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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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-My name is Mia Jacobson,
and I am running for King

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County Council to wake you
up before it's too late.

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You might think our Council
has to listen to us, but

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after the election, we
are all participating in

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a faith-based exercise.

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Our local legislative process
has no place for public opinion.

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Policy is drafted and voted
on by people who are most

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often not affected by it,
while the people who are

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cannot contribute to the
conversation which creates it.

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We have no measurable impact
on the decisions made

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by our representatives,
and if we cannot check our

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government, we live in a fascist
society whether we vote or not.

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No one is coming to save
us from the cultural and

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economic crisis we face in
this time of radical change.

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Until we are present in
the conversation which

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creates legislation, we
will be unable to prevent

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any decision made by our
government that fails

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to protect our liberty.

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While the issues we face
may seem impossible,

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the root cause is simple.

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There is no common sense
in legislation because

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there is no common voice.

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And there is no common voice
because there is no common mic.

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If elected, I will promote
policy that allows for

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adequate public partnership.

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I will introduce an open
public forum parallel

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to every committee
to act as a standing

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check against bad policy
and an interactive map

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that citizens can
use to drop pins of

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interest to guide the
legislative conversation.

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Together, we will find
ways to use government

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to empower those in
the community already

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doing the work.

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The people have outgrown
our need for representation

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with the advancement
of our technology.

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If we can expect to access
social media 24 hours a day,

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we can expect to engage with
the legislative process

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whenever we want.

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We have to get organized
if we are going to have

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any control over our own lives.

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Give me your vote and
I'll give you the mic.

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The time has come
to organize or die.

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Vote Mia Jacobson for King
County Council District 8.

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-I'm Teresa Mosqueda, and
I'm running for re-election

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to the King County Council
to keep fighting for

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every family in District 8.

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From Vashon Island to the
Chinatown-International District,

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from Burien up to
Belltown, I want our district

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to have the opportunity to
be healthy, housed, and to

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be able to make ends meet.

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What I've done on King County
Council so far is delivered.

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I chair the Board of Health
and the Health, Housing, and

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Human Services Committee.

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I've used those roles to make
sure that we're investing

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in caring for all residents.

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That means making sure
our public health

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clinics remain open and
accessible to all residents,

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including immigrants
and refugees.

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I've secured stable funding
for domestic violence and

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sexual assault survivors.

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I've championed workforce
housing investments, wage parity

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for human service workers,
and help pass the King County

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Parks Levy to make sure
we're investing in climate

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resilience strategies.

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My priorities going
forward are very clear.

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I want to expand access
to affordable housing.

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I want to prevent displacement
for working families.

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I want to improve community
safety through behavioral

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health investments and
reduce gun violence.

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I want to invest in what
workers need every day.

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accessible around-the-clock
transit, affordable child

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care, and good union wage jobs.

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I am proud to have been able
to represent District 8, and I

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ask for your additional support
going into this election.

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I am thankful to have the
support of Congresswoman

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Jayapal, Governor Ferguson,
Attorney General Nick Brown,

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MLK Labor, SEIU, UFCW, the
building trades in every

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labor union that has
endorsed my election.

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I have support from
environmental groups, housing,

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and health champions.

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I hope to earn your support for

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another term on King
County Council.

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I believe King County
works best when

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we lead with compassion,
accountability, and a commitment

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to opportunity for all.

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I ask for your support
going into this

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election so I can keep
serving you on King County

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Council and building a
county where every person

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can be healthy,
housed, and resilient.

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Thank you.

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-My name is Nick Duda and
I'm running for King County

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Council. I'm running because
our region needs more

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accountability from its
leaders on how we tax, how we

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spend, and most importantly
whether our policies are

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actually producing the
outcomes they promised.

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Right now families are
paying more for everything,

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Many businesses are struggling,
and government at every level

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is facing budget deficits.

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That is not something that
happened to us, but rather

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it's the result of policy
choices that have gone

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unchallenged for too long.

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This lack of accountability
shows up most clearly in

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homelessness and public safety.

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We have spent enormous sums on
housing, but far too little

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on treatment and recovery.

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Any honest assessment has to
admit that our priorities

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are out of balance.

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Simply put, we are losing more
lives, degrading more public

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space, and eroding public trust
through fiscal mismanagement

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all at the same time.

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We all want our region to be
compassionate and well-governed.

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In so many ways, we're just
not doing either very well.

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My opponent has been on the
other side of many of these

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issues for years, and it's fair
to connect her record to the

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results people see every day.

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Attempting to defund the police
was a mistake that cost our

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community in multiple ways.

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Layering taxes and regulations
onto businesses have

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made it harder to operate
and more expensive for their

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customers and community.

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Recent surveys show that
only 12% of local small

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businesses are making ends
meet and that only 9% of the

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businesses in the state are
considering expanding here.

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That's not good for
business or workers.

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And our approach to housing
and homelessness, which

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lacks expectations around
treatment and recovery,

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is not compassionate if the
results are continued suffering.

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These are policy choices,
and elected officials

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have to own the outcomes of
the policies they champion.

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I believe in good governance.

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I believe in programs that work.

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I support fair wages and
a good quality of life

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for people who work hard.

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But when policies falter,
we should be honest enough

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to say so and brave enough
to change direction.

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I'm a West Seattle resident,
the father of two young kids,

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the son of a union mailman,
and I've spent my career

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managing budgets
and driving growth

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all deeply rooted in data.

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I'm running to bring
balance, accountability,

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and measurable outcomes
back to King County.

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I'm Nick Duda, and I hope
to earn your support.