1 00:00:00,867 --> 00:00:02,402 Hi. I'm Pete Holmes, 2 00:00:02,502 --> 00:00:04,270 your elected City Attorney. 3 00:00:04,371 --> 00:00:06,473 As Seattle recovers from the pandemic 4 00:00:06,573 --> 00:00:08,842 and addresses critical issues of policing, 5 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:10,310 criminal legal reform, 6 00:00:10,410 --> 00:00:12,212 and turnover at City Hall, 7 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:14,014 I'm proud to provide consistent, 8 00:00:14,114 --> 00:00:16,016 principled, and progressive leadership 9 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:19,285 for our city at a time when we need it most. 10 00:00:19,386 --> 00:00:21,755 Seattle elects an independent city attorney 11 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,057 to provide important checks and balances 12 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:25,558 with the mayor and council 13 00:00:25,658 --> 00:00:28,561 and advocate for the people of our city. 14 00:00:28,661 --> 00:00:31,197 Our office prosecutes misdemeanor crimes 15 00:00:31,297 --> 00:00:33,967 and supports victims impacted by domestic violence, 16 00:00:34,067 --> 00:00:35,902 drunk driving, and assaults. 17 00:00:36,002 --> 00:00:37,637 We lead on police reform 18 00:00:37,737 --> 00:00:40,407 and hold powerful corporations accountable. 19 00:00:40,507 --> 00:00:43,009 Now is not the time for an untested voice 20 00:00:43,109 --> 00:00:45,045 in this vital office. 21 00:00:45,145 --> 00:00:47,180 We partner with proven diversion programs 22 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,082 to help people afflicted with addiction, 23 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:51,217 behavioral health issues, and poverty 24 00:00:51,317 --> 00:00:53,053 to get treatment and support 25 00:00:53,153 --> 00:00:55,321 instead of cycling through jail. 26 00:00:55,422 --> 00:00:57,891 We're removing firearms from our streets 27 00:00:57,991 --> 00:01:01,394 and fighting for stronger gun laws at every level. 28 00:01:01,494 --> 00:01:03,830 As the former chair of the OPA Review Board, 29 00:01:03,930 --> 00:01:06,232 police reform is close to my heart. 30 00:01:06,332 --> 00:01:08,868 I've personally led our decade-long partnership 31 00:01:08,968 --> 00:01:10,403 with the Department of Justice 32 00:01:10,503 --> 00:01:11,771 to reduce excessive force 33 00:01:11,871 --> 00:01:13,640 at the Seattle Police Department 34 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,376 and earned the praise of the federal monitor. 35 00:01:16,476 --> 00:01:18,144 But we have more work ahead, 36 00:01:18,244 --> 00:01:19,846 with a new mayor next year 37 00:01:19,946 --> 00:01:21,114 searching for a new chief 38 00:01:21,214 --> 00:01:23,716 and bargaining a new police contract. 39 00:01:23,817 --> 00:01:25,452 We tackled equity priorities 40 00:01:25,552 --> 00:01:27,754 like vacating marijuana convictions, 41 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,590 fought Trump's racist immigration policies, 42 00:01:30,690 --> 00:01:33,560 and defeated Tim Eyman's attacks on transit. 43 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:35,428 Now we are defending our right 44 00:01:35,528 --> 00:01:37,530 to tax wealthy corporations, 45 00:01:37,630 --> 00:01:39,199 hold polluters accountable, 46 00:01:39,299 --> 00:01:41,935 and keep people housed post-pandemic. 47 00:01:42,035 --> 00:01:43,736 I'm honored to have the endorsement 48 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:44,904 of progressive leaders 49 00:01:45,004 --> 00:01:46,806 like Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 50 00:01:46,906 --> 00:01:48,074 Prosecutor Satterberg, 51 00:01:48,174 --> 00:01:49,742 city and county council members, 52 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:50,910 state legislators, 53 00:01:51,010 --> 00:01:52,979 the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, 54 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:54,781 MLK Labor Council, 55 00:01:54,881 --> 00:01:56,850 local Democratic groups, and many more. 56 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:58,952 I'd appreciate your vote.