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A look at the Northwest Progressive Institute’s District 3 poll results — Plus, a CHS D3 prediction survey

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A poll of likely District 3 voters shows Central District cannabis entrepreneur and community leader Joy Hollingsworth with the brightest prospects for taking the district’s seat on the Seattle City Council.

Election Day is tomorrow with ballots due by 8 PM Tuesday night.

The poll from the Northwest Progressive Institute of 327 likely voters interviewed last week in D3 showed 52% said they had voted or would be voting for Hollingsworth.

Hollingsworth’s challenger, First Hill community leader and transit advocate Alex Hudson, tallied a much lower mark with 28% saying “they had voted or would be voting” for the candidate.

NPI says 16% were not sure, 3% said they did not recall how they had voted, and 1% said they would not vote in the contest. The poll was conducted online and has a margin of error of 5.7%, NPI says.

UPDATE: Hudson campaign consultant and longtime Seattle political analyst Sandeep Kaushik says the NPI poll is “garbage.” In a statement sent to CHS, Kaushik attacks the organization’s methods and says there are “red flags in the data to show that the results are likely to be unrepresentative of the actual voter universe in D3.” The full statement from Kaushik is below.

How will it all shake out starting Tuesday night? CHS is asking, too, with an open survey asking for your choice, your prediction, and what factors were most important to you in your decision. While nowhere near scientific, CHS’s primary prediction survey of readers nailed the final top three in order in August. You can add your choices through Election Night.

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14+ things CHS heard from the D3 candidates forum on aging

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District 3 City Council candidates Joy Hollingsworth and Alex Hudson met last week for the Age Friendly Seattle Candidate Forum at Capitol Hill’s Pride Place. While the candidates have differences in their candidacy efforts and lived experiences, both agreed with each other’s approaches on crucial topics like housing affordability, tree canopies, and disability.

Meanwhile, the forum marked the LGBTQIA+-senior affordable housing and community facility’s first public event.

Several Pride Place residents were in attendance as the candidates answered questions about aging in Seattle, including issues that affect LGBTQIA+ seniors. Dinah Stephens of the city’s Age Friendly Seattle initiative asked how the candidates would prevent displacement, adding how two-thirds of Seattle residents ages 60+ are rent-burdened and that the state prohibits rent control.

“I’ve been a renter my whole life and at this point, I don’t expect to be anything else,” Hudson said, noting that being retired and on a fixed income is scary to think about. “And if you’re a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, then you’ve experienced the downsides of a homophobic society, so you have an even less purchasing power in our market.” Continue reading →

District 3 voters show early turnout strength

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King County Elections: 2023 Ballot Return Statistics

There seems to be some enthusiasm for replacing Kshama Sawant among District 3 voters.

Early ballot return statistics show D3 leading the way among the city’s seven council districts with a 6.84% turnout recorded so far in the first days of tallies at King County Elections.

Voters have until Tuesday, November 7th 8 PM to return their General Election ballot. Turnout soared well past 50% in the previous D3 contest won in a classic Sawant post-Election Night turnaround.

But, this time around, Sawant is stepping aside to focus on the creation of a new national party. The early results show signs of enthusiasm for both candidates seeking to replace her with turnout in D3 more than a full percentage point above the city’s recorded 5.6% return level so far. Continue reading →

One District 3 candidate has powered through Seattle’s political fundraising cap, the other isn’t far behind — but the $ totals are nowhere near D3’s last election battle

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Already endorsed by Mayor Bruce Harrell, Hollingsworth has also added an endorsement from King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay to her roster. The Hudson camp, meanwhile, is hoping to max out on democracy vouchers to keep up

The Alex Hudson campaign says spending in the race for the District 3 seat on the Seattle City Council has reached a new level with her opponent opting to be released from the limitations of the city’s Democracy Voucher program

“We just got word yesterday that the City of Seattle has lifted the fundraising cap for our opponent,” the email sent by the Hudson campaign Tuesday afternoon reads. “That puts us at a significant financial disadvantage,” the fundraising pitch continues.

