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-Metropolitan King
County Council.

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As the legislative branch
of county government,

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The Metropolitan King County
Council sets the policies,

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enacts the laws, and adopts
the budgets that guide

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the largest jurisdiction
in Washington state.

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Its mission is to protect public
health and safety, enhance

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quality of life, and
ensure public trust.

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This is a nonpartisan position.

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Members are elected by
geographic district

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to four-year terms.

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This year, four of the
nine council seats

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are up for election.

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Only two of those four
seats will appear on

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the primary ballot:
District 2 and District 8.

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If you live in one of those two
districts, you will be able

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to cast a vote in the primary.

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The top two vote-getters
in those two districts

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will advance to the general
election in November.

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-People across our district
are tired of hearing promises

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made but not seeing them kept.

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The cost of living
keeps climbing.

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Housing, childcare, and
groceries are too expensive.

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Our communities pay the price
for lack of state support

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as local governments are left
underfunded and overstretched.

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Our district deserves
investments and outcomes.

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People deserve to live in
communities that they love.

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The moment for courage
and change is now.

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This fight is personal.

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I'm raising my
children on Beacon

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Hill in the same home my
grandparents bought after being

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released from Japanese American
concentration camps.

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I've watched neighbors have
to leave because politicians

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don't understand the
consequences of their votes.

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We deserve better.

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Under Governor Jay Inslee, I
led a state agency where we

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fought for economic development,
directed vital resources to

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local small businesses, and
delivered aid to communities

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facing health care crises.

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At King County's Office of
Law Enforcement Oversight,

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I led critical reforms to
advance police accountability

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and establish the grassroots,
community-driven solutions

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needed to prevent gun violence.

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As Port Commissioner, I'm
delivering on affordability

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by creating a child care
center and securing good

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union jobs with real benefits.

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As your County Councilmember,
I'll build affordable housing,

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promote safe and reliable public
transit, protect renters,

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and expand child care access.

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I'll fully fund mental
health systems and invest in

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community-led strategies that
stop gun violence before it

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tears another family apart.

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And I'll bring real
accountability and oversight

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to our county and champion
progressive funding

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options so that the
ultra-wealthy pay their share.

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City Attorney Erika
Evans, Councilmembers

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Alexis Mercedes Rinck
and Eddie Lin, former

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Governor Jay Inslee,
legislators, labor unions,

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Democratic organizations,
and over 100 progressive

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leaders in District 2
endorse me because they've

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seen me deliver on
what I promise.

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Let's choose a better future.

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-I'm Rebecca Saldaña
and I'm running for

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King County Council District
2 because working people

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deserve a county we can
actually afford to live in.

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Right now too many people
are struggling with rising

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rents, childcare costs,
health care bills and long

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commutes while the wealthiest
corporations and the ultra-rich

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continue to profit.

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I'm running to build
more housing that's

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affordable at every income
level, raise wages,

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improve transit, expand
behavioral health care,

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and make child care more
accessible for working

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families. As a daughter
of a Mexican immigrant

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farm worker who later became
a machinist, I know what

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economic insecurity looks like,
and I know how transformative

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good union jobs and vibrant
communities can be.

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That's what has shaped
my life and my work.

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Before elected office,
I organized alongside

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janitors and farmworkers
fighting for dignity

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and fair wages.

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In the state Senate, I've spent
the last decade delivering

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real progressive change,
helping pass the capital

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gains and millionaire's
tax so the wealthiest

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pay more towards the
services we all rely on,

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passing one of the strongest
paid family medical and leave

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programs in the country,
and sponsoring the Domestic

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Workers Bill of Rights to
protect care workers and

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immigrant workers too often
excluded from labor protections.

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I've also fought for major
investments in affordable

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housing, transit, climate
justice, and safer,

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healthier communities.

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Now, I'm ready to bring that
proven leadership to the

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King County Council because
meeting this moment will

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require leaders willing to
stand up to powerful interests

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and fight unapologetically
for working people.

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I'm honored to have the sole
endorsement of the King

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County Democrats as well as
endorsements of King County

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Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda,
Sarah Perry, Claudia Balducci,

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and many more progressive labor
unions and community leaders.

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I'd be honored to
earn your support.