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Summer Stinson @summerstinson.bsky.social · 2d

Join @jayapal.house.gov and @nickbrownnow.bsky.social and many others to support Seattle’s next City Attorney @electerikaevans.bsky.social this Saturday from 12:30-2 pm at a Cap Hill wine shop (address provided with RSVP)!

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · 4d

We are deeply honored to have all four King County Councilmembers who represent parts of Seattle endorsing this campaign.

electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · 11d

President Trump is sending troops to intimidate communities in the PNW. Seattle deserves a City Attorney who will stand up to authoritarianism—not call it "an emotional response”. As your next City Attorney, I will always fight for our rights and our city with courage and urgency. #Seattle

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Sep 6

When community organizations and the city’s own Surveillance Advisory Working Group has “expressed serious concerns about the potential harm the technologies in this pilot would cause, especially to immigrant, refugee, and other vulnerable communities” 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻.

AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Once surveillance data is collected, it is notoriously challenging to protect against federal misuse…Department of Homeland Security and ICE have successfully accessed data from the Washington Healthcare Authority and the Washington Department of Licensing.

Seattle should not line up to be next.”

Joint statement on upcoming Seattle City Council vote on CCTV, surveillance expansion

The ACLU of Washington, OneAmerica, and Asian Counseling and Referral Service oppose the spread of surveillance technologies and call upon the Seattle City Council to decline expansion of government s...

www.aclu-wa.org

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you, @ppaawest.bsky.social for this honor. I will always fight for us: our reproductive rights, our bodies, our values.

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Justan @justjustan.bsky.social · Aug 6

@electerikaevans.bsky.social CRUSHING Ann Davison 51-37 in Seattle City Attorney race tonight! SO PROUD of Erika!

Erika Evans 51%, Ann Davison 37% in Seattle City Attorney race

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Aug 6

This victory is because of you—our communities, our values, our city. Together, we will take this 💪🏾to the general. Team City!!!!

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Aug 2

We are honored to have your sole endorsement. Thank you, @thedailyuw.bsky.social

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Northwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · Jul 28

Ann Davison, Erika Evans ahead of Rory O’Sullivan and Nathan Rouse for Seattle City Attorney, NPI Civic Heartbeat poll finds

Incumbent Davison and challenger Evans each received double-digit support in NPI's July 2025 survey of the August Seattle electorate...

#waelex #seaelex

Ann Davison, Erika Evans ahead of Rory O'Sullivan and Nathan Rouse for Seattle City Attorney, NPI Civic Heartbeat poll finds - NPI's Cascadia Advocate

Incumbent Davison and challenger Evans each received double-digit support in NPI's July 2025 survey of the August Seattle electorate, with fellow challengers O'Sullivan and Rouse each in the single di...

www.nwprogressive.org

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Justan @justjustan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just did a little bit of postering in my precinct for our @43rddemocrats.org endorsed candidates. @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social Dionne Foster, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social and @joemiz.bsky.social slapped these posters I designed around the 48 route and the G line.

A poster taped to a traffic light pole that lists five candidates endorsed by the 43rd District Democrats: Katie Wilson for Mayor, Erika Evans for City Attorney, Dionne Foster for Council Position 9, Alexis Mercedes Rinck for Council Position 8, and Joe Mizrahi for School Board Position 4.

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43rd District Democrats @43rddemocrats.org · Jul 25

We proudly endorse Erika Evans (@electerikaevans.bsky.social) for City of Seattle City Attorney ✅

📣 Spread the word- talk to your friends and neighbors about the upcoming election and encourage them to vote!

Check out our full list of endorsements and find a ballot drop box ➡️ 43rddems.org/vote

A photo of Erika Evans, with Seattle City Attorney underneath. There is a badge in the top right of the graphic that says 43rd Endorsed with a check mark

A map of Lower Queen Anne near KEXP, with a star marking the Met Market Queen Anne Ballot Drop Box location, 100 Mercer St

Vote by August 5th

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Emerge @emergeamerica.bsky.social · Jul 21

Emerge is featured in @cnn.com for our work supporting former federal workers like Erika Evans run for higher office! We are proud to support #EmergeAlums like Erika who are stepping up to lead their communities. www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/p...

