Champion for working families, health, housing, and economic opportunity announces with support from Governor Ferguson, AG Brown, Congresswoman Jayapal, and 100+ regional leaders
SEATTLE — King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda today announced she will seek re-election to represent District 8, highlighting a record of accomplishments that has strengthened housing stability, expanded public health services, protected workers, and delivered meaningful investments to communities from West Seattle, to Capitol Hill, Downtown Seattle, South Park, the Duwamish Valley, White Center, Burien, Tukwila, and of course Vashon-Maury Island. Mosqueda launches her campaign with almost a dozen labor unions mobilizing to endorse early, and with over 100 elected leaders and dozens of community members supporting her re-election for King County Council. Mosqueda’s first term on King County Council was three years; the next term is a four-year term.
“I ran for County Council to improve the opportunity for working families to be healthy, housed, and resilient, and in this first term alone we’ve passed major policies and invested millions toward that goal – and I’m only getting started,” said Mosqueda. “Together, we have expanded affordable housing opportunities, strengthened behavioral health supports, invested in job training and apprenticeships opportunities, protected workers’ rights, and delivered real resources to every corner of District 8. I am running for re-election to King County to continue building a region where every neighbor can thrive and every kiddo has an opportunity for success.”
Since winning her King County Council seat in 2023, Mosqueda has championed major housing and anti-displacement efforts by securing funds to stabilize rent for thousands of families, reducing barriers and accelerating affordable housing development, expanding supportive housing services, and increasing opportunities for first-time homeownership in communities most at risk of displacement. She has led major health and behavioral health investments by protecting youth mental health supports, advancing healthcare services and overdose prevention services, funding Harborview and public health clinics, securing millions for frontline behavioral health workers, and mandating gun-violence prevention programs go to critical areas like White Center. Additionally, she has advanced environmental justice priorities in the Duwamish Valley, secured stormwater and flood-resilience projects, and supported the region’s transition to clean energy and green infrastructure.
“Teresa Mosqueda is exactly the fighter we need in this moment for working people and poor people across our region,” said U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal. “She’s shown over and over again how effective she is in passing strong policies that give real opportunity to working people, from expanding labor protections for domestic workers who have been left out of labor laws to passing Seattle’s largest progressive revenue source to funding affordable housing and Green New Deal priorities. She understands what is at stake for our democracy, and will stand up to the authoritarian overreaches of this Administration while ensuring our region remains a welcoming home for everyone.”
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson emphasized Mosqueda’s continued leadership on core equity issues. “Teresa has led the way for policy that supports our essential workers, women, and communities of color,” he said. “I’m proud to endorse Teresa for King County Council, where I know she will continue to stand up for progressive policy that moves us and our region forward.”
SEIU 925 President Tricia Schroeder said, “Teresa Mosqueda has always been a champion for working families. She listens to workers, fights alongside workers, and delivers results that improve people’s lives—from stronger labor protections to investments in child care, housing, and public health. We are proud to stand with her because she never stops standing with us.”
In her eight years in elected office, Mosqueda is known for bringing a heightened sense of urgency and broad coalitions together to pass legislation that supports working families and our region’s most vulnerable. With support from small businesses and business associations, she’s passed legislation that advances economic opportunities for diverse business owners in this region, and prevents unscrupulous businesses from creating an uneven playing field. She has been a leading force in passing policies that bolster childcare, expanding youth development and violence-prevention programs, and strengthening labor protections for gig workers, hotel workers, domestic workers, caregivers, and human service workers—continuing the long record of pro-worker leadership she established at the WA State Labor Council and Seattle City Council.
Mosqueda is known best for leading and passing the largest progressive revenue source in the City of Seattle through the JumpStart Progressive Payroll Tax. Jumpstart is widely credited with keeping the Seattle budget in the black, while investing over $200 million annually into affordable housing priorities, green new deal investments, and economic resilience for small business and the creative economy. While on King County Council, she led an effort that pulled together nearly seventy local elected officials who lobbied for local progressive revenue tools to support growing populations with growing needs.
“District 8 is my home,” Mosqueda added. “My husband and I are raising our daughter here in West Seattle Our neighbors include childcare workers, restaurant owners, longshore workers, artists, teachers, nurses, small business owners—people who deserve housing they can afford, streets that are safe and healthy, good union jobs, and an economy that works for all of us. I will continue working with urgency and collaboration so every neighborhood in District 8, and across King County, has the housing, health, transit, and opportunity we deserve”
A Campaign Launch event is scheduled for January 8th in White Center. A full bio and list of over 100 endorsements are available at teamteresa.org.
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