From the organizers:
Join a wide coalition of advocacy and community groups for a Seattle Candidate Forum featuring candidates running to represent you as Mayor, Citywide City Councilmembers, and District 2 City Councilmember. ASL interpretation will be provided.
As our city faces pressing challenges and opportunities in the years ahead, this forum is your chance to hear directly from those seeking to lead Seattle forward. This evening will focus on two of the most critical issues impacting Seattle residents: housing and transportation. Candidates will share their visions, policy priorities, and strategies to ensure all Seattleites have access to affordable housing, safe and sustainable transportation options, and a city that works for everyone.
The forum will be moderated by Crystal Fincher (Hacks and Wonks, KVRU 105.7 FM) and include moderated questions, audience Q&A, and opportunities to compare how each candidate plans to address the interconnected crises of affordability, mobility, and equity.
Candidates running to represent District 2 will take the stage first at 6:00 pm.
People interested in hearing only from the candidates running to represent the entire city can plan to arrive later, at 6:45 pm.
District 2 includes Chinatown-International District, Yesler Terrace, Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, Mount Baker, Columbia City, and Rainier Beach (Find your District).
Whether you're a longtime resident or new to the area, your voice matters—come learn, engage, and make an informed choice.
ACCESSIBILITY: - The event is free and open to the public. - The venue is wheelchair accessible and has an all-gender restroom. - ASL interpretation will be provided. - Masks are strongly encouraged when not eating or drinking. Masks will be available at check-in for guests who do not have their own and the venue's garage doors will remain open for ventilation as much as possible. If you feel unwell for any reason, please stay home. - The forum will be filmed for those unable to attend in-person. - Please contact the event hosts with any accessibility notes or requests.
GETTING THERE: - By transit: The event is on the same block as the Beacon Hill light rail station and is served by King County Metro bus routes 60, 36, and 107. - By bike: The event is located one block from the 18th Ave Beacon Hill Greenway. Bike racks are available at the light rail station and on the east end of the Roberto Maestas Festival St. - Car parking: Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood.
COHOSTING ORGANIZATIONS: Ampersand Bicycle Club, Beacon Hill Safe Streets, Be:Seattle, Bike Works, Cascade Bicycle Club, Disability Rights Washington, Feet First, Friends of Little Saigon, Futurewise, House Our Neighbors, Jackson Park 4 All, Lid I-5, People for Climate Action Seattle, Rainier Valley Greenways-Safe Streets, Real Change, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Seattle Subway, Soapbox Project, Transit Equity for All, Transit Riders Union, Transportation Choices Coalition, The Urbanist, Washington Bikes