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On the City Council, Kristina has fought to improve public safety, expand transportation, address climate change, and improve Tacoma for future generations.

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"[Kristina Walker] proved to be a quick study who contributed almost immediately, and has gone on to distinguish herself as one of the hardest-working and most-prepared members of the council."<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/article277447753.html">The News Tribune, 7/19/23</a>

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Dozens of local organizations and Washington leaders support the re-election of Council Member Walker!

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Victoria Woodards, Mayor of Tacoma

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Sarah Rumbaugh, Tacoma City Council

Olgy Diaz, Tacoma City Council

Joe Bushnell, Tacoma City Council

Catherine Ushka, Tacoma City Council

Ryan Mello, Pierce County Council

Marty Campbell, Pierce County Council

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Claudia Balducci, King County Council

Michael Liang, Tacoma Parks Commissioner

Andrea Smith, Tacoma Parks Commissioner

Rosie Ayala, Tacoma Parks Commissioner

Elizabeth Bonbright, Tacoma School Board

Lisa Keating, Tacoma School Board

Korey Strozier, Tacoma School Board

Kim Roscoe, Mayor of Fife

John Palmer, Puyallup City Council

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<h2>Kristina is delivering for our community and fighting for a better Tacoma.</h2><img src="https://run.imgix.net/c063184a-ae01-458a-b75a-be2130d4f7f4/48ff83d5-4c8f-450f-b2d4-abf16ea1afcf/48ff83d5-4c8f-450f-b2d4-abf16ea1afcf.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C4243%2C3235&amp;w=1500" alt="" title="" caption="" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed" align="right">Kristina was elected to the Tacoma City Council in 2019 and became Tacoma’s Deputy Mayor in 2023. Before serving on the City Council, Kristina was the Executive Director of Downtown On the Go, a nonprofit organization that promotes and advocates for walking, biking, and transit in downtown Tacoma.She is a proud graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and serves as a member of the UW Tacoma Urban Studies Board and the Transportation Choices Coalition Board. Kristina lives in Tacoma with her husband, a teacher, and their two kids.

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Green Tacoma Day

Join Kristina for some tree planting and storm drain painting on Saturday, October 14th from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We'll be at Kandle Park, Lincoln Park, and Swan Creek.&nbsp;Sign up for your events <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&amp;pageId=111708">here</a>!

Kristina believes that expanding community engagement programs and investing in people is the only way Tacoma will improve public safety for everyone. She’s working to implement the chief's crime plan, ensure the police force is fully-staffed and invest in alternative response units.

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Improving Community Safety

Kristina strives to support and empower Tacoma's youth, expand economic opportunity by attracting new businesses that will create good-paying local jobs, improve multimodal transportation and protect access to green spaces for all to enjoy.

Bringing Good-Paying Jobs to Tacoma

Election Day Sign Waving

We'll be waving signs to get out the vote on Tuesday, November 7th from 7:00am-9:00am. Join us!Want to learn more or RSVP? Send an email to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:kaden@walker4tacoma.com">kaden@walker4tacoma.com</a>.

In her first term on City Council, Kristina worked diligently to create more opportunity, close equity gaps and address disparities that exist for people of color and vulnerable communities. 

Protecting and Building Our Community

Election Day Sign Waiving at McCarver and 30th

Our final sign waving event of the election season! Join us on Tuesday, November 7th from 7:00am - 9:00am on the corner of McCarver and 30th.

Last year was the deadliest on record for our city, largely because of gun violence in our community. Kristina knows we must get guns off our streets by implementing common-sense gun safety reforms and investing in proven community violence intervention efforts at the scale of this crisis.&nbsp;

Achieving&nbsp;Zero Gun Violence in Tacoma

Kristina believes we have a responsibility to address disparities in home ownership. She sponsored a disparity study in 2020, which led to larger investments in the Black Homeownership program. On the council, she has worked to expand shelter options, increase safe parking, and build the affordable housing trust fund.

Expanding Affordable Housing for All

Canvassing Event

We'll be knocking on doors on Saturday, October 7th from 10:30am to 12:30pm! Meet at Wapato Park (under the arch).We hope to see you there!

Kristina believes that no matter where you live, you deserve access to clean water and air. She has worked to expand the free tree program across the city to improve the quality of the air we breathe, strengthened environmental protections in the Port and invested $17 million to combat climate change.

Reducing Environmental Impacts

Pearl and 21st

Join Kristina and the team to help turn out voters by waving signs on Monday, November 6th from 4:00pm - 6:00pm.

Deputy Mayor and City Council Member Kristina Walker is a mother of two school-aged kids who has fought to improve public safety, expand transportation, address climate change, and improve Tacoma for future generations.

Kristina Walker for Tacoma

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