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-Hello, I'm Egan Orion, and I'm running
for Seattle City Council in District 3.
Today, I ask you to join my campaign for innovation,
accountability, and pragmatic solutions
for the very real challenges our city faces
and to help me celebrate the best
of what Seattle has to offer.
I believe that in one of the most innovative places
on earth, anything is possible.
I'm a 4th generation District 3 resident.
From the district, I've started two small businesses
and a nonprofit. I love Seattle.
I celebrate it every day.
I celebrate it by throwing the biggest single
festival day in all of Seattle --
PrideFest -- which in itself, celebrates the best
of our values of inclusion, diversity, and love.
Through my work in Capitol Hill,
I celebrate small businesses and all that they contribute
to a healthy, vibrant community.
In the Central District,
I celebrate the diversity of my neighborhood
where gay and straight and black and white
live side by side and have taught me
what it means to be a good neighbor.
To all my District 3 neighbors,
I vow to represent your voice at council
and be accountable to you.
Central to my campaign is the imperative to provide
24/7 low-barrier shelter and treatment on-demand
for mental health and addiction to all who need it.
Let's use our expanded partnership with
the county to bond over 1,000 new supportive
housing units and vow to bring them online
within three years.
Despite our wealth and resources,
we are letting our unsheltered neighbors languish
on our city's streets.
Let's bring everyone to the table to remedy
this human crisis that the current council
has failed to adequately address.
We live in one of the most
innovative places on earth.
Let's harness that innovation to lead
on climate change policy
by investing in wind and solar
incentivizing green building and remodeling,
and by electrifying our entire public transportation system.
While our current D3 council member has
moved our politics further left, she's failed to do
the hard work to actually move our city forward.
I celebrate our city's progressiveness,
but will pair it with a plan and a coalition
so we can actually get something done.
I believe that with the collective innovation
and will available in our city, we can tackle anything.
There's so much to do, so join me.
Let's get started.