King County Elections, Becka Johnson Poppe

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- Wants to provide high quality childcare options for babies and toddlers, particularly for low-income and dual language families. 
- Said, "a budget is about our values - it's about our priorities and how we make those real, and that's a unique skill set that I bring." 
- Wants to make sure that nonprofits have the funding to pay their employees more, especially people doing social service work, adjust wages to keep up with inflation, and provide more benefits. 
- As a county employee, she was responsible for King County's $16 billion budget, including funding for metro transit and parks.

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Becka is from the Puget Sound region. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Whitman College and a master's degree in public administration.

Becka is a budget and policy manager for King County. She used to be the director of policy, planning & state operations at the University of Washington. She also worked as a policy analyst and a climate action plan intern for the University of Washington. She started her career doing mental health research at Stanford University.

Becka Johnson Poppe's campaign for county council is her first entry into politics.

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Wants safe, reliable, emissions-free public transportation in District 4 and plans to create a Transportation Benefit District that will create a new tax in the area to expand bus service.

- Wants safe, reliable, emissions-free public transportation in District 4 and plans to create a Transportation Benefit District that will create a new tax in the area to expand bus service.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants the county to be a leader on address homelessness and said that "[h]elping the unhoused is an urgent priority, [sic] we must scale up supportive services that save lives and build healthy communities for everyone."

Supports "scaling up the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's work to center lived experiences, data, and evidence-based practices.

Wants to provide support for first-time home buyers, create more housing rental options managed by the county or a nonprofit, and require developers to include affordable housing units in their development projects.

As a county employee, she created a $20 million Climate Equity program to build affordable housing and convert homes to run on sustainable sources of energy.

- Wants the county to be a leader on address homelessness and said that "[h]elping the unhoused is an urgent priority, [sic] we must scale up supportive services that save lives and build healthy communities for everyone." 
- Supports "scaling up the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's work to center lived experiences, data, and evidence-based practices. 
- Wants to provide support for first-time home buyers, create more housing rental options managed by the county or a nonprofit, and require developers to include affordable housing units in their development projects. 
- As a county employee, she created a $20 million Climate Equity program to build affordable housing and convert homes to run on sustainable sources of energy.

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Said, "I will also increase investments in renewable energy and green development in public and private projects to ensure our region, and the world, are livable for generations to come."

Plans to reduce emissions by changing county zoning, codes, and processes , protect waterways from pollution, and provide more equitable access to green spaces throughout the county.

Supports environmental and racial justice, and wants the county to be a leader on climate change.

As a county employee, she incorporated a "social cost of carbon" into the county's decisions about infrastructure projects, and she helped update the building codes to require sustainable construction.

- Said, "I will also increase investments in renewable energy and green development in public and private projects to ensure our region, and the world, are livable for generations to come." 
- Plans to reduce emissions by changing county zoning, codes, and processes , protect waterways from pollution, and provide more equitable access to green spaces throughout the county. 
- Supports environmental and racial justice, and wants the county to be a leader on climate change. 
- As a county employee, she incorporated a "social cost of carbon" into the county's decisions about infrastructure projects, and she helped update the building codes to require sustainable construction.

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Plans to provide safer and more effective behavioral health services while improving wages for behavioral health workers.

As a University of Washington employee, she worked to make higher education more affordable by expanding financial aid for lowand middle-income students from Washington.

- Plans to provide safer and more effective behavioral health services while improving wages for behavioral health workers. 
- As a University of Washington employee, she worked to make higher education more affordable by expanding financial aid for low- and middle-income students from Washington.

Public Services

King County,  Zero Youth Detention launching the Regional Peacekeepers Collective

Wants to evaluate "use of force" policies and training for the police and to staff public safety teams with mental health professionals trained to respond to crises.

Plans to expand community courts to include misdemeanor crimes, community diversion programs, and community-based alternative to prison sentences.

