Darya Farivar, the public policy director for Disability Rights Washington and the daughter of Iranian immigrants, impressed us with her willingness to push no-brainer Democratic policies into more progressive places, which is exactly the kind of energy the Legislature needs more of.
Northeast Seattle primary voters saw something in her, too. Against better-connected, more funding-savvy opponents, Farivar took the top spot in that contest. As we suspected, she now faces off against Lelach Rave, a well-funded candidate who held the most conservative policies on housing of the bunch. Rave fucked up her chance at our support when she asked for “more nuance” on inclusionary zoning reforms and used the phrase “mom and pop landlords” unironically. No thanks!
