Mayor Bruce Harrell likes to remind Seattle that he brings “experience” to the job, but experience alone does not guarantee effective leadership. Captain E.J. Smith boasted years of experience before he hit the iceberg that sank the Titanic. Four years in the White House did not make Donald Trump “presidential.” Andrew Cuomo’s “experience” as New York’s governor doesn’t automatically make him the right person to lead New York City at this moment.

As city workers who have collectively served for more than 30 years at Seattle City Light, Parks and Recreation, and the Office for Civil Rights, we have had the “Harrell experience.” His leadership demoralized the workforce, shrank services, and left city departments too paralyzed to meet the needs of our communities.

Ryan Driscoll, Seattle Off

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