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Current Burien Mayor Sofia Aragon this week officially announced her candidacy for King County Council District 8, the seat being vacated by Joe McDermott.
As the Mayor of Burien and a resident of several distinct communities in King County throughout her life, Aragon says she knows the impact of decisions made at the King County Council touches the lives of all residents.
Aragon is the result of the diversity and challenges that the county has to offer and wants residents of King County’s 39 cities and unincorporated areas to thrive.
“This means making sure King County is a safe, healthy, and inclusive place where families both new and old can call home for lifetime and businesses can take root,” she said.
Here’s more from her announcement:
Sofia is able to run for office because of the opportuniTes available to her growing up in different parts of King County. As an immigrant child growing up in south Seattle, she always had good healthcare thanks to her mom’s union. In the search for affordable housing, her parents moved to east unincorporated King County near Issaquah where she finished high school. A safe neighborhood and good schools for their two girls was the goal. As residents of unincorporated King County, Sofia’s family relied on the county for public safety and dependable roads to commute to school or work.
Sofia attended local public schools, attending Seattle Public Schools, graduating from Issaquah High School and the University of Washington – Seattle. Following in the footsteps of her mom, she become a registered nurse. After studying at Seattle U, she launched her career at a First Hill hospital and one of the best jobs she ever had was working in a community health clinic in the…
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