Chris Roberts
@electroberts.bsky.social
(He/Him) Councilmember, City of Shoreline; PhD University of Washington; Political Science instructor. Personal page.
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Today, we mourn the transgender Americans whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today, we mourn the transgender Americans whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.
Yesterday I had the honor to speak at the National Congress of American Indians alongside some great indigenous leaders, Senator Claudia Kauffman, Representatives Chris Stearns and Debra Lekanoff, and Councilmember Debora Juarez.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yesterday I had the honor to speak at the National Congress of American Indians alongside some great indigenous leaders, Senator Claudia Kauffman, Representatives Chris Stearns and Debra Lekanoff, and Councilmember Debora Juarez.
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To read more about where things seem to be headed, see today's (somewhat long) deep dive: samwang.substack.com/p/texas-toast
Texas Toast
Are the mid-decade redistricting wars winding down?
samwang.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
To read more about where things seem to be headed, see today's (somewhat long) deep dive: samwang.substack.com/p/texas-toast
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ICE raided a church in Charlotte, showed no ID, chased congregants into the woods, and left children sobbing.
The Trump administration is beyond inhumanity. This must end.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
The Trump administration is beyond inhumanity. This must end.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
Witnesses say one man was detained while doing yard work while his wife and child were inside.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
ICE raided a church in Charlotte, showed no ID, chased congregants into the woods, and left children sobbing.
The Trump administration is beyond inhumanity. This must end.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
The Trump administration is beyond inhumanity. This must end.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Court ruled the TX gerrymander is illegal in part bc it was spurred by a letter from Trump's DOJ that demanded a redrawing for explicitly racial reasons.
(First 2 images.)
@mcpli.bsky.social had told Bolts of DOJ letter: "starts to look a lot like intentional racial discrimination."
(3rd image)
(First 2 images.)
@mcpli.bsky.social had told Bolts of DOJ letter: "starts to look a lot like intentional racial discrimination."
(3rd image)
November 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Court ruled the TX gerrymander is illegal in part bc it was spurred by a letter from Trump's DOJ that demanded a redrawing for explicitly racial reasons.
(First 2 images.)
@mcpli.bsky.social had told Bolts of DOJ letter: "starts to look a lot like intentional racial discrimination."
(3rd image)
(First 2 images.)
@mcpli.bsky.social had told Bolts of DOJ letter: "starts to look a lot like intentional racial discrimination."
(3rd image)
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Planning for NLC’s #CitySummit25? 🏔️
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will join DMO’s Oh So Blue “After Dark” Reception as a featured speaker this Thursday!
Don’t miss your chance to hear from local leaders shaping the future.
Register now: nationaldmo.org/nlc.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will join DMO’s Oh So Blue “After Dark” Reception as a featured speaker this Thursday!
Don’t miss your chance to hear from local leaders shaping the future.
Register now: nationaldmo.org/nlc.
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Planning for NLC’s #CitySummit25? 🏔️
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will join DMO’s Oh So Blue “After Dark” Reception as a featured speaker this Thursday!
Don’t miss your chance to hear from local leaders shaping the future.
Register now: nationaldmo.org/nlc.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall will join DMO’s Oh So Blue “After Dark” Reception as a featured speaker this Thursday!
Don’t miss your chance to hear from local leaders shaping the future.
Register now: nationaldmo.org/nlc.
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For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The gaps have continually worsened. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/16/n...
Native American kids in WA more likely to be arrested • Washington State Standard
For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The gaps have continually worsened. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/16/n...
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Thank you, Mayor Roberts @electroberts.bsky.social, for signing a proclamation on behalf of the City of Shoreline celebrating #USPS250 and honoring the public mission of the Postal Service!
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you, Mayor Roberts @electroberts.bsky.social, for signing a proclamation on behalf of the City of Shoreline celebrating #USPS250 and honoring the public mission of the Postal Service!
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Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation
The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals
www.bruegel.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
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From Jay Inslee & Sam Ricketts, a Democratic agenda for lower energy prices:
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
Trump is raising Americans’ energy bills, but states can fight back
State leadership on clean energy can address rising electricity costs
www.theargumentmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From Jay Inslee & Sam Ricketts, a Democratic agenda for lower energy prices:
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
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📣 DMO Training: Repurposing Your Campaign Infrastructure
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November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Learn how to transition your campaign tools, tech, and volunteer networks to engage constituents once elected.
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🗓 12/3/25 | 4 PM ET via Zoom
Learn how to transition your campaign tools, tech, and volunteer networks to engage constituents once elected.
Register here: bit.ly/4nTEGdo.
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it is insane that this is real
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
it is insane that this is real
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Today, we honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and active-duty service members.
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Today, we honor all who have served in uniform and recommit ourselves to be worthy of the selfless sacrifices that our veterans and their families have made for our country.
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today, we honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and active-duty service members.
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you everyone who has served our country defending our Constitution.
I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thank you everyone who has served our country defending our Constitution.
I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
This action is very disappointing. Other nations make it easy to file income tax returns (especially since for W2 employees, the IRS already knows how much we earned and how much was deducted).
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This action is very disappointing. Other nations make it easy to file income tax returns (especially since for W2 employees, the IRS already knows how much we earned and how much was deducted).
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
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In the shadow of the Democratic Party’s big wins on Tuesday were a series of state and local elections that carried high stakes for election law and voting rights.
We walk you through what happened:
We walk you through what happened:
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
From felony disenfranchisement and mail voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the shadow of the Democratic Party’s big wins on Tuesday were a series of state and local elections that carried high stakes for election law and voting rights.
We walk you through what happened:
We walk you through what happened:
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Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
Signature challenges - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
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While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
Pro-Housing Candidates Make Gains All Around Puget Sound » The Urbanist
# On the whole, there were bright spots for urbanist candidates all around the region, with major gains seen in Burien, Redmond, and Tacoma. There was also some backsliding in places like Sammamish an...
www.theurbanist.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
Thank you Speaker Pelosi.
No one understood how to get things done better than Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
Thank you for your service to California and to our country.
Thank you for your service to California and to our country.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thank you Speaker Pelosi.
All of this. When we run candidates in every place and in every race, those campaigns help boost the margins of races on top of the ticket.
The Democrats won several VA House seats where winning looked like a pipe dream going into the election. The Dems won these seats because they recruited candidates and actually campaigned. Important lesson for 26--the electorate is pissed--but you can only win when you run. Run everywhere!
Democrats contested all 100 Virginia House of Delegates races. Part of the party’s statewide success is due to the synergies between the legislative and statewide campaigns—even the losing ones. This is a big reason why Jay Jones won comfortably. This is a model the Dems should emulate everywhere
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
All of this. When we run candidates in every place and in every race, those campaigns help boost the margins of races on top of the ticket.
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
Thank you Shoreline voters for your confidence in me in this year’s election. I know we will work hard for the people of Shoreline and our region.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thank you Shoreline voters for your confidence in me in this year’s election. I know we will work hard for the people of Shoreline and our region.
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Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.