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Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle City councilmember position 8 representing citywide, launched her re-election campaign to secure a full-term after her win in the special election.
Rinck is the youngest councilmember in Seattle history. According to her website, she is also a renter, a transit rider, a former restaurant worker, and a multi-racial woman.
On Saturday, more than 300 people gathered at the Vera Project to hear from the candidate and an all-star list of speakers from OneAmerica, the Washington Bus, UAW4121, gun violence prevention, and the housing community.
Rinck vowed to “stand up to powerful special interests and create a government and an economy that works for all of us, not just the wealthy” and said her vision for Seattle “protects its people, invests in families, and creates opportunities for all.”