She left her federal job because of Trump. Now she’s running for office to fight his policies | CNN Politics

Becoming a federal prosecutor was a longtime professional dream for Erika Evans, one she achieved nearly four years ago.

www.cnn.com

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you @cnn.com

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are endorsed by 37 current & former elected officials. Why? Because this is a grassroots, community-driven, people-first campaign. From WA State Attorney General Nick Brown to former Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge, leaders are backing this campaign b/c they trust my experience 2 lead Seattle.

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Emerge @emergeamerica.bsky.social · Jul 2

Professionals like Erika Evans aren't alone. As shared with @bloomberg.com, we saw a 157% increase in interest in running for office between Nov-Feb vs. the same period last year. Join an Emerge training like Erika Evans and impact your community: emergeamerica.org/candidate-tr...

Bloomberg
Former Federal Workers Find an Outlet in Local Elections

If elected, Erika Evans would be the first Black woman and person of color to serve as Seattle City Attorney. She is participating in a six-month 70-hour training program through Emerge.

A’shanti F. Gholar, president of Emerge, says government workers are well-positioned for elections because they “know what it takes.”

“I think we have to remember these are civil servants,” said Gholar. “They were there to serve. So this is another way for them to continue their service.”

But it’s not just spurned federal employees that groups like Emerge are seeing in their cohorts.

Tory Hoover, 58, joined Emerge’s winter cohort in January after hearing about the organization while working for the Harris-Waltz campaign. She says that the current administration is “disenfranchising people and trying to keep the middle class down,” which gets her fired up.

“I just did not wanna continue to be that person to always be like, ‘I wish someone would do something,’” she says. “Why am I not standing up for people?”

As a cosmetologist in Rockdale, Georgia, the proud grandmother of two spends a lot of time “behind the chair” talking to those who may become her constituents. She knows what people are struggling with and wants to help them.

While Hoover has not decided what office she’s going to run for, she definitely wants a hands-on role where she can get into “good trouble,” she says.

Arjoon Srikanth, a former software engineer and son of Indian immigrants, is running for Virginia’s 1st House of Delegates District in Arlington, with the hope that he will be the kind of politician he would like to have in office. “I’m worried about the country and I’m worried about what will happen if we don’t step up and do something now,” he said.

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jul 10

This campaign is about you-protecting our rights, our people, and our city. We are people-powered.

Stand with me so l can stand for you💪🏾 @mlklabor.bsky.social @43rddemocrats.org @ufcw3000.bsky.social @seiu775.org @seiu6.bsky.social @uaw.org

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The Stranger @thestranger.com · Jul 3

The Stranger Election Control Board endorses Erika Evans for City Attorney. Read the full endorsement below:

Vote for Erika Evans for City Attorney

The Stranger's endorsement for City Attorney in the 2025 primary.

www.thestranger.com

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jun 24

Honored to be endorsed by King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, a champion for working families. As a product of unions and someone who’s held bad employers accountable, I’m ready to bring that same fight to protect workers & defend our rights as Seattle City Attorney. @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social

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jseattle @jseattle.bsky.social · Jun 20

43rd District Democrats endorse upstarts and progressives in Seattle’s 2025 election races

With reporting by Hannah Saunders Seattle’s political 2025 season is shaped as a battle of incumbents vs. upstart challengers with divides along the center-leaning leaders who currently hold the offices — and want to stay — and candidates who say … Continue reading →

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jun 21

Join us! Learn more at: ElectErikaEvans.com
@mlklabor.bsky.social @seiu.org @seiu775.org @seiu6.bsky.social

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jun 19

Representative Shaun Scott is a working-class champion and my own representative in the 43rd. I’m honored to have earned his sole endorsement—and I look forward to fighting alongside him for bold, progressive policies in our city and state. @organizewithshaun.bsky.social

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jun 16

‪Honored to have the sole endorsement of visionary, trailblazing Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Thank you, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are honored to have the sole endorsement of Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown.
His leadership and commitment to justice inspire my own work. Together, we'll fight back against hate, stand up to Trump-era attacks on our rights, and keep our communities safe for all people.

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · May 31

The numbers are clear: Seattleites want a change in the City Attorney's Office. We need an experienced public servant who will defend our communities, and l have a plan to do just that.

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electerikaevans.bsky.social @electerikaevans.bsky.social · May 26

My statement about this weekend:

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