Millennials challenge veteran candidates in 2021 King County and Seattle elections
the year for millennial candidates in King County?
Several Seattle millennials are challenging political veterans with deep pockets, and contests like the Seattle mayoral and King County executive races are shaping up to be generational battles.
The Seattle Times reports the leading candidates in the mayor s race are worth anywhere from $0 (Andrew Grant Houston) to $15 million (former Seattle City Council Member Bruce Harrell). According to the
Times, which analyzed candidate disclosures with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission in April, most of the remaining top contenders are worth less than $500,000.
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As
Sound Transit rolls toward a “realignment” decision this summer that could delay West Seattle light rail (currently planned for 2031) and other projects for years, there’s a call to slow down, for reasons including a less-dire financial outlook. The suggestion comes in a letter to ST board chair
Kent Keel from three board members – Seattle Mayor
Jenny Durkan, King County Executive
Dow Constantine, and King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci. The letter was mentioned during last week’s monthly board meeting; we requested and obtained it today from the mayor’s office:
At the heart of the letter is a request to extend the decision timeline until summer of next year, “to allow the board to examine the pros and cons of extending realignment until additional information is available, including the prospect of acquiring additional new revenues, the benefits of a clearer economic picture, identifying new flexible approaches to station access, incorporating additi
A generational battle for King County Executive
at 9:53 am
Dow Constantine was, at one time, a grunge-loving college DJ for the alternative UW radio station KCMU (now KEXP). And when he first ran for King County Executive back in 2009, he was endorsed by Pearl Jamâs Eddy Vedder.
Now, heâs being challenged for his seat by a millennial â State Senator Joe Nguyen, who says his favorite music is the âHamilton mix-tapeâ
and not the original soundtrack.
Nguyen actually paged for Constantine in the Washington State House when he was 14 years old, and later volunteered on his first campaign.
âThis is not against Dow, per se, he said.
Updated: 7:53 AM PDT April 27, 2021
SEATTLE State Sen. Joe Nguyen is running for King County executive.
It sets up an unusual challenge from the left of incumbent King County Executive Dow Constantine, who is seeking his fourth term. What we need right now are leaders who will fight with the fierce urgency to actually get these things done. We ve been tackling and talking about problems as it relates to inequities in our society, Nguyen said in an interview with KING 5 before his official announcement. It s time for us to act. What this pandemic has shown is that there is a need, and urgency for change in other ways within our society have been exacerbated.