Monday, October 23, 2023

Are you ready to vote? King County Council candidates

Image of woman marking oversized ballot

The general election is November 7 – that means all ballots must be postmarked or placed in a drop box by that day.

 

Do you know who you support?

To help you make decisions about who to support, we sent questionnaires to candidates for King County Council to find out their thoughts on inclusion, childcare, housing stability, safety, and other issues of concern to people with disabilities and their families.

You can find links to candidate responses below. We quoted what they had to say about inclusion.

We also sent out questionnaires to Seattle City Council candidates. You can find those responses here.

About the candidates

District 2 map

Serving neighborhoods in east Seattle including the University District, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Eastlake, Capitol Hill, the Central District, and Southeast Seattle; and parts of South King County including Allentown, Skyway, and parts of Renton and Tukwila

Girmay Zahilay (running unopposed)

No questionnaire response

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District 4 map

Serving Seattle neighborhoods Belltown, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Fremont, Wallingford, and Ballard.

Jorge L. BarĂ³n

No questionnaire response

 

Sarah Reyneveld

No questionnaire response

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District 6 map

Serving East King County communities of Mercer Island, Beaux Arts Village, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, and parts of Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland.

Claudia Balducci (running unopposed)

No questionnaire response

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District 8 map

Serving Seattle neighborhoods Downtown, SoDo, and West Seattle; Vashon Island; and parts of Burien and Tukwila in South King County.

Teresa Mosqueda

Mosqueda questionnaire response

What inclusion means to me: “Inclusion is the action and process of making our communities equitable and equally accessible and accommodating for everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, sexuality, gender, disability, economic status, zip code, or any other social or societal factor.”

 

Sofia Aragon

No questionnaire response