“Savage’s campaign largely focused on homelessness, the fentanyl epidemic and crime. She called Seattle’s “housing first” model — where people aren’t required to go through behavioral health treatment to get housing — a failure and wanted to build a city jail and treatment centers. She planned to work with the Trump administration to secure federal funding.
She cited her own 35-year recovery journey, which she said put her in a unique position to serve. Calling herself a “Democratic walkaway,” she was the first candidate in recent memory to be affiliated with the Republican Party and advance to the general election..”
“Savage, owner of Broadway’s has grown her “Savage Citizens” political effort with opposition to the planned development of a Downtown Emergency Service Center facility on Belmont Ave as a critic of the city’s approach to addiction and supportive housing.”
