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Hi. I'm Alex Pedersen,
and I'm running for City Council
to bring accountability
to our city government.
Many people have lost faith in city council
because of politicians who don't listen.
I will listen to the communities in our district,
and I will deliver results
for your priorities.
We should be seeing better results on homelessness.
I will use my experience
to fund only the best strategies
proven to reduce homelessness in other cities.
I will maximize mental health
and drug addiction programs
to achieve real results on this regional crisis.
Compassion requires results.
To increase public safety,
city council needs to support our police officers
and hold the criminal justice system accountable.
Our city's traffic and roads are a mess.
City council must wisely invest your tax dollars
to move the most people by repairing roads,
maximizing transit,
and improving sidewalks.
After earning a master's degree in government,
I worked at the Department of Housing
and Urban Development
during the Clinton administration
to reduce homelessness.
My career includes 15 years in the private sector,
preserving affordable housing.
When I worked as an analyst for the city council,
I crafted legislation,
creating the nationally acclaimed
Seattle Preschool Program,
and I led efforts to fully fund
the Nurse-Family Partnership that empowers
low-income moms and their babies.
As a progressive Democrat focused on results,
I'm proud to be endorsed by
former King County Executive Ron Sims,
Tim Burgess, Nick Licata,
Ruth Kagi, Daniel J. Evans,
State Rep Gerry Pollet,
Port Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck,
the 46th Legislative District Democrats,
and by neighborhood businesses.
I'm Alex Pederson,
and I would be honored to earn your vote.
I'm Shaun Scott, and I'm running for
Seattle City Council, District 4.
The question before us in this election cycle
is whether we want to be a city of compassion
or a city of cruelty.
A compassionate city is one that builds enough
deeply affordable social housing
for those already here
and for those on the way.
A compassionate city is one with a fair tax code,
where working people, renters,
and homeowners don't shoulder
a disproportionate share of our tax burden
with regressive sales and property taxes.
A compassionate city is one where every Seattleite
can enjoy public parks, free public transit,
and mental health and supportive housing services.
As a former journalist
and editor of Real Change News
and a field organizer
for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's
2018 reelection campaign,
I've worked almost my entire life
towards studying and organizing
for policies that make Seattle
a more compassionate city.
I've been endorsed in this race by Cary Moon,
the Washington State High School Democrats,
Jessyn Farrell, Seattle Subway,
the Transit Riders Union,
Our Revolution, and The Stranger
because of my commitment to creating
a more compassionate city.
Some forces in this city
would turn us into a cruel city,
a city that wastes $10 million a year
on ineffective sweeps of the homeless,
that displaces vulnerable homeowners
and only builds housing for the richest among us,
a city with no treatment centers
and no investment in social services
like childcare.
I think that we can do better.
I think that we can have a compassionate city.
As a Seattle City Council member
representing District 4,
I'll work to build a unified,
progressive coalition with organized labor,
environmentalists, and everyday Seattleites
to build a compassionate city.
And in the November general election,
I'm asking for your vote to help build that city.
Thank you.