The Other Socialist Mayor: Katie Wilson Sworn in in Seattle
“The speech did not include new timelines, funding details or specific policy proposals.”
Over the past week, national focus has been on New York City and the inauguration of ‘democratic socialist’ Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Katie Wilson was sworn in as the mayor of Seattle, Washington.
Wilson is also a socialist, but I suspect she has gotten less attention because people kind of expect this type of candidate to be elected in Seattle.
KING 5 News has details on her swearing in:
In a roughly 20-minute inaugural speech, Wilson focused largely on how she wants to govern, emphasizing trust, participation and shared responsibility — rather than outlining specific policy plans.
Wilson acknowledged the city’s biggest challenges, calling affordability the most pressing issue facing Seattle and describing homelessness as a long-standing problem where the city needs to make “true tangible progress.”
She framed homelessness as a trust issue, saying city government must listen, respond and deliver results if residents are going to believe change is possible.
Wilson also warned that the rising cost of living threatens the people and ideas that shape Seattle, saying the city risks losing artists, organizers and small business owners who contribute to its culture and identity.
The speech did not include new timelines, funding details or specific policy proposals. Wilson told the crowd the moment marked her last chance to speak freely before the constraints of governing take hold.
Since winning the November general election with 50.4% of the vote, Wilson has been preparing to take office. She named a transition team that blends nonprofit, labor and business voices to help guide her priorities over the next four years.
Wilson seemed to delight in the fact that she had been criticized by President Trump.
🚨BREAKING: Open Socialist Katie Wilson takes office as Seattle, Washington's next Mayor.
At 43 years old, she relies on her parents for financial support and has no professional accomplishments. She did not start earning a regular income until her late 30s. pic.twitter.com/04e8BPj2az
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) January 2, 2026
After her speech, a pair of independent journalists tried to ask her about Somali fraud allegations in the state. Her handlers got involved.
🚨 SEATTLE MAYOR GETS PHYSICAL WITH ME
At her inauguration, @choeshow and I asked Katie Wilson if “extremist influencers” have a place in Seattle.
I also asked if her administration would investigate allegations of fraud, and she started PHYSICALLY pushing me away. pic.twitter.com/KytWfZXlI8
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 2, 2026
Seattle has a new socialist mayor in power, @wilsonformayor. She has condemned journalists for investigating welfare fraud in her state, & urged people to report hate crimes against them. @choeshow & @camhigby asked her about her statements to her face. pic.twitter.com/6AsC261Ssu
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 3, 2026
Socialist Seattle mayor @wilsonformayor was just sworn into office & she & her handlers are already trying to silence journalists critical of welfare fraud. Her handlers removed @choeshow's microphone & tried ejecting him from City Hall. cc: @AAGDhillon pic.twitter.com/GJzGFz6LGr
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 3, 2026
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So another honest Democrat mayor takes office.
The collective warmth feels so good.
Just remember to wear dark pants.
The people will be served
How that greater Idaho plan going
Now we will get stereo socialism…..
Wilson and Mamdani are further proof that you don’t have to have accomplished anything in your life to rise to power if you have the backing of fellow travelers. Seattle used to be so beautiful.
‘This is your city. You belong here.’ Just who is she speaking to?
It’s clear which side she cares more about, and she will tilt the scales.
Sometimes nature provides a clear warning.
I keep telling you folks you are missing out on the power of captioning your photographs. For example, a perfect caption for your lead photograph in this article would have been, “hippie, dippy, grungy, shifty.”
Seattle? Let it burn.
Mount Rainier could give the Pacific Northwest a cleaned start.
Too much rain. It will just rot away from mold and mildew.
Like Mamdani, she is a paerson who has never had a real job and was raised in a rich home. As we have seen so many times where a liberal like her/him gets into a position of power and realizes that one action creates a reaction. This is something that they have never had to confront before. They both want to raise taxes on “Billionaires” but we all know where that will end up, on the middle class. Then there will be mass migration out of the city or state and their tax base will shrink. Its happened so many times before that you would think that they would learn from it, but they don’t. Newsom’s $20 minimum wage hike has cost an estimated 20,000 jobs in CA. Wait until she mandates one!
When crazy eyed Karens gain power the best bet is to GTFO while you can. Or not… adults can choose for themselves but no whining from those who choose to stay when the places that hand power to these tyrants start enacting the Cray Cray policies they campaigned on.
Yes, this. We finally moved into our new home in the Hill Country… finally GTFO of Austin. It feels fabulous knowing that my tax dollars are not going to fund their hair-brained schemes any longer. Plus we have a helluva view.
My parents lived in Kerville for a time. Beautiful!
Austin is great to visit for the BBQ and music. Other than that, not so much.
She looks like she’s related to Mamdani. If she grew a beard you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart.
Just another communist trying to silence the opposition.
