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Tammy J. Morales
NONPARTISAN
Tammy J. Morales is running for Seattle City Council Member, District 2.
Personal background
Tammy has lived in Seattle for 23 years. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas, San Antonio and a master's degree in community and regional planning from the University of Texas, Austin. She has three children and lives in the Lakewood neighborhood.
Professional background
Tammy used to be an organizer for Rainier Beach Action Coalition. She also used to be an affordable housing lender, legislative director to a Texas state representative, a city budget analyst in New York, and ran a consulting firm on food access research and programs.
Political background
Tammy J. Morales is currently the city council member representing district 2. She was first elected in 2019 and has been in office for one term. She is chair of the neighborhoods, education, civil rights, and culture committee.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Supports improving walkable, connected spaces, and she supported funding for sidewalks the Georgetown to South Park Trail, the Cheasty Greenspace Trail, and traffic calming projects to make streets safer.
Wants to reduce the number of pedestrians killed by cars in South Seattle.
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Housing & Urban Development
As a city council member, she passed an eviction moratorium during the pandemic and closed the "end-of-lease" loophole to prevent evictions.
As a city council member, she helped pass a Tenants Bill of Rights and provided $600,000 in homelessness services.
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Environment
As a city council member, she helped get funding for Seattle's Green New Deal and created Community Resilience Hubs for people to escape extreme heat and smoke.
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Public Services
Supports abortion, reproductive care, and gender-affirming care.
Said, "if you work for a living, you should be making a living that supports your family."
As a city council member, she helped get funding for mental health resources in Southend schools and for tribes.
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Public Safety
Said, "[w]e've only just begun building alternatives to punishment and incarceration especially for our Black and brown neighbors who suffer from the paradox of over-policing and under-policing."
Said, "for too long, community safety was understood largely as a criminal justice issue, without attention to the underlying causes of violence, like under-resourced neighborhoods," and supported investing $23.5 million in community economic recover, neighborhood revitalization, micro-business support, and cultural spaces.
As a city council member, she opposed adding public drug use and possession to Seattle's municipal code.
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