From tax reform to National Guard intervention, here's what City Council Pos. 8 candidates want for Seattle

Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

September 15, 2025 / 4:29 pm

This November, Seattle voters will be casting ballots for the city attorney, three City Council seats, three school board positions, and the mayor.

Here's where the two candidates facing off for City Council's Position 8 — Rachael Savage and Alexis Mercedes Rinck — land on the top issues facing Seattle.

Rachael Savage

Savage has been a small business owner on Capitol Hill since 1998. She runs the crystal and incense shop Vajra on Broadway, and is a member of the Broadway Business Improvement Association.

Savage said she’s running for City Council because she is concerned by the increase in crime, fentanyl epidemic, a

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