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Vote your conscience.
-I'm Ari Hoffman.
I'm a husband and a father
living in Seattle for 16 years.
I'm running to serve the people
of District 2 because like so many of us,
when I needed help from our city's leaders,
they weren't there.
We deserve better.
We deserve leaders that will serve the people
in Seattle by investing in dignity.
For those suffering from homelessness,
we need to renovate and build
short-term emergency supportive housing
to get people off the streets now.
For those struggling to get by,
we need to dramatically increase
affordable housing units
with every new development.
Everyone deserves to live in dignity
in a place they call their own.
People need more than just a space
to pitch a tent without access
to even the most basic hygiene
or laundry services.
For those suffering from addiction,
from physical and mental illness,
we need the dignity of a robust healthcare
and human services infrastructure.
We need addiction and mental health treatment.
We need to bridge the gap
between health care professionals
and the people who need access to care.
Our society should not allow
illness to cause homelessness.
The cost of living has increased so much
that yesterday's middle class
is today's working poor.
Every day, we see more and more people
slipping down the economic ladder.
We need leaders who will not abandon
working families and small businesses,
that will prioritize opportunity,
and promote policies that help people
achieve the dignity of a living wage job.
As a father of three,
I'm committed to public safety.
Our firefighters and police
are being asked to provide
more services with fewer resources.
More firefighters have died from suicide
in Seattle than have died from fires.
We need our first responders.
We don't often encounter them
until we really need them to help us,
to save us, but when they are well-staffed
and taken care of,
they will serve us all better.
I want to write policy based on results.
I want to end bad policies
that waste taxpayer dollars
and invest in ideas
that will lift people in Seattle
out of poverty.
I am not interested in whether a policy
came from the left or the right.
I only care about making our government
work for the people of Seattle.
I'm Ari Hoffman.
I'm ready to go to work for you.
I would be honored to have your vote.
Please check out all my policies
at hoffmanforseattle.com.