Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is running for reelection to a second term this year, and a handful of other candidates have jumped into the race so far.
One challenger said he’s seeing the city’s homelessness crisis up close, and it’s fueled his candidacy. Joe Molloy said he came to Seattle in 2021 and was evicted from his Ballard apartment last summer while dealing with health issues. Since then, he’s noticed what he calls “broken chains” of communication between the different services meant to help people who are homeless.
“I fully admit that I am not the most qualified candidate under normal circumstances,” Molloy said. “But I don’t feel like this city is under normal circumstances.”…