Wants more behavioral health support for people in prison, more access to legal representation, and more "human-centered, criminal legal strategies."

Said, "[g]un violence is a public health crisis that disproportionately harms black and brown men," and wants to scale up the King County Regional Peacekeepers Collective, which addresses violence as a public health issue by providing support to at-risk youth and families.

- Wants to evaluate "use of force" policies and training for the police and to staff public safety teams with mental health professionals trained to respond to crises. 
- Plans to expand community courts to include misdemeanor crimes, community diversion programs, and community-based alternative to prison sentences. 
- Supports closing the King County Jail. 
- Wants more behavioral health support for people in prison, more access to legal representation, and more "human-centered, criminal legal strategies." 
- Said, "[g]un violence is a public health crisis that disproportionately harms black and brown men," and wants to scale up the King County Regional Peacekeepers Collective, which addresses violence as a public health issue by providing support to at-risk youth and families.

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Becka Johnson Poppe

- Wants the county to be a leader on address homelessness and said that "[h]elping the unhoused is an urgent priority, [sic] we must scale up supportive services that save lives and build healthy communities for everyone."
- Supports "scaling up the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's work to center lived experiences, data, and evidence-based practices.
- Wants to provide support for first-time home buyers, create more housing rental options managed by the county or a nonprofit, and require developers to include affordable housing units in their development projects.
- As a county employee, she created a $20 million Climate Equity program to build affordable housing and convert homes to run on sustainable sources of energy.

- Said, "I will also increase investments in renewable energy and green development in public and private projects to ensure our region, and the world, are livable for generations to come."
- Plans to reduce emissions by changing county zoning, codes, and processes , protect waterways from pollution, and provide more equitable access to green spaces throughout the county.
- Supports environmental and racial justice, and wants the county to be a leader on climate change.
- As a county employee, she incorporated a "social cost of carbon" into the county's decisions about infrastructure projects, and she helped update the building codes to require sustainable construction.

- Plans to provide safer and more effective behavioral health services while improving wages for behavioral health workers.
- As a University of Washington employee, she worked to make higher education more affordable by expanding financial aid for low- and middle-income students from Washington.

- Wants to evaluate "use of force" policies and training for the police and to staff public safety teams with mental health professionals trained to respond to crises.
- Plans to expand community courts to include misdemeanor crimes, community diversion programs, and community-based alternative to prison sentences.
- Supports closing the King County Jail.
- Wants more behavioral health support for people in prison, more access to legal representation, and more "human-centered, criminal legal strategies."
- Said, "[g]un violence is a public health crisis that disproportionately harms black and brown men," and wants to scale up the King County Regional Peacekeepers Collective, which addresses violence as a public health issue by providing support to at-risk youth and families.

- Wants safe, reliable, emissions-free public transportation in District 4 and plans to create a Transportation Benefit District that will create a new tax in the area to expand bus service.
- Said, "I will also increase investments in renewable energy and green development in public and private projects to ensure our region, and the world, are livable for generations to come." 
- Plans to reduce emissions by changing county zoning, codes, and processes , protect waterways from pollution, and provide more equitable access to green spaces throughout the county. 
- As a county employee, she incorporated a "social cost of carbon" into the county's decisions about infrastructure projects, and she helped update the building codes to require sustainable construction.

- Supports environmental and racial justice, and wants the county to be a leader on climate change. 
- Plans to provide safer and more effective behavioral health services while improving wages for behavioral health workers. 
- As a University of Washington employee, she worked to make higher education more affordable by expanding financial aid for low- and middle-income students from Washington.

- County council members work together to set and implement county policy.
- County Council is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials.
- County council members work to improve the county’s education system, ensure safety, make environmental and business policy, and run the county transportation network.
- There are nine county council members, who represent specific areas of the county.
- County council members are elected to four-year terms, with even numbered and odd numbered districts being up for election on an alternating basis every two years. Elections are nonpartisan, but county council members often make their party affiliations a matter of public record.