Brad Shipley has left his job as a senior planner for the city of Edmonds in order to run for mayor. Shipley studied urban design and planning at the University of Washington and is a volunteer with Duwamish River Cleanup.
Shipley's priorities include creating a wider range of housing options, adding more safe and accessible transportation, protecting the environment, and cooperating with local businesses. His background in city planning has shaped several of his policy proposals - he supports the idea of creating neighborhoods that are designed for the lives of people rather than cars. He also wants to bring back monthly mayor's columns in local papers to be more transparent with residents.
However, for many of his professed issue areas, Shipley has stated his concern without proposing concrete steps that he would take to tackle them. He is supportive of more housing density to help keep people housed, but also emphasizes his belief in the rights of property owners and is concerned about the "feel of the city." He agreed that a community free of hatred and discrimination is a good goal, but admitted he’s "not sure what role the government should be playing in getting us there."
Brad Shipley has left his job as a senior planner for the city of Edmonds in order to run for mayor. Shipley studied urban design and planning at the University of Washington and is a volunteer with Duwamish River Cleanup.
Shipley's priorities include creating a wider range of housing options, adding more safe and accessible transportation, protecting the environment, and cooperating with local businesses. His background in city planning has shaped several of his policy proposals - he supports the idea of creating neighborhoods that are designed for the lives of people rather than cars. He also wants to bring back monthly mayor's columns in local papers to be more transparent with residents.
However, for many of his professed issue areas, Shipley has stated his concern without proposing concrete steps that he would take to tackle them. He is supportive of more housing density to help keep people housed, but also emphasizes his belief in the rights of property owners and is concerned about the "feel of the city." He agreed that a community free of hatred and discrimination is a good goal, but admitted he’s "not sure what role the government should be playing in getting us there."
Brad Shipley has left his job as a senior planner for the city of Edmonds in order to run for mayor. Shipley studied urban design and planning at the University of Washington and is a volunteer with Duwamish River Cleanup.
Shipley's priorities include creating a wider range of housing options, adding more safe and accessible transportation, protecting the environment, and cooperating with local businesses. His background in city planning has shaped several of his policy proposals - he supports the idea of creating neighborhoods that are designed for the lives of people rather than cars. He also wants to bring back monthly mayor's columns in local papers to be more transparent with residents.
However, for many of his professed issue areas, Shipley has stated his concern without proposing concrete steps that he would take to tackle them. He is supportive of more housing density to help keep people housed, but also emphasizes his belief in the rights of property owners and is concerned about the "feel of the city." He agreed that a community free of hatred and discrimination is a good goal, but admitted he’s "not sure what role the government should be playing in getting us there."
There are two progressive candidates running for Mayor of Edmonds: incumbent Mike Nelson and Brad Shipley. We recommend Nelson because of his track record in office and strong support from our progressive partner organizations.