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Seattle's 2022 election season is already heating up
With 5 open seats representing Seattle in the Legislature and a new county prosecutor coming in, lots of interesting competition is expected.
Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos is formerly a Crosscut staff reporter who covered state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pi
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