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Saul Spady’s name is known around Seattle as the grandson of Dick Spady, founder of Dick’s Drive-In. But lately, he’s become known as a local activist.

He was prominent in the effort to defeat Seattle’s head tax, what he calls an Amazon tax. He is vocal on affordable housing issues. He started an online community to discuss solutions called . It all sounds like someone preparing to run for political office. The Seattle City Council perhaps?

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鈥淚 can鈥檛 really answer that one right now, because I think running for city council 鈥� it鈥檚 something that should be taken with a lot of thought,” he told KTTH Radio’s Jason Rantz.

鈥淚 will say this, I think myself and a lot of other concerned citizens are thinking deeply about what a run for office would look like in the City of Seattle,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 expensive and emotionally draining. Already, with some of the stuff I did on the head tax, I鈥檝e been dealing with what I would call internet bullying 鈥� on the other side, we do need leadership. We need those who will step up in our district.鈥�

Saying that Seattle has grown displeased with city leadership, he encourages people to challenge them.

鈥淭his isn鈥檛 a partisan issue; this isn鈥檛 Republicans and Democrats,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hese are individuals who have gotten pretty cocky about their position in the city and they don鈥檛 believe they have to listen or respond to the needs of voters.鈥�

Saul Spady and Kshama Sawant

Spady’s district is District 3, currently represented by . He argues that she cancels almost 50 percent of her meetings, uses taxpayer dollars to call out the city’s top employer, and squandered an opportunity presented by saving The Showbox. Spady would like to have used developer money to rebuild The Showbox and provide dorm-style housing to musicians and artists. Instead, Sawant butts heads with many in Seattle.

鈥淜shama Sawant, the Donald Trump in our midst, is burning bridges and making it OK to victimize your neighbors,鈥� Spady said.

鈥淚 like to say that she鈥檚 the Donald Trump in our midst,鈥� he said. 鈥溾��we can鈥檛 burn down bridges. We can’t call out the people who voted for her in the past and say they are our enemy. This is an incredible opportunity to take the incredible revenue in the city of Seattle, the incredible technological opportunities and companies that are here and build a 21st century Progressive city that we can all be proud to live in.鈥�

Spady further argues that Sawant may even be confused about what she stands for 鈥� wanting housing, fighting against developers who would build that housing; talking down large corporations, then siding with AEG to save The Showbox.

鈥淵ou start to realize that she might be a little confused about what she really cares about,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ther than we need to lock up all those crooks, throw them away, and burn it all down. I completely disagree. I think the city of Seattle is my home; it鈥檚 all of our homes 鈥� Some of us don鈥檛 always agree on everything. But the requirement to make progress on that is to step forward and have conversations with those who disagree.鈥�

鈥淚f you live in Kshama Sawant鈥檚 district, or any district, I challenge you to reach out to your city council member and try to have a meeting 鈥� that鈥檚 step one,鈥� Spady said. 鈥淚f they won’t have a meeting with you as a resident of their district to talk about the issues that matter, strongly consider voting for someone else. Even if they do meet with you, see if they listen to you. If they are not willing to listen, strongly consider voting for someone else.鈥