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King County Government, GoodSpaceGuy

Said, "King County could become a leader in the new and upcoming orbital space colonization industry. Elon Musk and other leaders are opening the high frontier...Imagine many of your descendants gradually moving up to the amazement of living in the upcoming Orbital Space Colonies. Start small."

- Said, "King County could become a leader in the new and upcoming orbital space colonization industry. Elon Musk and other leaders are opening the high frontier...Imagine many of your descendants gradually moving up to the amazement of living in the upcoming Orbital Space Colonies. Start small."

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to decreasing homelessness and build a better social safety net.

Said, "[t]he Minimum Wage promotes homelessness and shoplifting and other crimes and Job Stress. If we successfully declare the Minimum Wage unconstitutional, then low-paying therapeutic jobs for the Homeless can return into existence.

- Wants to decreasing homelessness and build a better social safety net. 
- Said, "[t]he Minimum Wage promotes homelessness and shoplifting and other crimes and Job Stress. If we successfully declare the Minimum Wage unconstitutional, then low-paying therapeutic jobs for the Homeless can return into existence.

Housing & Urban Development

As of June 27, 2023, GoodSpaceGuy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Environment

Said, "Please, think of Earth as a spaceship. In our King County on our Spaceship Earth, let us expand our minds and help raise the living standard by abolishing the job-destroying, crime-promoting Minimum Wage."

Said, [l]et us embrace the Free Market Economy of Capitalistic Consumerism."

- Said, "Please, think of Earth as a spaceship. In our King County on our Spaceship Earth, let us expand our minds and help raise the living standard by abolishing the job-destroying, crime-promoting Minimum Wage." 
- Said, [l]et us embrace the Free Market Economy of Capitalistic Consumerism."

Public Services

Public Safety

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King County Government, Sofia Aragon

City of Burien, Mayor Sofia Aragon

Wants to "connect communities so that our residents get to where they need to go, and live and work where they please."

- Wants to "connect communities so that our residents get to where they need to go, and live and work where they please."

Wants more affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents.

Said, "I support housing laws that protect tenants fairly while respecting the property rights of landlords."

Wants to provide mental health, social services, and 24 hour access to facilities and help to people experiencing homelessness.

As mayor of Burien, she supported building Habitat for Humanity homes, mixed income apartment complexes, permanent supportive housing, and a resident owned village.

- Wants more affordable housing for low and moderate-income residents. 
- Said, "I support housing laws that protect tenants fairly while respecting the property rights of landlords." 
- Wants to provide mental health, social services, and 24 hour access to facilities and help to people experiencing homelessness. 
- As mayor of Burien, she supported building Habitat for Humanity homes, mixed income apartment complexes, permanent supportive housing, and a resident owned village.

Wants to address air and noise pollution from SeaTac airport.

As chair of the Burien Airport Committee, she supported preserving green space as a buffer to air pollution around the SeaTac airport and worked to provide access to mitigation packages to residents so that they could insulate their homes from noise.

- Wants to address air and noise pollution from SeaTac airport. 
- As chair of the Burien Airport Committee, she supported preserving green space as a buffer to air pollution around the SeaTac airport and worked to provide access to mitigation packages to residents so that they could insulate their homes from noise.

Said, "I want to make sure King County is a safe, healthy, and inclusive place where families can call home for a lifetime and businesses can take root."

Plans to provide funding and technical business support to small businesses.

Promises to "pursue creating jobs with good pay, benefits, and safe workplaces for an equitable economy that uplifts all."

- Said, "I want to make sure King County is a safe, healthy, and inclusive place where families can call home for a lifetime and businesses can take root." 
- Plans to provide funding and technical business support to small businesses. 
- Promises to "pursue creating jobs with good pay, benefits, and safe workplaces for an equitable economy that uplifts all."

Said, "[a]s a result of Defund the Police, our communities are struggling to address rising crime. We can and must do better, especially as leaders. My job is to represent all residents fairly and not just narrow interests."

