Seattle Subway 2021 General Election Endorsements

Link Light Rail Train heading to the SODO Station Credit: Lizz Giordano

We are excited to share our endorsements for the 2021 general election! 

Our picks are based on hearing from candidates at our June forums (Seattle City Council Position 9 & Mayor of Seattle), in questionnaires sent in May (City, County and Port), and keeping in mind track records and our prior meetings with candidates during our constant advocacy work. We endorsed the following candidates who will appear on your November 2nd ballot. Don’t forget to mail your ballot or drop your ballot in a dropbox before 8:00pm on Tuesday, November 2. 

Summary of General Election Endorsements:

Seattle Mayor:  M. Lorena Gonzȧlez 

Seattle City Council, Citywide, Position 8:  Teresa Mosqueda

Seattle City Council, Citywide, Position 9:  Nikkita Oliver 

King County Executive: Dow Constantine 

Port of Seattle Commission, Position 1: Ryan Calkins

Port of Seattle Commission, Position 3: Hamdi Mohamed

Port of Seattle Commission, Position 4: Toshiko Grace Hasegawa


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Timing out Ballard to Issaquah via Sand Point

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A couple of days ago there was a great deal of discussion about the merits and costs of a Sand Point crossing. There are two things that a study would find out that everybody would like to know; the monetary cost of the crossing and the potential ridership over the connection. Unfortunately I can’t give any insight into those things. What I can to do is provide some tangible benefits based on travel time using Seattle Subway’s previous posts about the Crossing, Ballard Spur and Better Eastside rail.

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