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-My name is Dimitri
Georgakopoulos.

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I'm running for the Seattle City

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Council District 5 seat.

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I was born and
raised in Seattle.

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I grew up in Montlake
and have called

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Seattle home for 58 years.

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I was very active at a young age
at Montlake Community Center.

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I graduated from Garfield
High School and earned a

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degree in history with a
minor in political science

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from Seattle University.

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I love the city and I've
watched it evolve through

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every critical moment of its
growth over those years.

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I've lived in District 5 for
the past 15 years and I can

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say once again, we are at one
of those critical moments.

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I know we can do better and
here's what sets me apart.

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For the past 30 years, I've
been an entrepreneur, owning

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and operating restaurants, as
well as helping others build

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theirs from the ground up.

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For the last 13 years, I've been
selling real estate with Windermere.

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In both worlds,
time is of the essence.

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It's not just a phrase, it's how

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I operate.

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What I bring to this
position is the ability

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to work across personalities,
communicate clearly, pivot when

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necessary, and move efficiently
to get problems solved.

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That skill set is exactly what
District 5 needs right now.

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because the challenges
here are real.

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From the violence
along Aurora Avenue

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between 95th and
145th to the growing

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number of vacancies as
businesses close or

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leave our neighborhoods.

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These aren't abstract
policy issues.

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They are a crisis.

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The time to act is now.

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When elected, I will be your
loudest and strongest advocate.

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I encourage you to
follow my Facebook page.

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Please do reach out.

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Let's work together to set
an example of how effective

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leadership in District 5 can
reset the tone and table for

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the rest of the Emerald City.

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Once again, my name is
Dimitri Georgakopoulos,

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and I'm running for the City
Council seat for District 5.

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Thank you.