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-Hi.

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My name is Tye Reed,

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and I'm running to be the next
District 5 councilmember.

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Most of you might know me
as the co-chair

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and co-founder of the House Our
Neighbors Coalition

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behind the successful campaign
for social housing.

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I am also a mutual aid
organizer,

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a member of
the Transit Riders Union,

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a board member
for both Be:Seattle

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and the Housing Justice Project,
as well as a displaced renter

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who is ready to represent
your community

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on the Seattle
City Council.

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For the past three years,
I've spent nearly every week

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distributing survival supplies
to people living outside,

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listening to their needs,
and learning exactly

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what would work
to get them inside.

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I've worked alongside
countless organizations

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researching and advocating for
solutions that ultimately end up

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being ignored or modified
into ineffectiveness

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by elected officials.

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It's become all too easy for
politicians to ignore our needs

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while insisting they're our
allies during election season.

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That's exactly why I'm running
on a platform

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to uplift the demands laid out
in the 2022 Solidarity Budget.

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Community members
have already told us

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what they need to live
and thrive

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in a safe
and healthy Seattle.

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Politicians simply
need to say "yes."

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I will start by immediately
focusing my office's attention

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on passing bold,
progressive revenue

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to fill the projected
$200 million shortfall

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in the 2024 budget.

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I will do this by increasing
the JumpStart Tax

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on large corporations,

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and implementing a capital gains
tax at the city level.

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Seattle is tired
of regressive taxes

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that make every year
harder and harder

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for working-class
families.

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Seattle must stop
the sweeps.

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While this might not be
a popular position to take,

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we know that
they just don't work.

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Last year, the city carried out
over 900 sweeps,

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many at the same location
multiple times,

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with nothing to show
for it

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except a worsening
homelessness crisis.

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Millions of our tax dollars
are being wasted on services

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that are impossible
to access.

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Finally, I will prioritize
creating safe spaces

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for our kids, elders,
and disabled neighbors.

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I will start by
pedestrianizing Aurora

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with sidewalks, trees,
and lit crosswalks.

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I will fight to make sure
the 130th Street station

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opens on schedule,
in 2026,

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with zoning that allows for
dense affordable housing

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in our district.

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I'm not running
on the idea

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that we need new solutions
to our problems.

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I'm seeking your vote precisely
because we already have them.

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We just need leaders courageous
enough to make them happen.