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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.