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Ballotpedia, Emily Alvarado

Emily holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from Scripps College and a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law. 


Emily is a Vice President and Pacific Northwest Market Leader with Enterprise Community Partners. She is a former Director and Manager of Policy and Equitable Development with the City of Seattle Office of Housing.

Emily Alvarado currently serves as a state representative in State Legislative District 34-Position 1. She was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving her first term. 

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Supports notifying tenants of significant rent increases, addressing unreasonable annual increases, and allowing local jurisdictions to tailor standards to their unique needs.

Believes tenants should be notified of significant rent increases and wants to address "unreasonable" annual rent increases and provide "flexibility for local jurisdictions to improve standards to meet the unique needs of local communities."

Supports creating more inclusive housing near jobs and transit to reduce transportation emissions.

Wants to develop more inclusive housing options near citizens jobs and transit to reduce transportation emissions.

Supports progressive tax policies that aim to create a fairer tax structure by having "the wealthiest and most profitable corporations pay their share."

Supports progressive tax policies that aim to "build a more fair tax structure by asking the wealthiest and most profitable corporations to pay their share."

- Believes tenants should be notified of significant rent increases and wants to address "unreasonable" annual rent increases and provide "flexibility for local jurisdictions to improve standards to meet the unique needs of local communities."
- Wants to develop more inclusive housing options near citizens jobs and transit to reduce transportation emissions.
- Supports progressive tax policies that aim to "build a more fair tax structure by asking the wealthiest and most profitable corporations to pay their share."

Economy

Supports transitioning to clean energy with labor standards, investing in grid improvements, and accelerating transportation electrification to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Wants to transition to clean energy by establishing labor standards, investing in grid improvements, and accelerating transportation electrification in an effort to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

- Wants to transition to clean energy by establishing labor standards, investing in grid improvements, and accelerating transportation electrification in an effort to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Energy & the Environment

Supports abortion and plans to be a "champion for equitable abortion access and reproductive healthcare."

Supports abortion access and plans to "champion equitable abortion access and reproductive healthcare."

Supports addressing abortion access barriers like high deductibles and costs for time off, childcare, and travel.

- Supports abortion access and plans to "champion equitable abortion access and reproductive healthcare."
- Supports addressing abortion access barriers like high deductibles and costs for time off, childcare, and travel.

Healthcare

Supports strengthening the Washington Voting Rights Act with enforcement mechanisms to ensure communities of color can elect their candidates and advocates for increased language access for immigrant and refugee voters.

Supports strengthening the Washington Voting Rights Act by enforcing mechanisms to ensure communities of color can elect candidates of choice and making language more accessible for immigrant and refugee voters.

- Supports strengthening the Washington Voting Rights Act by enforcing mechanisms to ensure communities of color can elect candidates of choice and making language more accessible for immigrant and refugee voters.

Voting & Elections

Supports investing in partnerships with mental health crisis responders and social workers to prevent violence.

Supports investing in partnerships with mental health crisis responders, social workers, and other programs that connect those in crisis to necessary resources. 

Believes public safety requires addressing root causes of violence through community investment.

Plans to focus on investments that address poverty and expand opportunity. 

Supports protecting people from housing discrimination, including formerly incarcerated people and their family members.

Supports efforts to protect individuals from housing discrimination, including formerly incarcerated people and their family members.

Believes public safety requires rebuilding trust through police accountability, addressing racial bias, expanding police training, and listening to impacted communities.

Believes part of public safety is rebuilding trust through police accountability, including addressing racial biases, expanding police training, and listening to impacted communities.

- Supports investing in partnerships with mental health crisis responders, social workers, and other programs that connect those in crisis to necessary resources. 
- Plans to focus on investments that address poverty and expand opportunity. 
- Supports efforts to protect individuals from housing discrimination, including formerly incarcerated people and their family members.
- Believes part of public safety is rebuilding trust through police accountability, including addressing racial biases, expanding police training, and listening to impacted communities.

Public Safety

As of October 7, 2024, Emily Alvarado’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Emily Alvarado

As of October 8, 2024, Emily Alvarado’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Emily Alvarado is the Director of the City of Seattle Office of Housing and an executive with a national affordable housing nonprofit. She is also an attorney and former community organizer.

Believes in creating "A Strong, Fair Economy."

Supports affordable housing, health care, child care, and public education.

Supports expanding family wage jobs, investing in workforce development, and creating apprenticeship and job training programs with equitable access for women and people of color.

Believes in balancing Washington’s tax code to ensure fairness and equity in taxation.

Believes that creating more dense housing near public transit reduces vehicle miles traveled and helps meet climate goals.

Supports abortion access and reproductive justice.

Supports the re-election of Emily Alvarado.

Supports connecting local community organizations to national movement building and policy change.

Believes in the importance of public service, empathy, and advocating for social and racial justice.

Supports measures to enhance public safety.

Supports accessible child care and early learning opportunities.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Washington State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Washington State Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 49 legislative districts in the state, each electing two representatives for a total of 98 members in the State House. 
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits.
- They are paid an annual salary of $61,997 and $202 per diem per day during the legislative session, which lasts two months. 

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