Press Releases
July 9, 2021
Echohawk Calls For Immediate Termination Of All Six Seattle Police Officers Involved In Insurrection
Seattle, WA - After the damning report from the Office of Police Accountability, it is abundantly clear Chief Diaz should immediately fire all six police officers who attended or were involved in the insurrection on January 6th. If we are serious about holding police accountable and changing the culture of the department, we need to start now and lead by example. […]
July 8, 2021
Echohawk Up On Air First In Seattle Mayoral Primary
Seattle, WA - Seattle Mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk goes up on cable television with a new ad focused on turning Seattle around with her 22 point plan on homelessness, her record of building millions of dollars of affordable housing and her track record of getting Seattle’s homeless off the streets into housing.
June 17, 2021
Seattle Mayoral Candidate Colleen Echohawk Releases Arts And Culture Plan
Seattle, WA - My strategy for the support of the arts in Seattle is rooted in the belief that the arts create a culture of inclusion and belonging for us all. Arts and culture are deeply embedded into the fabric of Native communities, and I believe in the transformational power of the arts. In an Echohawk Administration artists, traditional knowledge keepers, and the creative economy will help Seattle recover from the impacts of COVID-19. […]
May 4, 2021
Seattle, WA - According to Seattle Ethics and Elections, first-time candidate Colleen Echohawk is the first candidate to hit the $400k fundraising cap for the primary election. The Echohawk campaign received one out of every four Democracy Vouchers received by all candidates running for any office in this year’s elections. In addition, the campaign announced that they received one out of every three vouchers to mayoral candidates.
April 8, 2021
Seattle, WA - It’s been 92 days since the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. We know that six sworn Seattle police officers flew across the country to attend the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” rally on that day. Of those six officers, media reports indicate four are still on the job, while two have been placed on paid leave. […]
April 5, 2021
Echohawk Campaign will be hosting a Native Women In Leadership Town Hall
Seattle, WA - On Tuesday, April 6th we will be hosting a Native Women in Leadership Town Hall with special guests Congresswoman Sharice Davids (Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District), Fawn Sharp (President of the National Congress of American Indians), Representative Debra Lekanoff (Washington’s 40th House District - Position 1), Theresa Sheldon (ATNI Native Vote Co-Chair), and Tracy "Ching" King (Assiniboine Councilman At-Large, Fort Belknap Indian Community). […]
April 3, 2021
Statement of Colleen Echohawk on Compassion Seattle Initiative
Seattle, WA - I’m very hopeful that this initiative represents a turning point in homeless policy in Seattle after years of inaction and failure. This initiative represents a fundamental shift from where we’ve been. It actually treats the homeless crisis like the emergency it is. It dedicates significant resources to emergency rehousing. And prohibits sweeps unless there is a place for people to go. […]
March 23, 2021
Miller Playfield Homeless Encampment
Seattle, WA - Mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk today called on the City of Seattle to take emergency action to respond to the growing crisis around the homeless tent encampment at Miller Playfield in Seattle’s North Capitol Hill neighborhood. […]
March 9, 2021
Colleen Echohawk announces 40 Town Halls across Seattle
Seattle, WA — Colleen Echohawk, candidate for Seattle mayor, announced today that her campaign is launching 40 virtual neighborhood Town Halls across Seattle to hear from voters about their top concerns about Seattle and the future. […]
February 15, 2021
Colleen Echohawk becomes first Mayoral candidate to Qualify for Democracy Vouchers
Seattle, WA - Colleen Echohawk, candidate for Seattle mayor, announced today that her campaign has qualified for the Democracy Voucher Program with the City of Seattle’s Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC).
Participating mayoral candidates in the Democracy Voucher Program are required to collect 600 qualifying contributions and signatures from eligible Seattle residents. Echohawk’s campaign collected over 700 signatures and over 650 contributions in the first week alone. Passed by initiative in 2015, the program allows $6.8 million in funding to become available to candidates. This is the first year mayoral candidates are eligible for the Democracy Voucher Program. […]
February 2, 2021
Colleen Echohawk es la primera candidata a la Alcaldía en calificar para los Vales Democráticos
Seattle, WA - Colleen Echohawk, candidata para alcaldesa de Seattle, anunció hoy que sucampaña ha colectado 728 firmas y ha recaudado más de $50,000 en donaciones de más de 800 donantes. Con este apoyo, ella ha cumplido los requisitos para solicitar Vales Democráticos. Su campaña ha llegado a este momento importante después de solo una semana de anunciar su candidatura.
Los candidatos/as a la alcaldía que participan en el programa de Vales Democráticos son obligados a recolectar por lo menos 600 donaciones y firmas de residentes de Seattle para cumplir con los requisitos del programa. El programa fue aprobado por iniciativa en 2015 y 2021 es el primer año en que los/as candidatos/as a la Alcaldía son elegibles para participar en el programa de Vales Democráticos. […]
January 25, 2021
Seattle, WA - El día de hoy, Colleen Echohawk lanza su campaña para alcaldesa de la ciudad de Seattle. Ella presenta una plataforma llamada “el pueblo por delante” (“people first” en inglés) para lograr una recuperación equitativa de la pandemia Covid-19.
“Me postulo para alcaldesa de Seattle porque tenemos una oportunidad histórica. Ya es hora de reimaginar cómo funciona nuestra ciudad'', comparte Echohawk. “Nuestro objetivo común en la ciudad está dañado, pero no está roto. Tenemos que poner al pueblo por delante durante este tiempo de recuperación. Podemos transformarnos en una ciudad donde un trabajador esencial puede pagar su renta. Tenemos que reconocer que vamos por un camino que ya no funciona. La gente de nuestra ciudad no puede seguir recibiendo más de lo mismo del Ayuntamiento.” […]
January 25, 2021
Seattle, WA - Colleen Echohawk waxey maanta ku dhawaaqeysaa ololaheeda Meeyarka Seattle, iyadoo ku tartameysa madasha horreysiinta dadka si loo gaaro dib uga soo kabasho ama loo siman yahay oo ku aaddan cudurka baahsan ee COVID-19.
“Waxan u ordayaa Meeyarka Seattle sababtoo ah waan jeclahay magaaladan, waxanuna heysannaa fursad jiilkiiba mar uu dib uga fakaro sida ay u shaqeyso, iyo cidda ay u shaqeyso,” ayey ku leedahay Echohawk go’aankeeda ah iney tartameyso. “Ujeeddadeena guud waxa laga yaabaa iney kala dhantaalan tahay laakinse ma jabna, haddiise aan qaadanno jidka ah in dadku laga hormariyo wax kasta si loo soo cusboonaado waxan ahaan karnaa kuwo dib isu soo habeeya sida bulshooyinkeenu naga fileyso. Waxan noqon karnaa magaalo shaqaalaheeda lagama maarmaanka ah ay ku noolaan karaan. Laakinse si aan taasi u sameyno, waa inaannu qirannaa jidka aannu ku soconno inuusan shaqeynin. Dadka magaaladeena waxey waxa badan ka dalbanayaan Aqalka Magaalada.” […]
January 25, 2021
Seattle, WA- Colleen Echohawk announces her campaign for Mayor of Seattle today, running on a people-first platform to achieve an equitable renewal from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’m running for Mayor of Seattle because I love this city, and we have a once-in-a-generation chance to rethink how it works, and who it works for,” says Echohawk on her decision to run. “Our common purpose may be frayed but it isn’t broken, and if we take a people-first approach to renewal then we can become as transformative as our communities demand us to be. We can become a city where essential workers can afford to live. But to do that, we have to acknowledge that the path we’re on isn’t working. The people of our city demand more from City Hall.” […]