1 00:00:00,533 --> 00:00:06,306 ♪♪ 2 00:00:06,339 --> 00:00:10,744 ♪♪ 3 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:14,080 -Out on the campaign trail, 4 00:00:14,114 --> 00:00:15,749 people share their frustrations, 5 00:00:15,782 --> 00:00:16,649 and I assure them 6 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:17,984 that I represent the change 7 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,053 we need to see on the Council. 8 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:21,221 Political ideologies 9 00:00:21,254 --> 00:00:22,722 that prolong the misery 10 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:24,824 of the unsheltered are cruel. 11 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:26,326 Ignoring the consequences 12 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:27,227 that communities 13 00:00:27,260 --> 00:00:29,763 are facing is unacceptable. 14 00:00:29,796 --> 00:00:31,364 How is it that our city budget 15 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:32,732 has gone from $4 billion 16 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:33,933 to $6 billion 17 00:00:33,967 --> 00:00:35,235 while basic services 18 00:00:35,268 --> 00:00:36,803 go unprovided? 19 00:00:36,836 --> 00:00:38,238 We're 600 cops short 20 00:00:38,271 --> 00:00:39,839 of a full force. 21 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,441 Our infrastructure crumbles 22 00:00:41,474 --> 00:00:42,776 because we don't budget 23 00:00:42,809 --> 00:00:43,676 for maintenance. 24 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:45,245 A rail fetish busts the bank 25 00:00:45,278 --> 00:00:46,613 while we lack sidewalks 26 00:00:46,646 --> 00:00:48,548 and adequate bus service. 27 00:00:48,581 --> 00:00:50,050 I'm a small-D Democrat, 28 00:00:50,083 --> 00:00:51,451 conservative progressive, 29 00:00:51,484 --> 00:00:52,819 and designer and planner 30 00:00:52,852 --> 00:00:55,889 with plenty of problem-solving experience. 31 00:00:55,922 --> 00:00:56,790 I've been involved 32 00:00:56,823 --> 00:00:57,924 in neighborhood, city-wide, 33 00:00:57,957 --> 00:01:00,693 and school-district issues for decades. 34 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:02,529 I have a passion for public policy 35 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:03,763 and a deep understanding 36 00:01:03,797 --> 00:01:05,131 of the issues. 37 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:07,267 I know that owning the house you live in 38 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:08,902 and the land you do business on 39 00:01:08,935 --> 00:01:11,571 is the answer, not the enemy. 40 00:01:11,604 --> 00:01:13,139 City Hall's plan for growth 41 00:01:13,173 --> 00:01:14,774 that displaces everyone 42 00:01:14,808 --> 00:01:16,943 that's already here is ridiculous. 43 00:01:16,976 --> 00:01:19,212 Their determination to set the table 44 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:20,680 for global investors 45 00:01:20,713 --> 00:01:22,482 so that we're what's for dinner 46 00:01:22,515 --> 00:01:23,850 is corrupt. 47 00:01:23,883 --> 00:01:25,919 The city lavishes upon themselves 48 00:01:25,952 --> 00:01:27,120 the kind of benefits 49 00:01:27,153 --> 00:01:29,189 the rest of us would like to enjoy. 50 00:01:29,222 --> 00:01:30,857 We could open the city of Seattle's 51 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:32,392 self-insured healthcare pool 52 00:01:32,425 --> 00:01:34,027 up to anyone living or working 53 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:36,563 in Seattle who wants to buy in. 54 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:38,198 This would benefit residents, 55 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:39,799 workers, and small businesses 56 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:40,867 tremendously 57 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:43,136 while costing the city nothing. 58 00:01:43,169 --> 00:01:44,938 And there are so many more ways 59 00:01:44,971 --> 00:01:45,939 we can move into 60 00:01:45,972 --> 00:01:47,740 being a city for the future, 61 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:49,509 a city that has the back 62 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:51,945 of its residences and small business, 63 00:01:51,978 --> 00:01:53,713 not special interests. 64 00:01:53,746 --> 00:01:55,148 My name is Kate Martin. 65 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:56,182 I seek your support 66 00:01:56,216 --> 00:01:58,017 so that I may represent District 6 67 00:01:58,051 --> 00:01:59,285 on the Council. 68 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:00,954 Your democracy vouchers, 69 00:02:00,987 --> 00:02:02,088 volunteer efforts, 70 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,491 and vote will assure my victory. 71 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:05,425 Please visit 72 00:02:05,458 --> 00:02:06,793 putkateonthecouncil.org 73 00:02:06,826 --> 00:02:08,361 for more information.