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Sep 22, 2020

2 of those councilmembers are citywide reps—González and Mosqueda. The other two are district-level reps: Sawant (District 3) and Morales (District 2). So if you live in either of their districts, I think you can count on your councilmembers to do the right thing.

Shaun Scott

@eyesonthestorm

Sep 22, 2020

I also think we have 2 definite “No” votes—Pedersen (District 4) and Juarez (District 5). I want to be wrong. But before I tell you to contact these two reps, I’d sooner suggest that you start preparing to run for their seats in 2023.

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Shaun Scott

@eyesonthestorm

Sep 22, 2020

That means we have three other chances to get to 7 votes:

@Lisa_Herbold

(D1),

@CMAndrewJLewis

(D6), and

@CMDanStrauss

(D7). By my count, we don’t need just one or two of these 3 to override the mayor’s shameful veto—we need *all* 3 of them.

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Shaun Scott

@eyesonthestorm

Sep 22, 2020

Here’s a Seattle City Council district map. If you believe #BlackLivesMatter , I think you have a unique responsibility to use any means necessary between right now and the 3PM budget meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow) to make these three councilmembers hear from you.

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Shaun Scott

@eyesonthestorm

Sep 22, 2020

Here’s their contact info. You don’t have to live in their districts to contact them, but it helps if you do: Most white politicians aren’t motivated primarily by anti-racist principle, but by political self-preservation. They need to know there’s a consequence for inaction.