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2064955597
Email
info@adonisforseattle.com
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Town where you live
Seattle
Experience (300 characters max)
I work as a communication and policy advisor with SDOT and am a proud Protec17 union member. I was one of the key architects of the 2024 Transportation Levy.
At the City of Seattle, I have brought people, businesses, and organizations together to get some of the City’s most complex and controversial projects done. I also played a key role in getting policy and legislation adopted like the Seattle Transportation Plan and the 2024 Transportation Levy.
In addition to the outreach, engagement, and policy work I’ve done, I am also a motivated, genuine, and approachable candidate that connects to people on many levels. I volunteer working in the recovery community helping people recover from addiction. As a lifelong skateboarder, I volunteer to help kids and adults learn to skate. I am also actively involved in the development of the Rainier Beach Skatepark.
My technical expertise working for the city and my presence in the community make me a strong candidate to connect with voter’s ideals of an actionable and engaged candidate. With a focus on safety, transportation, housing, equality, and community I represent the priorities of the community
Clean energy, green buildings, and climate resilience are about more than fighting climate change. They are about protecting frontline communities, creating good-paying jobs, and ensuring every Seattle resident has access to clean air, safe streets, and green spaces.
As one of the architects of the 2024 Transportation Levy, I helped secure funding for SDOT’s Climate and Electrification Program. On Council, I will work with Seattle City Light to expand charging infrastructure in public spaces like libraries, parks, and community centers. I will also prioritize investments in pedestrian and bike safety, infill housing, and restoring the tree canopy in underserved neighborhoods.
A just climate future requires thoughtful planning that centers working people and communities most impacted by environmental harm. I will expand green jobs programs, support affordable and climate-smart housing, and ensure city resources reflect our commitment to equity and sustainability.
I was inspired to go into public service by President Obama’s 2008 run for office. He inspired me to think not just about community building, but representation within the communities we are building, I realized that my own voice, and those of all marginalized communities, needed to be heard and at the table making decisions.
I earned my Master of Public Administration degree from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington in 2012. After Graduate school, I dedicated my professional career to community outreach and engagement, working in the private sector, and since 2016, at the city, to ensure that all voices are heard, and we create inclusive policy-making opportunities that get results for all people in Seattle. At the City of Seattle, I worked hard on complex projects in transportation and public safety; the 23rd Ave Safety Project, the West Seattle Bridge Project, and the Madison BRT.
Homelessness in Seattle is a top concern and I believe that we need to build enough temporary shelters first, and then we need to ensure easy transitions with affordable housing options. If elected, I will do everything I can to support the implementation of Prop. 1A. I’m also looking at how the council implements HB 1110 to make room for more housing throughout the residential zones. I will implement the Comprehensive Plan to equitably expand different types of housing options in Seattle, such as workforce, affordable, and low-income housing.
Another critical way to combat homelessness and make housing a more accessible goal is to cut red tape, reduce barriers, and increase the amount and diversity of affordable housing. Permitting and transparency barriers in particular are some that reduce accessibility, and can be streamlined by local government through policy support for eliminating redundancy, promoting transparency and reevaluating permitting operation and criteria systems.
My vision for Seattle is a city that delivers on its promises and supports people despite their background or class. I want a city that fosters and encourages community, that functions for the community by providing caregiving and crisis assistance to those who need it. One that invests in underserved areas and protects labor through strong safety and wage protections. I envision a Seattle that is flourishing with community spaces, strong transit, and strong support systems for all residents and visitors.
My priorities are investing in safety, advancing housing affordability, increasing transportation reliability, and ensuring everyone’s rights are protected. I pledge to highlight marginalized voices through community engagement and advocating for AAPI, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Native people, women, and other populations targeted for assaults on rights, resources, liberties, and safety. I will be an engaged leader who listens to and makes changes so that marginalized community needs are met.
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hello@linforseattle.com
Town where you live
Seattle
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Attorney with experience representing government agencies, nonprofits, businesses and individuals. For the past 6 years, I have worked with the Seattle Office of Housing on affordable housing projects across the City. I'm also a public school advocate and have volunteered for local PTSAs.
As a City Councilmember, I plan to represent and engage and listen to all of District 2, not just those who support me. I think it's critical that we all get outside of our own political bubbles and listen to each other, particularly those with different perspectives and those we may not agree with.
I will also work hard to engage with communities that traditionally have not had the same level of access to City Hall as others, including communities that have been disenfranchised and that face language or cultural barriers to engagement with City government.
My plan and commitment is to be accessible by setting up regular office hours in the District and by actively reaching out to residents rather than expecting them to come to City Hall. I will be out in the community regularly both to share information and get feedback on resident and business concerns and priorities.
Housing, transportation planning, and the environment are all inextricably linked. Our city needs to be a leader in dealing with environmental issues, including climate change.
One of the most important things we can do is to change our built environment and transition away from low-density (single-family) neighborhoods that are planned around vehicles for transportation to more dense, walkable neighborhoods with safe bike lanes and good access to public transit.
We can have trees and housing, if we build more densely and stop devoting so much space to vehicles.
For most of human history, cities were not built around cars. The enormous environmental impacts of vehicles are unsustainable, and the sooner we transition away from our reliance on vehicles as the primary means of transportation, the better.
For the past 8 years, I have worked as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Seattle. This includes 6 years working daily with the Office of Housing, helping to fund thousands of affordable homes across the City.
I previously advised other City Departments on both transaction and litigation matters. Major projects included the Waterfront project (SDOT), Northgate Pedestrian Bike/Ped Bridge (SDOT), Ship Canal Water Quality Project (SPU), defending a Parks lease in litigation, and advising the Human Services Department and the Department of Education and Early Learning in various capital facilities funding agreements.
I have also volunteered in public schools and for local PTSAs for the past 2 decades, including one year as the Legislative Chair for the city-wide Seattle Council PTSA. I am a member and a Precinct Committee Officer (PCO) for the 37th Democrats.
Homelessness is a housing problem and public policy failure of government. The primary cause of homelessness is a lack of housing. A nationwide study showed that when rents go up $100, homelessness increases by 9%.
Seattle has been the fasting growing large city recently, which drove up rents and housing costs. We need to build a lot more housing of all types: market-rate, social housing, and affordable/subsidized homes across the City.
We also need more shelters and tiny-home villages across the City.
We can prevent homelessness and it's more cost-effective to invest in a robust rental assistance program. More than 50% of our City are renters, and many are significantly rent-burdened. At any moment there will be thousands of tenants facing some sort of challenge or crisis, such as a lost job or a medical issue. We should be ready to support tenants in need.
Finally, we must tax wealthy corporations and individuals to help pay for these supports!
Seattle should be a place where everyone can afford to live and thrive. Whether it's seniors on fixed-incomes, new families putting down roots, or students working hard to build their future, our city needs to be more affordable and accessible.
Seattle should be dense, walkable neighborhoods with world-class public schools, affordable childcare and preschools, and a great public transit and bike lane network connecting our city east to west and north to south.
Seattle should be welcoming, inclusive and accessible for immigrants, LGBTQIA+ neighbors, people with disabilities, and people of all backgrounds and ethnicities.
Seattle should be a national leader in transitioning away from our reliance on fossil fuels and in tackling climate change.
We need bold leadership to make this a reality and tackle our challenges head-on, so Seattle can become a city where working families, entrepreneurs and future generations can succeed.
