Whitney Stevens, candidate for Mayor of Tacoma

The people of Tacoma are electing a new mayor this year! Six candidates have filed to run for office… and every one of them sat down for an interview on the Citizen Tacoma podcast!

For this episode, we are joined by Whitney Steves. On the podcast, we talk about the big issues that voters are thinking about this year and some of the big decisions facing the council next year. Check it out!

Links

• Whitney Stevens
• Support Channel 253 with a membership

A note from the host

Hello! I’m Erik Hanberg! I’ve hosted the Citizen Tacoma podcast for the last four years. Before this, I served in elected office as a parks commissioner for 12 years and I was the executive director of City Club of Tacoma, where I also helped put on civic events and moderated debates. I deeply enjoy this work.

I think of these candidate interviews as a public service to the community. I don’t get paid for this. I’m curious about these candidates as much as you are.

Forums and debates are great. But this kind of conversation gives you a different sense of the candidates. I think it’s so interesting to hear candidates speak without a timer.

Ok, quick overview of my rules:

• I emailed an invitation to every candidate.
• I asked every candidate the same set questions, though sometimes I asked some clarification questions depending on their answers.
• No one got the questions in advance and since I’m airing them all at once, no one was able to listen ahead.
• I did ask each candidate to suggest a question, which was gives it an interesting spin.

If you enjoy this interview, please check out the interviews with the other candidates at citizentacoma.com or in your podcast app.

And don’t forget to vote! Ballots are mailed in mid-July and the primary is August 5.