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-I'm Teresa Mosqueda,
running for King County Council District 8.
I'm running for the county because it is the place
to be to improve population, health,
workforce, housing, and invest in child care,
transit, and job training opportunities.
At Seattle City Council, I've built broad coalitions
and delivered on progressive and transformational change.
I led the efforts on progressive revenue,
affordable housing, community safety investments,
small business supports,
and groundbreaking worker protections
through my now six years in office.
And as your King County Councilmember,
I will work to improve community health,
access to housing and greater shared prosperity
for both workers and small businesses.
I'm committed to addressing the compounding
public health crises of violence,
behavioral health, and substance abuse issues
by increasing support for upstream investments,
increasing support for our public health workforce,
and implementing the new crisis care levy
that I proudly helped craft last year.
I will expedite solutions to fund and grow housing,
to prevent displacement and reduce sprawl.
With reduced car emissions and global warming,
this is not only good for our climate,
it's good for our local economy and individual health.
I will work to create economic opportunity for all
by investing in child care workers
and improved affordability.
I'll invest in transit workers and enhanced accessibility,
and in job training and union apprenticeships for more workers
to have economic security.
I am proudly endorsed by U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal,
Attorney General Bob Ferguson,
King County Executive Dow Constantine,
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell,
and all of the endorsing unions that have endorsed
for King County Council District 8 have endorsed me.
Thanks to the 33rd,
the 11th and the 37th Legislative District Democrats
who have endorsed me,
along with Washington Conservation Action
and Northwest Women's Political Caucus.
Please join us.
-My name is Sofia Aragon,
and I'm the Mayor of the City of Burien.
I'm running for King County Council District 8
because I want all county residents to thrive.
This means making sure King County
is a safe, healthy and inclusive place
where families can call home
for a lifetime and businesses can take root.
Growing up in South Seattle,
my mom single-handedly supported our family of four.
With a union job,
she had a living wage and health care.
My parents moved us to unincorporated King County
for affordable housing.
A safe neighborhood and a good public school was the goal.
Like mom, I became a registered nurse.
One of the best jobs I ever had was working
in a community clinic in the Rainier Valley.
I chose to serve people who often spoke different languages,
were immigrants, low income or struggled with housing.
Nursing taught me how to be an advocate for others.
I decided to step up that skill and become a lawyer
to shape and develop public policy.
In Olympia, I advocated for workplace safety,
health care for all, and getting toxics out of the environment.
Strong public policy creates opportunity.
I want to create conditions
where everyone has a chance to succeed.
As Mayor, I know representation matters.
As a woman of color, an Asian immigrant,
I took a stand on anti-Asian hate.
I support a co-response model for police and fire
so that a mental health crisis is not treated like a crime.
I promote collaboration between the county and cities
in building affordable housing.
I voted for federal ARPA dollars to go towards small businesses,
expanding child care,
and apprenticeships that lead to career,
and I work to promote respectful debate on City Council.
So as King County Councilmember,
I will focus on common sense public safety measures
with adequate police presence,
a healthy environment, and affordable housing for all,
so that all county residents have the opportunity to prosper.
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