-My name is Joy Hollingsworth.
I'm a third-generation Seattleite that was born
and raised in the historic Central District neighborhood.
I'm the daughter of a proud working-class family
who dedicated their lives to public service,
with both of my parents dedicating over three decades
of their lives to the Seattle Parks Department
and King County Housing Authority.
My grandmother, a public school educator
and social worker, helped unify our city
as school board president
during turbulent times with integration.
Over the last 39 years,
I've seen how local policies have impacted people
and the communities that have fallen through the unseen gaps.
My plan is to prioritize safe and healthy communities,
affordable housing, homeless services,
small businesses, economic recovery, and youth development.
We all deserve a safe and healthy community.
We must ensure that our first responders are equipped
with resources to respond with care
and our community's most pressing safety concerns.
Our city is expensive, and only getting more unaffordable.
I live in the home my grandmother purchased
in 1947, and in 2000,
when the neighborhood started to become more unaffordable,
we converted it into a triplex to help her age in place.
Small businesses are the anchor of our community.
During the pandemic, over 4,500 of our own locally,
small businesses were forced to close.
Communities are stronger when they nurture spaces
for youth and families.
We can do so by focusing
on fundamental infrastructure of our city,
providing clean parks, playfields, libraries,
roads and sidewalks, safe transportation,
and affordable after-school programming.
I've dedicated my life to building community,
and I will be a bridge for District 3 to City Hall
with over 45 of the city departments.
Our campaign has the support of labor unions,
small businesses, nonprofit leaders,
elected officials, community leaders,
all finding common good to push our city forward.
I will be accessible, present, connected, dedicated to you,
because you have to know people to put forth good policy.
My name is Joy Hollingsworth, and we are building community.