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Scott Lindsay

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Scott Lindsay
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Scott Lindsay was a candidate for Seattle City Attorney in Washington. Lindsay lost in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Click here to read Lindsay's campaign themes for 2017.

Biography

Lindsay served as special assistant for police reform to Mayor Ed Murray. He previously worked as senior counsel to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Seattle, Washington (2017)

Seattle held general elections for mayor, city attorney, and two at-large seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on August 1, 2017. The top two vote recipients after the final count of the primary vote advanced to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was May 19, 2017. Incumbent Pete Holmes defeated Scott Lindsay in the general election for city attorney of Seattle.[2]

Seattle City Attorney, General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Pete Holmes Incumbent 74.91% 145,062
Scott Lindsay 25.09% 48,583
Total Votes 193,645
Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Lindsay's campaign website listed the following themes for 2017:

“

Scott’s campaign is focused on reducing low-level crimes and strengthening public safety by leading the transformation of the municipal criminal justice system to focus on innovative solutions to address heroin addiction and homelessness. Scott promises to make his office the epicenter of Seattle’s resistance to Trump. Read more about Scott's plan for progressive justice now.

  • Reduce Low-Level Crime and Increase Public Safety By Transforming How We Treat People Suffering from Addiction. It’s a fact: The majority of those involved in high-frequency, low-level crimes - like car prowls - struggle with behavioral health challenges, very often heroin addiction. But our current incarceration-only criminal justice system is not effectively addressing the underlying causes. With fresh leadership, Seattle can transform our criminal justice system to tackle some of the root causes of criminal activity, getting better public safety results with less incarceration.
  • Embrace Bold Solutions to Fight the Heroin Epidemic. Seattle is facing an extraordinary heroin epidemic that is impacting every facet of our city life. We need bold action to stop people from dying on our streets and get them inside with the help and services they need. Scott initiated and served on the Seattle-King County Heroin and Opiate Addiction Task Force, which developed new prevention and treatment programs and recommended piloting the country's first supervised consumption program. As City Attorney, Scott will support this innovative program to bring drug use off our streets and save lives. And Scott will take on the Trump Administration if they threaten to interfere with how Seattle cares for those suffering from the disease of addiction.
  • Reduce Homelessness and Help People Off the Streets. Scott led the creation of Seattle’s “Navigation Team,” pairing outreach workers with police officers to help bring people in unsafe and unhealthy encampments off the streets and into safer alternatives. In three months, the Navigation Team has connected over 300 people with services, shelter, and housing without making a single arrest or issuing any infractions. As City Attorney, Scott will expand on this model for using fresh approaches to difficult situations.
  • Resist Trump. The Trump Administration poses a clear and present threat to Seattle’s values. Scott has fought in the trenches against Republicans in Congress, as he and his wife were the first to arrive at SeaTac Airport when Trump attempted to deport Muslim travelers visiting the United States. Scott will make the City Attorney’s Office a bulwark against Trump’s attacks on members of our community.
  • Fight for Seattle’s immigrants and refugees. The Trump Administration’s approach to immigration enforcement is draconian and un-American. That’s why Scott will change the way we prosecute cases in Seattle Municipal Court to prevent the Trump Administration from inflicting devastating lifelong consequences to non-citizens and their families.[3][4]
 ”
—Scott Lindsay (2017)

Endorsements

2017

General election

The following table displays group endorsements issued in Seattle's 2017 general election. Click [show] on the box below to view endorsements.

Primary election

The following table displays group endorsements issued in Seattle's 2017 primary election. Click [show] on the box below to view endorsements.

See also

Seattle, Washington Washington Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Scott for Seattle, "About Scott," accessed June 21, 2017
  2. ↑ King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
  3. ↑ Scott for Seattle, "Scott's Plan," accessed June 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ Alliance for Gun Responsiblity, "ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY VICTORY FUND ENDORSES JENNY DURKAN FOR SEATTLE MAYOR, LEGISLATIVE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE," September 18, 2017
  6. ↑ Democracy for America, "http://democracyforamerica.com/site/page/democracy-for-america-endorses-cary-moon-for-seattle-mayor," September 7, 2017
  7. ↑ Equal Rights Washington, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2017
  8. ↑ King County Democrats, "Our Candidates," accessed August 28, 2017
  9. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Moon grabs key Dem nod in Seattle mayor’s race amid Durkan’s union endorsements," August 24, 2017
  10. ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," August 24, 2017
  11. ↑ Seattle Education Association, "WEA PAC," accessed October 16, 2017
  12. ↑ Seattle Weekly, "Sweep the Sweepers! Our Endorsements For the Nov. 7 Election," October 18, 2017
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 The Stranger, "Labor Split Begins as Cary Moon Gets First Union Endorsement in Mayoral Race," August 25, 2017
  14. ↑ SEIU 925, "2017 Candidate Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2017
  15. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Seattle Times endorsements for the Nov. 7 general election," September 7, 2017
  16. ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 7, 2017, General Election," October 11, 2017
  17. ↑ UFCW 21, "UFCW 21 Largest Private Sector Union Endorses Moon for Mayor," September 29, 2017
  18. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Moon backpedals on ‘right to shelter,’ dents Durkan’s labor lead in Seattle mayoral race," September 29, 2017
  19. ↑ KING 5, "Local businesses endorse former US Attorney Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor," May 30, 2017
  20. ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," June 22, 2017
  21. ↑ Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle, "Home," accessed July 11, 2017
  22. ↑ Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, "Dispatches," accessed June 23, 2017
  23. ↑ Seattle Education Association, "WEA PAC," accessed June 23, 2017
  24. ↑ Washington Hospitality Association, "Seattle restaurants and hotels endorse Jenny Durkan, Sara Nelson and Scott Lindsay," June 19, 2017
  25. ↑ Seattle Subway, "2017 Primary Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2017
  26. ↑ The Seattle Times, "Editorials," accessed July 11, 2017
  27. ↑ Seattle Met, "Labor Groups Divided on Endorsements for Mayor," July 12, 2017
  28. ↑ Sierra Club PAC Washington State, "Endorsements 2017 Primary," accessed July 25, 2017
  29. ↑ The Stranger, "Kshama Sawant Will Endorse Nikkita Oliver for Mayor, Jon Grant for City Council," May 17, 2017
  30. ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 1, 2017, Primary Election," July 12, 2017
  31. ↑ The Urbanist, "2017 Primary Endorsements," July 6, 2017
  32. ↑ UFCW 21, "2017 Primary Election Candidate Endorsement Recommendations," July 11, 2017
  33. ↑ Washington Conservation Voters, "Endorsements," accessed June 23, 2017
  34. ↑ 32nd District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," March 10, 2017
  35. ↑ 36th District Democrats, "Executive Board Makes Recommendations for 2017 Primary!" May 21, 2017
  36. ↑ 37th District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
  37. ↑ 43rd District Democrats, "2017 Endorsement Results," June 21, 2017
  38. ↑ 46th District Democrats, "46th District Endorsements," accessed June 23, 2017
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