The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission says candidate Joy Hollingsworth has been released from the “general spending limit.” The change makes the Hollingsworth campaign ineligible to receive any additional funding from Democracy Vouchers but the candidate is allowed to continue collecting vouchers “as a sign of support.” Collecting the certificates can also help kneecap an opponent’s fundraising.

The change comes as the candidates have been close to neck and neck in campaign contributions with Hollingsworth reporting around $187,000 in contributions and Hudson, $157,000 through the latest reporting. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Community Post | Seattle City Council District 3 Candidate Forum on Senior Issues at Pride Place

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From GenPride

Seattle City Council candidates Joy Hollingsworth and Alex Hudson will discuss and debate the issues impacting the city’s older adults and seniors in a free, in-person Candidate Forum hosted by GenPride Center and Age Friendly Seattle. Both candidates are vying for the Seattle City Council District 3 seat, currently held by Kshama Sawant.

This free, afternoon candidate forum is your chance to pose questions to the candidates about aging in Seattle, including those issues that affect LGBTQIA+ older adults.

Refreshments will be served. All are welcome, but space is limited to 60 participants.

WHEN:  Wednesday, Oct 18 | 1:30 – 3:00 pm

WHERE:
GenPride Community Room @ Pride Place
1521 Broadway, Seattle, 98122

TO RESERVE A SEAT & POSE A QUESTION:  https://genpri.de/forum

 

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‘I’m at a 1’ — Questions of crime and just how safe Seattle really is loom over District 3 race

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With the race for the District 3 seat on the Seattle City Council to replace veteran representative Kshama Sawant in the home stretch and ballots for the November 7th election hitting mailboxes this week, every question seems to come around to a single issue: public safety.

In last week’s debate at the Broadway Performance Hall, the candidates were asked to rate their feeling of safety in Seattle on a 1 to 10 scale.

“I’m at a 1,” Joy Hollingsworth said, choosing the lowest end of the range for a city she says has public safety concerns at the top of every campaign issues — homelessness, addiction, affordability, and, yes, crime.

“I don’t need to fear monger,” she said, saying she supports the Harrell administration’s plan to increase Seattle’s police force by more than 50%.

Her challenger tried to take a more Seattle approach. Alex Hudson refused to provide a number to the TV news reporters brought in by the Seattle City Club and the GSBA to moderate the D3 debate. Instead, the candidate attempted nuance. Depending on the day, she said, she sees too much disorder. Her solutions? In her minute, Hudson described a Seattle social safety net that extended far beyond the walls of the East Precinct with shelters and housing “making sure everyone can come inside,” addiction treatment at “health hubs,” and the creation of an “effective alternative response to police officers.”

Pressed again, Hudson still would not put a number on her public safety rating for the city. She said crime left her sad and disappointed, “sometimes afraid,” but she refused to put a number on that fear. Continue reading →

The other November election? Only part of Capitol Hill has big King County Council decision to make

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Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon are squaring off for the District 8 seat on the King County Council representing western Capitol Hill along with downtown and West Seattle

A criss-cross of county district borders within Seattle

By Cormac Wolf, CHS Intern

There is another choice for local leadership to be made in November — but only part of Capitol Hill will be included in the vote.

Capitol Hill is represented by two county council representatives: Girmay Zahilay of District 2 including central and eastern Capitol Hill, the Central District, and South Seattle, and Joe McDermott of District 8. McDermott has decided not to run again to represent the district spanning from West Seattle, across downtown, and up onto western Capitol Hill, setting off a race between current citywide Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon. Zahilay is running for reelection unopposed.

“County government exists because lots of different cities wanted to share certain regional services,” says Zahilay. “Imagine hopping on a bus in SeaTac, and trying to travel around all those cities. You wouldn’t want your bus service to have to stop at the city line for SeaTac and then hop on the Tukwila bus and then the bus would drop you off right at the city line and you would hop onto a Seattle based bus. That wouldn’t be efficient.”

“So we set up a county government to be in charge of specific regional services that spanned many different cities and unincorporated areas in King County.”

