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Half-jokingly referring to it as “the first scandal of my political life,” Bruce Harrell challenger Katie Wilson has produced a smart video response to what she is calling “Momgate” after the incumbent’s campaign seized on last week’s report from KUOW that raised a political tumult over Wilson’s finances and affordability in the city.

In the video response, Wilson shares the screen with her mother who now has a surprising role in the 2025 election after KUOW reported that candidate’s parents are providing financial support for Wilson, her husband, and their young daughter.

Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That’s why she wants to be mayor, the headline reads.

“Mom, did you hear about this?,” Wilson asks her mother in the video, showing her a Harrell campaign text about the KUOW piece. Continue reading →