Seattle City Council District 2 candidates talk taxes, housing, and public safety

Seattle City Council District 2 candidates talk taxes, housing, and public safety

Libby Denkmann

Maleeha Syed

October 13, 2025 / 4:39 pm

The Seattle City Council District 2 seat was vacated earlier this year by former Councilmember Tammy Morales. It has been temporarily filled by interim Councilmember Mark Solomon, but he plans to step aside once voters decide which candidate they want to represent their community — Adonis Ducksworth or Eddie Lin.

Soundside’s Libby Denkmann hosted the two candidates for a debate at the KUOW studios about who will join City Council representing the southeast Seattle district that includes the Chinatown-International District through Rainier Beach.

Ducksworth is the communications and policy advisor at the Seattle Department of Transportation.

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