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District 6

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The nine-member Metropolitan King County Council, elected by district, adopts King County's budget and laws and sets county tax rates and land-use policy.

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Claudia BalducciWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Claudia Balducci

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King County Councilmember, District 6

The gist

  • Led regional planning for 200,000 new affordable homes.
  • Supports transit-oriented affordable housing near light rail.
  • Sponsored moving county elections to even-numbered years.
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  1. Led regional planning for 200,000 new affordable homes.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “to plan for more than 200,000 new affordable homes across King County”
  2. Supports transit-oriented affordable housing near light rail.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “championed transit-oriented development to create thousands of affordable homes near light rail”
  3. Sponsored moving county elections to even-numbered years.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “I sponsored the charter amendment moving county elections to even-numbered years”

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