How voters answer could determine the next citywide representative on the council: Sara Nelson, Nikkita Oliver or Brianna Thomas, the three leading candidates, all spanning the range of Seattle’s left to further left politics. And each addresses the question of compromise — of “bridging divides” or “bringing people to the table” — differently.
Nelson, co-founder of Fremont Brewing and onetime aide to former Councilmember Richard Conlin, and Thomas, an aide to council President Lorena González, speak of it as key to breaking the gridlock that has defined Seattle politics of late. If done well, compromise can lead to stronger policy, they say.
Thomas points to her work for González in
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