Federal Way has been my home for 36 years. My wife and I raised our five children in this beautiful and diverse community and have operated a successful business here for the last ten years. However our city is now deteriorating. Homelessness, shootings, violence, property crimes and fear are invading our city. This must stop!

The homelessness crisis must be addressed for what it is: primarily an addiction and mental health crisis. Rather than enabling these homeless to continue their addictions, we must enforce drug, shoplifting and other laws. At the same time compassionate addiction recovery and mental health resources must be provided to help them return to being contributing members of society. The police must be supported, not defunded or face arbitrary restrictions that endanger our community.

It is not too late! We can and will make a change. Your vote for Jack Walsh is the first step.

I was raised in Federal Way and am now raising my own family here. Together, we can build a vibrant, safe, and healthy Federal Way now, and for future generations. To do so, we need housing options for every income level so that our city remains affordable for longtime neighbors and families new to the area. We need to leverage federal and state funding to ensure our city’s COVID recovery lifts up our small businesses and our local economy, including job training programs for our youth, apprenticeships, and family wage jobs. And we have to work collaboratively to protect and promote the safety of every neighbor -- I’ll use my experience as a prosecutor to do just that. 

Endorsed: Congressman Smith; AG Ferguson; Treasurer Pellicciotti, State Reps. Taylor and Johnson; Former Mayor Burbidge; South King Co. Firefighters; Alliance for Gun Responsibility; MLK Labor; Conservation Voters; local Democrats; and more!