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-I'm Silas James, a healthcare
educator, advocate, researcher,

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Democratic Socialist,
union member, and former

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chair of the Seattle
Disability Commission.

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I'm running for Seattle
City Council in District 5

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because I love Seattle.

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District 5 is my home.

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I want Seattle to live up to its
promise as a welcoming city.

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Immigrants and refugees seeking
sanctuary from abroad or fleeing

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another state for reproductive
access, gender-affirming care,

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or personal safety should know
our city welcomes and will

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protect them.

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Seattle's corporate surveillance
program is expensive and puts

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the very people we promise
to protect in danger.

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It must be ended.

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But for Seattle to be
truly welcoming, it also

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has to be affordable.

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The gap between Seattle's
wealthiest and the

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rest of us is growing.

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Renters and homeowners are
being priced out of our city.

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I'm not a millionaire.

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I don't have a
six-figure income.

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Just like you, I'm reminded
every single day of how

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expensive Seattle is.

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The answer to Seattle's
problems isn't more cops,

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and it's not more cameras.

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It's making Seattle
more affordable.

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For true public safety, we
need to address poverty.

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And that means guaranteeing
a basic income that people

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can count on no matter what.

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Housing people can afford;

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fast, reliable, and free
public transportation;

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healthcare access and support
for people in crisis.

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For almost 20 years, I've worked
tirelessly helping people

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find housing, get healthcare,
access public benefits,

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and graduate college.

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I understand these systems.

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I've used them myself.

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I know where they're broken,
and I know how to fix them.

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I'm Silas James.

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Let's create a safer, more
affordable Seattle together.

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We deserve a city
where working people

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can still have a future.