by Rich Smith • Aug 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm
So. Many. Mailers. Rich Smith
The people running for local office (and the deep-pocketed independent expenditures that support some of them) have spent the last couple weeks making their closing arguments to voters. They ve also ramped up spending to make sure voters hear those arguments as loudly as legally possible.
In a last-minute push to get out the vote and answer any lingering questions the electorate might have, over the weekend several campaigns donned personal protective equipment and hit the doors. Many of them discovered a theme: despite plenty of mailers in mailboxes and ads on television, a fair number of voters still had no idea who they planned to vote for.
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Like a Mother, blasting off to Mars with On the Boards, and visiting Hello Kitty s food truck in Bellevue. Images courtesy Bushwick Book Club, Getty images, HKC Truck
WEDNESDAY: MLK LABOR S MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM
We re just days out from the filing deadline for candidates running in city races. The 2021 election season is on, baby! This Wednesday at 6 pm, you can watch the who s who of Seattle mayoral candidates duke it out in the MLK Labor Council candidate forum. Stream it for free on Facebook. This is a key part of MLK Labor s endorsement process and whoever wins the Labor vote will likely make it far in the race. Candidates include architect Andrew Grant Houston, former state Rep. Jessyn Farrell, former City Council President Bruce Harrell, executive director of Chief Seattle Club Colleen Echohawk, current deputy mayor Casey Sixkiller, and current City Council President Lorena Gonzalez. Gonzalez is participating despite losing
7 names to watch in Seattle s wide-open 2021 mayoral race
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SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 11: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a press conference after Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced her resignation at Seattle City Hall on August 11, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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With Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan s surprise announcement she would not be seeking a second term in 2021 and would instead focus on the city s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the playing field has been left wide open for opportunistic urbanists and veteran officials alike to launch their bids.