November’s general election could bring a group of new faces to Seattle City Government. 

Today we’re diving into the race for City Council’s Position 8 seat. That’s a city-wide post, representing ALL of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district.

The incumbent in this race is Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck. 

She won the seat after a special election last year. Now, Rinck is widely seen as the most progressive voice on the council. In this summer’s primary, she got a whopping 78% of the vote. 

This fall, Rinck is facing off against a REPUBLICAN business owner in the general election: Rachel Savage.

GUEST: Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck

RELATED LINKS:
Alexis Mercedes Rinck
ST Editorial Board - No endorsement for Seattle City Council, Position 8
Seattle City Council Unanimously Approves "Seattle Shield Initiative" For November 2025 Vote
Alexis Mercedes Rinck - Council | seattle.gov 

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November&rsquo;s general election could bring a group of new faces to Seattle City Government.&nbsp;
Today we&rsquo;re diving into the race for City Council&rsquo;s Position 8 seat. That&rsquo;s a city-wide post, representing ALL of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district.
The incumbent in this race is Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck.&nbsp;
She won the seat after a special election last year. Now, Rinck is widely seen as the most progressive voice on the council. In this summer&rsquo;s primary, she got a whopping 78% of the vote.&nbsp;
This fall, Rinck is facing off against a REPUBLICAN business owner in the general election: Rachel Savage.
GUEST: Seattle City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck
RELATED LINKS:
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<li><a href="https://www.alexisforseattle.com/">Alexis Mercedes Rinck</a> </li>
<li>ST Editorial Board - <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-seattle-times-editorial-board-recommends-no-endorsement-for-seattle-city-council-position-8/">No endorsement for Seattle City Council, Position 8</a></li>
<li><a href="https://seattlemedium.com/seattle-council-votes-initiative/">Seattle City Council Unanimously Approves "Seattle Shield Initiative" For November 2025 Vote</a></li>
<li><a href="https://seattle.gov/council/members/alexis-mercedes-rinck">Alexis Mercedes Rinck - Council | seattle.gov</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Seattle City Council position 8 is an at-large seat, representing the entire city. Alexis Mercedes Rinck is running to keep her seat against Rachael Savage, and joined Soundside in studio for a candidate interview.

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