Seattle, let’s assess where we are.

We need 7 city councilmembers to vote to override Mayor Durkan’s veto of the Council’s 3% reduction to the police budget.

Based on public statements, I think we have 4 reliable override votes:

González, Sawant, Morales, and Mosqueda. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏾" title="Erhobene Faust (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">
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.
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.
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.
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.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏾" title="Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">Tell them you want to see the Seattle PD defunded by 50%.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏾" title="Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">Tell them you want an end to police contracts that trample on police accountability measures.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏾" title="Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">Tell them to resist Durkan’s attempt to veto a modest cut to a police budget that has grown by 45% in the last decade.
And when you’re done, stay plugged into the movement by following @DecrimSeattle, @KCEquityNow, @DivestSPD and other groups and individuals (like @NikkitaOliver and @daeshikjr) who have been doing the heavy lifting on this issue for years.

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You can follow @eyesonthestorm.
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