The 2024 Council election’s political divisions fell along familiar lines for Seattle, pitting a progressive Democrat against a more centrist Democrat. Rinck occupied the election’s left lane, campaigning for new progressive taxes to fund social services and affordable housing, investments in police alternatives, community-led development and more.
Woo aligns closely with the new City Council majority that leans more conservative than their predecessors. Woo opposes new taxes and wants to continue investing in the city police budget to bolster officer hiring and retention. She also wants to increase incentives for private investment in affordable housing and supports increasing spending on street outreach and escalation work like the Third Avenue Project
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