Mosqueda launches re-election bid for King County Council District 8

SEATTLE — King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is officially running for another term representing District 8, announcing her re-election campaign with backing from labor groups and more than 100 civic leaders.Mosqueda, who joined the council in 2023, said she’s seeking a second term to continue work she describes as focused on housing stability, public health, worker protections, and economic opportunity across a district that stretches from West Seattle and Capitol Hill to Burien, Tukwila, South Park, the Duwamish Valley, and Vashon-Maury Island.“I ran for County Council to improve the opportunity for working families to be healthy, housed, and resilient,” Mosqueda said in her announcement.She pointed to investments in affordable housing, behavioral health, job training, and worker protections as examples of what she views as progress during her first three-year term. The next term will be four years.According to her campaign launch, Mosqueda enters the race with early endorsements from nearly a dozen labor unions, along with support from elected officials, including Gov. Bob Ferguson and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.Jayapal praised Mosqueda’s work on labor protections and progressive revenue policies, calling her “exactly the fighter we need in this moment,” while Ferguson highlighted her leadership on issues affecting essential workers, women, and communities of color.Labor support also featured prominently in Mosqueda’s announcement. SEIU 925 President Tricia Schroeder said Mosqueda, “listens to workers, fights alongside workers, and delivers results,” citing investments in child care, housing, and public health.During her time in elected office—split between the King County Council and the Seattle City Council—Mosqueda has emphasized coalition-building around policies related to child care, youth programs, small business support, and protections for various categories of workers, including gig workers, caregivers, and service-industry workers.She is perhaps best known for spearheading Seattle’s JumpStart Progressive Payroll Tax, which she has framed as a major progressive revenue source dedicated to housing, climate initiatives, and small-business stabilization. On the County Council, she has also pushed for the ability of local governments to pursue additional local revenue options.Mosqueda’s campaign announcement also pointed to recent county investments in behavioral health services, public health clinics, housing programs, environmental work in the Duwamish Valley, and stormwater and flood-resilience projects.“District 8 is my home,” Mosqueda said, noting that she and her family live in West Seattle.She highlighted the diversity of workers and small businesses in the district, saying her focus remains on housing affordability, healthy neighborhoods, good jobs, and accessible transit.Mosqueda will now campaign for a full four-year term as voters prepare for the upcoming election cycle. … Read More