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-The port management has issues that need to be fixed.
As a major economic engine and job generator,
port has not been managing well with its revenue
capital improvement project,
with hundreds of million dollars of cost overruns,
$1 billion new terminal filled with financial, construction
and design problems.
Hi, I'm Jesse Tam, a retired banker and a business consultant
for the past four decades in King County.
I'm running for the Port of Seattle Commissioner.
My top priority is to protect our current jobs
for the workers with living wages,
providing clean and green environment
while strengthening our economy.
As a founder of two community banks in Washington State,
I provided financial services to minority and women businesses.
I will continue such efforts to create more jobs in this region.
We need to address traffic and transportation issues
in our area affecting our daily lives.
The port has a lot of social responsibility.
I will promote educational training
apprenticeship programs for advancement of young people.
I work with various nonprofit organizations
to carry out programs to protect young people
from human trafficking and working with programs
to enhance our region with cleaner air.
I have plans to tackle the clean-up as we promised
and develop preventive plans for areas surrounding our port.
With decades of real estate experience,
I have worked with issues of industrial land
and other real estate matters associated
with the port's daily operation, with knowledge and development,
construction and property management.
We must manage our port with strong fiscal responsibility,
integrity, accountability, and transparency.
As a result of being a well-managed port,
we'll be able to distribute our prosperity
equally among many communities in our region.
I believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
I am endorsed by ATU 587 labor union,
former governor Gary Locke, and many others.
I respectfully ask for your support. Thank you.
-It's been a great honor to serve the residents
of King County the past 7 1/2 years
on the Seattle Port Commission.
I'm running for a third term
to continue my environmental leadership,
advancing a just and inclusive transition
to a clean energy economy that generates living wage careers.
My service is guided by a triple bottom line --
commerce, community, and climate.
I'm committed to expanding environmental
and economic justice,
especially for near-port communities
as well as small, women, and minority-owned businesses.
My experience is needed to exercise public policy direction
over a growing airport,
home port for Alaskan cruise ships and fishing fleet,
marinas, parks, and a marine cargo alliance
with the Port of Tacoma.
The port generates 121,000 jobs,
which is key to ongoing COVID recovery efforts.
The airport and seaport have won awards for customer service
even while undergoing major construction.
But port activities also impact communities and the climate.
That's why I'm leading initiatives
to electrify airport and seaport operations
and to use alternative fuels for trucks, ships and planes.
I'm also committed to ensuring the protection
and restoration of parks, bicycle safety,
and cleanup of the Duwamish River.
During my next term,
I'll continue reducing the port's carbon footprint
with unprecedented levels of state and federal funding
for clean energy projects,
inspire youth to pursue port-related jobs
by promoting innovation, apprenticeships and internships,
and expand partnerships with tribes
and the Seattle Aquarium for projects ranging
from kelp to killer whales and eco-tourism.
With your support, I'll continue to champion port policies
rooted in fiscal responsibility, ecological integrity,
and I respectfully ask for your vote.
And I'm proudly endorsed by Governor Inslee,
Attorney General Ferguson, Lands Commissioner Franz,
Seattle Mayor Harrell, County Executive Constantine,
County Councilmember Balducci,
Washington Conservation Action,
King County Democrats, labor unions and business leaders,
and many others.
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