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Overview
Current roleFederal employee
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationWashington
BackgroundFederal employee
EducationPrinceton University (public policy)
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Notable personal detailsThaddeus Whelan is a candidate for Mayor of Seattle. He is a U.S. Army veteran who says he served four years, including time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2015. He says he attended Princeton University, studied public policy, and has worked as a federal employee, including roles with NOAA and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax measures to increase housing supply and shift costs onto property/activities that reduce supply or create congestion, including a rising tax on unused land and congestion pricing, with revenues directed toward housing and transit investments.
Climate & Energy
The candidate's public platform emphasizes transportation changes—prioritizing transit, expanding bus service, investing in light rail, and proposing congestion pricing-style tolling—without a detailed climate or energy policy. There are no explicit commitments on emissions targets, phasing out fossil fuels, carbon pricing, or large-scale clean energy programs on the campaign website.
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Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes improving public safety, holding public safety institutions to higher standards, and protecting personal liberties; the campaign materials call for stronger public safety outcomes but do not state specific positions on gun policy such as background checks, assault weapon restrictions, or red flag laws.
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