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2005 Seattle Elections Primary Elections Voters' Guide Christal Olivia Wood
Video Voters Guide Statement of Candidate Click Here to View the You will need Written Voters' Pamphlet Statement Submitted by Candidate In the midst of turmoil over foreign and domestic matters, we'll be holding another election and choosing representatives who will craft policy in the years to come. The issues are clear, but our leadership has become increasingly out of touch with what matters to us as individuals, as families, as neighborhoods and as a community. I urge you to help me change that as a candidate for Seattle City Mayor. I am a 36-year-old mother of a child in a Seattle public school. I've worked with human service organizations such as the American Heart Association, the United Way of King County, West Seattle Psychiatric Hospital/Highline West Seattle Mental Health Center, and Lutheran Community Services. I earned a BA in Communications and Society & Justice from the University of Washington. I've been an activist on behalf of several causes. My platform addresses many issues, including: JUSTICE In order to make our justice system more just, credible and cost-effective, I will demand more comprehensive approaches to domestic violence and drug abuse; improve community-police relations by implementing neighborhood-based policing and oversight; empower all citizens, while protecting civil liberties in a post-9/11 world. HOUSING/LAND USE I will enhance the Department of Neighborhoods, and halt give-aways of public land and money to private interests. I will strive to expand affordable housing options for the families and working poor that are being priced out by an over-inflated market, to aid the estimated 4,000 individuals lost to our streets; and establish realistic solutions to our traffic woes and environmental concerns— not vanity mega-projects. ECONOMY Implement policies that foster thriving local small businesses, deter "out-sourcing" and bring the city budget under control; ensure that companies contracting with the City pay a living wage to their employees. I'm not a one-issue candidate, nor tucked in the pocket of any special interest. I care deeply for the welfare of Seattle's citizens. I have the broad education and experience necessary for sound approaches to public policy, both local and global. If we have the courage, we can become a model for cities across the nation. I'd like to help take us there. This campaign has been endorsed by the Progressive Party of Washington, and other community activists and leaders. But the most important endorsement is yours. Please join me in the vision of a more livable city for all of us. Thank you. The above statement was written by the candidate, who is solely responsible for the contents therein. |
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