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[Mayor-elect Katie] Wilson stood in front of a makeshift podium (with nowhere to put her many, many sheets of paper) in the lobby of the Labor Temple in Georgetown for her first speech as the official Mayor Elect.

“Hello, Seattle,” she said. “I am so happy to be here on this quintessentially Seattle day, a rainy day in November, to say to all of the people of Seattle: this is your city, and I am delighted, beyond delighted to be your next mayor.”

She listed what she wanted to accomplish in this city: universal child care, K-8 summer care, “world class” transit, safe public spaces, affordable housing, and social housing, to name a few.

“I want a city where everyone has the basics of a dignified life, including healthy food, access to healthcare and supportive communities,” she said. “I want a city where your health and your life expectancy and your children's future doesn't depend on your zip code or your race. I believe that I will be stepping into office with a strong mandate to pursue this vision.”

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[–] solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In some ways this seems like a bigger victory than in NY, but didn't get near as much press.

Will be interesting to see what they can get done. It's incredibly difficult to implement lasting change. Unless your goal is first and foremost to break shit I guess.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 5 days ago

a bigger victory than in NY

In what way? As a Seattleite, I was surprised that Wilson didn't win by a larger margin.

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was expecting a recount or several. Gotta hand it to Harrell for accepting the loss.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He was shockingly graceful about the whole thing. I've never heard a concession speech that sounded so optimistic lol

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 5 days ago

Surprisingly so, considering how attack ad-heavy his campaign was.

[–] neuracnu@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 days ago