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Mosqueda’s victory over Grant’s showed an increase in support over her campaign. In the primary, she won 31 percent of the vote over Grant’s 26 percent. On Tuesday, she secured her lead, which was more than 23 percentage points over Grant’s. … Read More

"Mosqueda won the backing of basically every labor union in town. On the campaign trail, she characterized her opponent Jon Grant's proposal to open police union negotiations to the public as anti-labor. As the new council member put it in her speech Tuesday night: "In order to win in Seattle, you must stand with labor. You must stand with the labor movement. You cannot divide us." Like in the mayor's race, labor unions came out strong for Mosqueda and they helped her win" … Read More

"In the Council Position 8 race, also citywide, Mosqueda got 62 percent in Tuesday’s count. Mosqueda, political director of the Washington State Labor Council, and Grant, former executive director of the Tenants Union of Washington State, were separated by nearly 23,000 votes" … Read More

"Teresa Mosqueda is the rare kind of all-star candidate who has the potential to transform City Hall. Mosqueda, currently a hyper-competent advocate in Olympia for the Washington State Labor Council, is an inspiring longtime champion for workers, women, children, and other marginalized people" … Read More

"Mosqueda has extensive, realistic, and creative policy proposals, backed up by research, community engagement, and an understanding of what effective policy requires. To put it simply, Mosqueda is the affordable housing candidate in this race." … Read More

"Mosqueda says she jumped into politics with other members of a Chicanx students group at the University of Washington, protesting in solidarity with the Zapatistas and against the World Trade Organization. She then turned to local service, helping seniors secure health insurance and other assistance through Sea Mar Community Health Centers. Mosqueda earned a master’s degree while working for the state Department of Health, sought insurance for undocumented-immigrant kids at the Children’s Alliance, sat on the state board that oversaw … Read More

“I know what it’s like to stand up even when your voice shakes, even when it seems impossible,” Mosqueda said. “We can fight for labor standards. And that’s what I will do, standing on the front line, on the strike line, on the fence with you. I am going to be that voice with you, not for you.” … Read More

"Grant tried to attack Mosqueda for being late to a forum and it backfired horribly. Asked about rights for people with disabilities, Grant criticized Mosqueda for being late to a recent forum with a disability advocacy group because she was "in Bellevue." Mosqueda responded that she was in Bellevue to protest Betsy DeVos" … Read More

“I have organized my whole life to make sure that people are actually having their voices heard in the halls where policy changes are being made. But I’ve also been on the streets from WTO in ’99 to — as I mentioned throughout the years — can you even count how many rallies we’ve been to this year? I can’t. But I know the importance of both being in the street and being in the halls where policy decisions are … Read More

The Seattle Times fears Teresa Mosqueda. And what is it they fear? That she will be more effective than Grant. Mosqueda has more political experience, is overwhelmingly supported by urbanists, and has deep roots in the labor movement. And most importantly, unlike Grant, Mosqueda is running on a solid record of accomplishments. She was on the state board that rolled out and oversees Obamacare. To the use the words of former County Executive Ron Sims, she is “a respected health-care policy … Read More