Nick Licata: Officially running for reelection. “A number of you urged me to run for Mayor, but I feel my role as a legislator, writing the laws that govern our city, is the one that suits me best. ” (Sorry, David Bloom!)

Maple Leaf neighborhood activist David Miller: Officially taking on son-of-Charley Jordan Royer, who’s running for retiring council member Richard McIver’s seat.

Also running for the same position: Rusty Williams, son of former city council member Jeanette Williams and, like Miller, a North End Activist, who took out ads in both the P-I and Times today.

Peter Steinbrueck: Unofficially, still vacillating. Steinbrueck sent the following message to Susanna Williams, the creator of the “Peter Steinbrueck, for the love of Seattle, RUN FOR MAYOR!” group, this weekend:

Hi Susanna, I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of people interested in new leadership in the mayor’s office! Well, it’s gotten me thinking… political leadership should always be about change. I am in a listening mode, and I would like to ask ask a simple question of those who are urging me to run. That is:

Besides a new mayor, what three things, “For the Love of Seattle” would people like to see changed?

Join the group (now 400 members strong) or respond to Steinbrueck’s question here.

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  2. the main reason to encourage steinbruek to run is so that we don’t have to witness the spectacle of dan savage’s doomed performance quest for mayor.

    oh wait, so there’s no reason for steinbruek to run.

  4. McGinn won’t run.

    Steinbruek would be a horrible Mayor — it is one thing to sit on the sidelines and think you could govern — it is totally different to actually govern. Nickols is not the best, but at least he does not engage in group think as the majority of the City Council. Steinbruek is cut from the same, left cloth — he brings nothing to the table.

  6. Peter is a petulant pecksniff, a sanctimonious hypocrite. He calls for higher density while living in single-family house with a yard in the north end, like a suburbanite. As a councilmember, he drove more miles than any other.

    Imagine Peter as an exective. What you can expect is more and more vacillating, just like the decision to run.

    You can also expect more water carrying from ECB who, when she isn’t Peter’s watergirl, is his biggest cheerleader.

  7. Thanks, Erica!

    @#4: Steinbrueck actually *has* governed as a city council member (and council president) and led the opposition to the ridiculous binary Viaduct choice. He brings a track record of building strong, effective coalitions rather than silo control. That would be a radical- and welcome- departure for Seattle.

  10. @6 – I believe I saw Peter taking the bus to work. And I think it’s a great thing we have council people living far away from City Hall. Is the distance someone lives from City Hall actually a campaign issue for you?

    Peter has real green policies, not just press grabbing soundbites like Nickels. He’s actually held private sector jobs, is an architect, and currently consults on sustainability. He can hold his own in the private sector, something our current out of touch Mayor has not experience with.

    If you want someone with an actual vision for Seattle to be Mayor, join the Facebook group trying to draft Peter. – http://tinyurl.com/d43jqh

  11. #7 — actually, councilmember’s legislate — they do not govern. Governing is done by the executive branch of government — as it is the branch of government tasked with implementation of government programs. The legislative branch provides guidance and set City policy — they have no direct hand in governing.

  12. #11– thank you. Accurate technical distinction. The larger point, however, is that Steinbrueck has demonstrated leadership experience and governing requires leadership. What people are responding to right now is a lack of leadership at the city level.

  13. It’s funny how the dissenters don’t post using their names–not even their first names. Just like how Mayor Nickels only governs behind the scenes, well out of sight from the public. I’ve heard Erik Bedard give straighter answers than Mayor Nickels, and that’s saying something!
    Seattle needs a leader, not simply a wonk. Peter Steinbrueck fits the bill.

  14. Who wants a Mayor that has to be cajoled into running? James has the courage to run without a handful of Facebookers begging him to do so.

  15. um, he actually is not a licensed architect. and i guess it’s just “press grabbing sound bites (sic)” to get 900 mayors to sign on to the kyoto protocol and to fill potholes and fix roads. Steinbrueck would make a good member of congress – not a mayor.

  16. I should’ve sent Nick a check and a letter of support to run for mayor sooner.

    If Nick Licata ran against the Mayor for Life and lost it would’ve been a serious improvement to the council. I cannot believe that having a poetry contest can get you a loyal following in this city. If not for bad poetry and ridiculous hats, dump Nick because of his rebuild politics, lack of vision, and rebuild the viaduct bigger above ground and uglier politics.

    Nick, Please run for mayor, so you can have a political epilogue of former city councilmember and now neigbhorhood not-in-my-backyard save my local super market advocate. I can just picture him, Mr. Magoo and holding a shovel standing in a lonely huddle of 11.

    “Without being prudes, we can be prudent.”
    Nick Licata

    With 2 open seats, I hope a good candidate challenges Licata.

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