Supports having more police on county streets.

As mayor of Burien, she supported a co-response model for first responders "so that a mental health crisis is not treated like a crime."

- Said, "[a]s a result of Defund the Police, our communities are struggling to address rising crime. We can and must do better, especially as leaders. My job is to represent all residents fairly and not just narrow interests." 
- Supports having more police on county streets. 
- As mayor of Burien, she supported a co-response model for first responders "so that a mental health crisis is not treated like a crime."

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SeattleMet, Candidate Profile: Teresa Mosqueda

Seattle City Council, Teresa Mosqueda

King County Government, Teresa Mosqueda

Supports accessible transit and raising wages for transit workers.

Wants to change transit schedules from operating around "peak-hours" to operating more regularly to address people's needs throughout the day.

- Supports accessible transit and raising wages for transit workers. 
- Wants to change transit schedules from operating around "peak-hours" to operating more regularly to address people's needs throughout the day.

Wants to improve access to housing and build housing for workers, including teachers, nurses, and construction workers to prevent them from being pushed out of the county due to housing costs.

Plans to provide support to social service providers who provide services for people experiencing homelessness by raising wages and creating career ladders into public health service.

- Wants to improve access to housing and build housing for workers, including teachers, nurses, and construction workers to prevent them from being pushed out of the county due to housing costs. 
- Plans to provide support to social service providers who provide services for people experiencing homelessness by raising wages and creating career ladders into public health service.

Supports preventing displacement and sprawl and creating walkable and livable neighborhoods that reduce car emissions and global warming.

Wants to partner with local communities to incentivize building green, lasting, and affordable housing to promote density, greenspace, trees, and community cohesion.

- Supports preventing displacement and sprawl and creating walkable and livable neighborhoods that reduce car emissions and global warming. 
- Wants to partner with local communities to incentivize building green, lasting, and affordable housing to promote density, greenspace, trees, and community cohesion.

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Wants more funding and support for Public Health Seattle/King County to address health crises and future public health emergencies.

Supports universal accessible and affordable childcare for everyone.

Plans to support small businesses and create "good union jobs."

As a city council member, she provided cash assistance to workers, passed grants to expand childcare, provided rental assistance to working families and landlords, cash relief for immigrants and refugees, and food security for families.

As a city council member, she proposed a plan to tax the pay of employees making at least $150,000 per year for businesses making more than $7 million. The money raised would have gone towards affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and supporting low-income households and small businesses.

- Wants more funding and support for Public Health Seattle/King County to address health crises and future public health emergencies. 
- Supports universal accessible and affordable childcare for everyone.
- Plans to support small businesses and create "good union jobs."  
- As a city council member, she provided cash assistance to workers, passed grants to expand childcare, provided rental assistance to working families and landlords, cash relief for immigrants and refugees, and food security for families.
- As a city council member, she proposed a plan to tax the pay of employees making at least $150,000 per year for businesses making more than $7 million. The money raised would have gone towards affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and supporting low-income households and small businesses.

Said she plans on "treating gun violence, behavioral health, and substance abuse as the public health crises they are by increasing support for upstream investments; investing in our public health workforce; and implementing the new Crisis Care Levy that I proudly helped craft."

- Said she plans on "treating gun violence, behavioral health, and substance abuse as the public health crises they are by increasing support for upstream investments; investing in our public health workforce; and implementing the new Crisis Care Levy that I proudly helped craft."

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- County council members work together to set and implement county policy.
- County Council is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials.
- County council members work to improve the county’s education system, ensure safety, make environmental and business policy, and run the county transportation network.
- There are nine county council members, who represent specific areas of the county.
- County council members are elected to four-year terms, with even numbered and odd numbered districts being up for election on an alternating basis every two years. Elections are nonpartisan, but county council members often make their party affiliations a matter of public record.