Capitol Hill is split due to the mechanics of district mapping. Council districts are drawn with the number of people in each district as first priority, with geographic and community cohesion subsequent considerations. This means that in the most densely populated areas of the county, like most of Seattle, the population is sometimes split to ensure each district has an equal population, and some neighborhoods end split by the borders.

Mosqueda has said her pivot to the county level is driven by the prospect of working on public and behavioral health — issues under the county’s purview, not the city’s. She says she would be happy to stay with the city council if she loses this race. The city council will pick a replacement if she wins. Continue reading →

Tune in for District 3 candidate debate live from the Broadway Performance Hall

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The District 3 candidates for the Seattle City Council will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday night for a debate sponsored by the Seattle CityClub and GSBA.

While registration is closed to attend in person at the Broadway Performance Hall, you can tune in to the livestream starting at 7 PM.

Seattle CityClub and GSBA Present: 2023 Seattle City Council District Debates – District 3

October 10, 2023 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PDT)

 

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Join us in-person for the District 3 Debate at Seattle Centrals Broadway Performance Hall.

Doors will open at 6:00pm. The debate will begin promptly at 7pm. 

 You can learn more about the debate here.

With ballots for the November 8 General Election set to be mailed next week, you can check out CHS Election coverage here.

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Police in schools, increased staffing, and arrest alternatives: District 3 candidates for Seattle City Council address public safety after deadly shooting and bursts of gun violence

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After incidents across District 3 including a deadly shooting last week, gunfire in a fight at Garfield High School, and shots fired in a Broadway parking lot, the candidates to represent D3 on the Seattle City Council addressed the city’s gun violence and possible solutions in a candidate forum Wednesday night in the Leschi neighborhood. One of the candidates experienced the worry from the incident at Garfield only hours before the forum first hand:

“I’m a mom at Garfield, so I had the worst hour-and-a-half of my life this afternoon because I couldn’t get ahold of my kid,” candidate Alex Hudson said.

District 3 candidates Hudson and Joy Hollingsworth discussed public safety and gun violence in the Wednesday night Leschi Community Candidate Forum and explained their positions and proposals for making the district safer including alternatives to police.

“I’m a really big proponent of our community gun violence prevention programs,” Hollingsworth said, talking about Safe Passages, a non-arrest intervention program that provides guardianship in the neighborhood by adults from the community. “They deescalate a lot of the gun violence that’s going on in our community…we feel the heat of all the gun violence that’s ravaging our community.”

Hollingsworth said she believes partnering with additional community gun violence prevention programs and organizations would help stem gun violence. Continue reading →

From 22nd and Pine to the wraparound porches of Denny Blaine, the candidates hit the streets of District 3

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Hollingsworth in Denny Blaine (Image: CHS)

Candidate Hudson meeting the residents of D3 (Image: CHS)

There are forums and meet and greets, platforms and media releases. But you can also learn a lot about a candidate by watching the way they meet a voter and ask for their support. Saturday, CHS hit the pavement around District 3 as candidates Joy Hollingsworth and Alex Hudson worked with their campaign teams to walk the neighborhoods and meet voters — and make their cases for election.

With general elections swiftly approaching, Seattle City Council candidates Joy Hollingsworth and Alex Hudson spent this past Saturday conducting door-to-door canvassing throughout District 3. Hollingsworth’s deep community roots play to one strategic advantage through her knowledge of district-wide issues and ability to relate to the community. She carried herself with confidence Saturday and didn’t shy away from introducing herself to walkers with golden retrievers passing by.

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Hudson’s personality, on the other hand, is to meet individuals at their doorsteps. She didn’t hesitate when providing information about her skills or experience. She shares why she’s passionate about running, and listens to what concerns residents hold.

Hollingsworth was born and raised in the Central District, with a background in sustainability and community work. She says she is running on improving essential city services, creating tangible goals to measure progress, and amplifying voices of residents— not as a whole district, but by each neighborhood. She spent the earlier part of her Saturday morning canvassing with MLK Labor, which hosted a door-knocking event to support labor-endorsed Seattle candidates. After, she canvassed in the Denny Blaine area and met a couple who were on their wraparound porch. Continue reading →