1 00:00:00,533 --> 00:00:06,306 ♪♪ 2 00:00:06,339 --> 00:00:10,744 ♪♪ 3 00:00:12,879 --> 00:00:14,247 -Hi. I'm Kara, 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:15,749 the citizens' candidate. 5 00:00:15,782 --> 00:00:17,283 I'm not a professional politician. 6 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:18,852 I'm a tax-paying homeowner 7 00:00:18,885 --> 00:00:20,487 in North Seattle. 8 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,188 I'm asking for your vote. 9 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:23,957 I have lots of relevant experience, 10 00:00:23,990 --> 00:00:25,725 some that no other candidate has, 11 00:00:25,759 --> 00:00:27,360 as a sort of citizen on the ground 12 00:00:27,394 --> 00:00:29,596 for decades in the grassroots. 13 00:00:29,629 --> 00:00:31,097 I've been active for 40 years, 14 00:00:31,131 --> 00:00:32,365 since Three Mile Island, 15 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:33,867 through the Great Peace March, 16 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:35,068 the first Iraq war, 17 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:36,269 pesticide spraying, 18 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:38,571 the first international Earth Summit, 19 00:00:38,605 --> 00:00:39,672 and the LA riots, 20 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:41,608 all when living in California. 21 00:00:41,641 --> 00:00:42,675 But 26 years ago, 22 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:44,177 I became a Seattleite, 23 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:45,545 worked on Hanford issues 24 00:00:45,578 --> 00:00:47,147 and fundraising for campaigns 25 00:00:47,180 --> 00:00:49,582 like Jerry Brown's "We the People" 26 00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:50,583 and WashPIRG. 27 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:52,519 I was recruited to run for state leg 28 00:00:52,552 --> 00:00:53,987 in 2000 as a Green 29 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:55,155 and later was elected 30 00:00:55,188 --> 00:00:56,890 the chair of the state Green Party. 31 00:00:56,923 --> 00:00:58,625 After a few years as a Green, 32 00:00:58,658 --> 00:01:00,360 I became a total independent. 33 00:01:00,393 --> 00:01:01,561 I am not beholden 34 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:03,430 to any group or interest. 35 00:01:03,463 --> 00:01:05,065 I want to serve the people. 36 00:01:05,098 --> 00:01:06,066 My husband and I 37 00:01:06,099 --> 00:01:07,300 owned a small business, 38 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:09,269 Not a Number Cards & Gifts, 39 00:01:09,302 --> 00:01:10,136 and in '05, 40 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:11,137 I was elected to 41 00:01:11,171 --> 00:01:13,106 the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce. 42 00:01:13,139 --> 00:01:15,075 As a five-year president and director, 43 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:17,510 I got the city to listen more. 44 00:01:17,544 --> 00:01:18,878 I formed collaborations 45 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:20,213 with community groups, 46 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:21,848 brought in the farmers' market, 47 00:01:21,881 --> 00:01:23,149 and co-wrote an editorial 48 00:01:23,183 --> 00:01:24,317 for The Seattle Times 49 00:01:24,350 --> 00:01:26,886 urging a healthcare plan for businesses 50 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:27,821 related to 51 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:29,589 what would become Obamacare. 52 00:01:29,622 --> 00:01:30,590 I bring disparate, 53 00:01:30,623 --> 00:01:32,092 disjointed sides together, 54 00:01:32,125 --> 00:01:34,727 and that's especially urgent now. 55 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:35,962 Nationally and locally, 56 00:01:35,995 --> 00:01:36,930 we're growing apart. 57 00:01:36,963 --> 00:01:38,698 I believe in our founders' desire 58 00:01:38,731 --> 00:01:41,101 to seek a more middle ground 59 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:42,569 and work together, 60 00:01:42,602 --> 00:01:43,870 but this is probably time 61 00:01:43,903 --> 00:01:44,838 for overcompensation 62 00:01:44,871 --> 00:01:46,439 to right the ship. 63 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:48,241 We have too many urgent issues, 64 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:49,342 not enough action, 65 00:01:49,375 --> 00:01:51,077 and that's why I jumped in. 66 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,046 I can't stand reinventing the wheel, 67 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:55,181 and money must be spent more wisely. 68 00:01:55,215 --> 00:01:56,816 All people must be considered, 69 00:01:56,850 --> 00:01:58,384 not just developers. 70 00:01:58,418 --> 00:02:00,053 Our City Council has done some good, 71 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:01,688 but more must be done. 72 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:02,655 I ask questions 73 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,457 and am not afraid to dissent. 74 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:06,292 Let's hold the city accountable 75 00:02:06,326 --> 00:02:07,827 and end the Seattle process 76 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:08,828 of talking. 77 00:02:08,862 --> 00:02:10,463 We need more action. 78 00:02:10,497 --> 00:02:11,531 Vote for me -- 79 00:02:11,564 --> 00:02:13,299 Kara Ceriello, District 6.