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Erika Evans

Erika Evans

Seattle City Attorney

About the Office

The City Attorney is responsible for appearing in judicial, administrative and other legal actions; issuing legal opinions to city officers; drafting ordinances, bonds, and other legal documents; prosecuting ordinance violations in municipal court; and providing a full range of legal services to various City departments, boards, and entities.

Term Length

4 years

Election Date

Nov 4, 2025

About Me

Party

Nonpartisan

Occupation

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My Top Issues

Wages / Job Benefits

Increase resources for City Attorney’s Office staff handling support for workers and worker rights.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Erika will employ diversion, restorative justice principles, and accountability tools to bring a balanced approach to property crime prosecutions.

Wages / Job Benefits

Hold employers who engage in wage theft and unfair practices accountable and stand firm with working people on matters of justice and fundamental rights.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Expand proven intervention and alternative justice programs that remove people from settings where they may harm themselves or others.

Immigration

Stand up to attacks on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Erika understands how to move DUI cases forward, and she will do so without pointing fingers or making excuses.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

As a seasoned Federal prosecutor who held high-level fentanyl traffickers accountable, Erika knows the need for a coordinated response to make real impacts.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Erika will bring experience as a city and federal prosecutor to emphasize domestic violence cases and restore the lives and peace of mind survivors deserve.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Push for needed changes in state law that allow for CARE Team dispatch—freeing up traditional police resources and ensuring the right type of responder can address emergency calls.

Environment / Energy

Fight back against the rollback of climate protections.

Wages / Job Benefits

Continue to enforce and expand fair labor practices.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Restore standard appellate processes to appeal rulings when appropriate and avoid the blanket affidavit practices utilized by the current Republican City Attorney, which are creating conflict and backlogs in our Municipal Court.

Housing

Partner with the Regional Homelessness Authority and other providers to help unhoused people get into shelter and supportive services and reduce the burden on ineffective jail and emergency room settings.

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

A renewed focus on reducing large settlement amounts.

Who I'm Running Against

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