社会主义的凯蒂·威尔逊以55%的选票 赢得了西雅图2025年的市长比赛 击败现任的布鲁斯·哈雷尔
Socialist Katie Wilson won Seattle's 2025 mayoral race with 55% of the vote, defeating incumbent Bruce Harrell.
凯蒂·威尔逊是一位自称的社会主义者和政治新人, 赢得了西雅图2025年市长选举, 获得55%的选票, 击败现任市长布鲁斯·哈雷尔.
Katie Wilson, a self-described socialist and political newcomer, won Seattle’s 2025 mayoral election with 55% of the vote, defeating incumbent Bruce Harrell.
她的胜利得到了一场拒绝大量捐款的基层运动的推动,其重点是住房负担能力、无家可归和财富不平等。
Her victory, fueled by a grassroots campaign that rejected large donations, focused on housing affordability, homelessness, and wealth inequality.
威尔逊(Wilson)是一名前汽车商和建筑工人,主张调整空置补贴单元,扩大社会住房,提高富人和亚马逊等公司的税额。
Wilson, a former busker and construction worker, advocated for redirecting vacant subsidized units, expanding social housing, and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations like Amazon.
尽管在财政上处于劣势,而且民主党和商界领导人反对成立,但她通过将Harrell说成是精英利益集团而赢得支持。
Despite a financial disadvantage and opposition from establishment Democrats and business leaders, she gained support by framing Harrell as beholden to elite interests.
她的胜利反映了全国进步派爆冷的趋势,尤其是在对高预算政治广告持怀疑态度的年轻选民中。
Her win reflects a national trend of progressive upsets, particularly among younger voters skeptical of high-budget political ads.
威尔逊每年收入230 000美元,宣布她不再依靠父母照顾孩子,这标志着个人的一个里程碑。
Wilson, who will earn $230,000 annually, announced she will no longer rely on her parents for childcare, marking a personal milestone.