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Local Politics
SDSA recognizes Matthew Mitnick as a candidate who, when elected, will serve working people and families – not billionaires and corporations.
SDSA voted 104 to 4 to endorse Raise the Wage Renton. Now’s the time to help out with signature-gathering, if you can!
We demand Starbucks Bosses Rehire the Memphis 7! Seattle DSA comrades joined Starbucks workers this past Tuesday, alongside other supportive workers in the community, Socialist Alternative, union members from SEA, … Read more
African American and Latin American communities in Washington’s only majority-BIPOC congressional district risk having their voices diluted, all so that the white incumbent is protected from a progressive challenger. The … Read more
On Tuesday, September 7th, 2022, Seattle Democratic Socialists of America overwhelmingly voted to endorse Seattle City Attorney Candidate, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, a former public defender who took first in the primaries. Thomas-Kennedy beat out the incumbent, establishment Democrat Pete Holmes, with a platform that boldly backs the movement for Black Lives in its pivot away from a punitive carceral system and towards a justice system that takes care of the residents of Seattle who need justice the most and which can bring meaningful community safety to our City. Join us as we make the push in the coming months for this important City race.
In 2019 the Seattle elections became a referendum on who runs the city: big business or working people. Amazon and big business made it crystal clear that the biggest prize for the establishment would be getting rid of socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant. But working class people fought back and won: decisively demonstrating Amazon can’t buy city hall.
Due to their limited impact, Seattle DSA tends to avoid paper endorsements, which are nothing more than a permission for a campaign to use our name and logo on their … Read more
Seattle DSA preparing to canvass in support of the Sherae for State campaign.
Endorsements and voting guide from Seattle DSA for the 2020 General Election are as follows: Electoral Endorsements Sherae Lascelles for 43rd Legislative District Members overwhelming voted to endorse Sherae Lascelles for 43rd … Read more
The movement for Black Lives scored a significant victory on Tuesday in the fight to defund the Seattle Police Department, when the City Council overrode Mayor Durkan’s veto! Back in … Read more
By Justin Ward In a resounding victory for the Seattle Defund movement, the city council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to override the mayor’s veto of the proposed 2020 budget re-balancing. … Read more