Seattle mayoral race 2013

Joey Gray

Information-systems specialist, 46 years old

Persona
Pragmatic activist.
Big idea
Charge for parking based on the length of vehicle, as an incentive to drive a smaller car or a scooter.
Residence
Rents a houseboat in Portage Bay.
Conventional wisdom
Overreaching.
Baggage
Who?
Family
Single.
Pets
No pets.
Management experience
Facilitated a national ultimate Frisbee organization, with responsibility for a $750,000 budget. As a volunteer board member for the Cascade Bicycle Club’s finance committee, helped manage a $3.5 million budget.

I led an international movement for gender balance in sport (ultimate Frisbee). I have confronted segregation and institutionalized inequality. That was done because of my experience in information systems and with changing bureaucracies. —Joey Gray

Joey Gray on the issues

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First move the new mayor should make at the Seattle Police Department

Gray's first move as mayor with regard to public safety would be to thank the police.

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Use Sound Transit plan

Funding light rail in Seattle

Gray thinks the city should stick to the timeline set by Sound Transit.

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Allow more

Homeless encampments in Seattle

Gray would work to make tents a viable, temporary, transitional shelter for homeless families. She opposes clearing Nickelsville.

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OK as affordable housing

Microhousing and aPodments

Gray lives on a 380-square-foot houseboat, so she says tiny living spaces are OK as long as they have character.

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Bad idea

NBA arena in Sodo

Gray is opposed to it because of its climate impacts and the amount of money coaches and players make. She would focus on other priorities, like parks.

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Other

Parking meter rates

Gray says the parking rates are appropriate for cars, but the city should charge for parking based on length of vehicles. She commutes by scooters and believes scooter-parkers should pay less, since they take up less space.

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Major endorsements

none

Money raised

$9,761

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