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2003 Seattle Election Information Primary Election Voters' Guide Heidi Wills
Video Voters Guide Statement of Candidate Click Here to View the You will need Written Voters' Pamphlet Statement Submitted by Candidate "Heidi has one of the best records for a first-term Councilmember. She's a pragmatic consensus builder and a tremendous asset to the City Council." - Former Governor Booth Gardner Heidi Wills is working hard on our values - taking care of our most vulnerable citizens, reducing traffic, fostering economic opportunity for working families, and protecting our environment. Protecting seniors - Heidi shielded seniors and low-income families from utility rate increases by extending rate assistance to 30,000 new households. Heidi also helped restore funding cuts to our vital community health clinics. Reducing traffic - Heidi is a leader for transportation choices to reduce congestion. She's secured funding for FlexCar — a vehicle sharing program, additional bicycle trails, sidewalks where kids walk to school, signal synchronization, bus passes that increase use of public transit, and Seattle's "Way to Go" program which last year alone eliminated 152,000 vehicle trips. Retaining jobs - Heidi helped secure funding to assist small businesses impacted by light rail in the Rainier Valley. And when Seattle's largest electricity customer Nucor Steel was on the verge of closing, Heidi helped craft a payment plan - with no public subsidy - to help Nucor keep its operations running, saving 300 family-wage jobs. Protecting our environment - Heidi brought affordable wind power to Seattle, and created the "Green Power" program - solar panels on public schools are teaching the next generation about renewable energy. Heidi is a champion for conservation and recycling and the city's "pesticide-free parks" program. Endorsements - King County Women's Political Caucus, Sierra Club, King County Democrats, Washington Conservation Voters, Seattle Firefighters Local 27, Aerospace Machinists Local 751, Washington Building & Construction Trades Council, Mayor Greg Nickels, King County Exec. Ron Sims, Former Mayor Charles Royer, Former Gov. Booth Gardner, King County Councilmembers Cynthia Sullivan, Dow Constantine, Dwight Pelz & Larry Phillips, and State Senators Pat Thibaudeau, Erik Poulsen & Adam Kline. Heidi's family has a long history in Seattle dating back to her grandmother's work at Boeing during WWII as an original "Rosie the Riveter." Heidi lives in Fremont with her husband Kobi. As our city continues to change, Heidi's dedicated to keeping Seattle a great place to live, work and raise a family. Seattle is facing tough challenges. We need proven leadership now more than ever. Let's keep Heidi Wills on the Seattle City Council. Heidi Wills - A proven record, the right vision, the strongest choice. The above statement was written by the candidate, who is solely responsible for the contents therein. |
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Heidi WILLS
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