prisons. The clear illegality of this won't stop the Trump administration. No fewer than four lawsuits are challenging legality of the hundreds of people already imprisoned in El Salvador. The vast majority have no criminal record, in the US or any country. Among the extraordinary legal arguments the Trump administration is making: that the president can get around a writ of habeas corpus, upending centuries of modern law. 'Homegrowns are next' seems like a great reason to get to one of the many nationwide protests. If ever there was a time to meet up in solidarity with other worried 'homegrowns,' it's now. Lauren Kuehne, Bremerton I just saw the most recent article on the 'payout' that the ex-Tacoma Police Chief received. This is mind-boggling to me. The city is in such financial turmoil, yet they find it acceptable to pay this man almost $500K just to go away. Unbelievable. He was a poor choice to begin with (thank you, mayor and council). This is on our elected leaders. Shame on you for bringing this to what was once our fine city. You keep making decisions like these, and our city will soon become another Detroit, everyone will leave, and it will be a ghost town. Mary Ann Clabaugh, Tacoma Some months back, I read a Seattle media report that referred to Avery Moore as Tacoma's first African American police chief. I called the reporter to set the record straight: That honor goes to Police Chief James Hairston, who was appointed chief in 1999. Hairston died on Jan. 26. Hairston replaced an incumbent chief who came to Tacoma with a strong resume and a highly authoritarian leadership style that simply was not a good fit for the department. Hairston, who worked his way up in highly competitive, merit-based process from a Tacoma patrol officer to assistant chief prior to his appointment, had a very different and very people-centered leadership style. At his memorial service, former colleagues, family members and Chief Patti Jackson praised his ability to listen, his empathy and his respect for others. During his time with the police department, he received the Lifesaving Award, and twice received the department's prestigious Medal of Merit. Hairston, who received his bachelor's degree in law and justice from Central Washington University, was also an accomplished poet. When he retired as chief, after a 33-year career, he left a police department controversy-free. Bill Baarsma, Tacoma This week the Trump administration will consider contracting with a private, for-profit corporation to manage the deportation and imprisonment of immigrants. Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince's 2USV business is seeking rights to fill industrial-scale compounds in El Salvador. America is already on a slippery, legally questionable and cruel slope. What is being proposed in our name would be a moral nightmare. Tom Craighead, Vashon