And steal the taxpayers money
“In a roughly 20-minute inaugural speech, Wilson focused largely on how she wants to govern, emphasizing trust, participation and shared responsibility — rather than outlining specific policy plans. … She framed homelessness as a trust issue, saying city government must listen, respond and deliver results”
“It’s not about the nail.”
Yep. The parable of ‘it’s not about the nail’ is spot on in revealing the inability to focus on the real problem to solve it. Instead the juveniles insist on discussing how they feel, what other people said and how that made them feel, then wonder why you don’t offer up your own feelings. Clearly ‘you are the problem’ if you put practical solutions ahead of a diversion into a log discussion of feelings.
I used to believe the problem was one of nurture. The older I get, the more certain I am that it’s indelibly sex-linked.
The funniest part is the argument that men are not ’emotionally intelligent’. Regulation of self conduct, reining in emotions, refusing to act out IS emotional intelligence. Stoic behavior doesn’t mean we don’t have emotions just that we refuse to be ruled by emotions. A Soldier in combat definitely has emotions but giving in to fear, anger or helplessness undermines the success of the mission.
She can’t outline specific policy plans because she has none. She has never done anything of note in her life so doesn’t know how it works. Rule by Platitude.
The new twist this time is that after every time a socialist idea fails, blame the Jews.
The left finally figured out that someday Trump would be dead, and then who would they blame?
The job duties of an activist and mayor are not compatible. The activist does not represent all people, but the beneficiaries of the activism, and the actions usually are adverse to city hall. If not, there would be no need for the activism.
In other words, this chick does not have what it takes and will be a failure, but not before lots of people become worse off as she engages in activism.
Anyone surprised that Dummycrats elect dummies?
Fakie Wilson, Mamdummy, Newscum, Tampon Tim, Babblin’ Joe, etc., etc.
Can’t wait for Kalifornia to elect new gov Eric(a) Smellsbad.
Let ‘em burn.
This is what happens when you close all the circuses…..
…and mental asylums.
the east coast and the west coast via the monetary system are squeezing the middle fly over country into submission
I was forced to fly to Seattle twice for the holidays. My mom has dementia and going down hill pretty hard so there will be more trips this year.
I HATE Washington. Seattle, King County and the I-5 Corridor are hell holes. There are no adults.
Cuz Alaska has cheap direct flights… we drive over to Nashville. Nashville has two gates for Seattle and Portland. People at the Nashville airport are otherwise friendly, well groomed, and smart looking people. When you go to those two gates… it stinks like BO. The people are ill groomed, ugly and half are wearing pajamas. The men are all soy boys. The women… well just fuggly on the inside and out (big giant nose rings, circus hair, etc). While you might chalk the pajamas up to Christmas—no— they were all wearing pajamas the week before Thanksgiving too. The mask and therapy dog count for those gates is higher than the rest of the airport combined. When you board/deboard the plane, the people are pushy, passive aggressively rude about cutting. Same is true for catching the trams in the airport. It’s the freaking third world.. Now mind you on the return flight to Nashville the passive/aggressive rude people were of a specific demographic. Seriously – 20 of them.
When in Seattle- The people are rude, have no sense of social contracts, and we got to hear all about how vaxxed up everyone was on the shuttle to the rental car facility (those are out of townners, but still…. this is Seattle)
I have not found a hotel that is not a complete shit hole full of people traveling with dogs who use the lobby floor and hall ways as their trash can.
Also there is something really sinister going on with the race baiting TSA agents and all the crowd control. The non-whites manning the front of the lines seemed to be telling all the white passengers to hike down to other TSA check points saying the lines were shorter (when there were no effing lines at the one they are manning). The two white TSA agents (out of 50) were clearly woke ass commies who LOVED lording their ability to make you stand there and listen to them.
I over paid for my house in TN when I moved from this hell hole. It has so many things that I should have beat the seller up on for price. It cost me dearly to make this move. As part of this process of my mom aging, we are facing having to look at selling her acreage… good God the Government has so many hooks into you there in terms of “open spaces” on land… I’m telling my siblings either sell it or buy me the hell out because I want nothing to do with that state ever again. Every look in the rear view mirror validates the high cost of leaving that dystopian nightmare.
…and this just dropped on twitter from honeybadger & We Heart Seattle
Breaking! The @SeattlePD just dropped an email that effective immediately “we are not going to enforce drug use, instead referring all open consumptions to diversion program LEAD-PDA”
Which means what exactly? The SPD isn’t arresting open drug use NOW; you already have to tiptoe around the pools of vomit and the semi-comatose addicts downtown.
Years ago you might run into drunks on First St, but you were safe going to the theater or the symphony.
I give it a year before they start to implode
That person (woman? Not sure.) makes Olive Oyl look like a beauty queen. She has to sneak up on a glass to get a drink of water.
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