As your City Attorney, Pete Holmes will work to make Seattle government open, responsive and attentive to your priorities.

Endorsed by the Seattle Times, King County and local Democrats, GLBT leadership and advocates for open government and individual liberties, Pete Holmes is an effective advocate for the people of Seattle. Earning his B.A. at Yale and his J.D. at Virginia, Pete is a seasoned litigator with 25 years of legal expertise - 24 in Seattle - in business, insolvency and environmental law. Pete combines diverse professional experience with a commitment to equality and justice, having chaired Seattle's first Office of Professional Accountability Review Board. Thanks to his leadership, last year 29 improvements were made to the Seattle Police Department's misconduct investigation system.

Pete will bring transparency, accountability and a spirit of public service to the City Attorney's Office.

No New Jail; Genuine Public Safety

Pete will work to avoid the shame of building a new jail while closing neighborhood schools, seeking alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent misdemeanors. He will fully support mental health and community courts, and expand crime reduction programs like Clean Dreams. Pete will emphasize tough sentencing for real criminals - those who threaten our personal safety and property.

Sound Legal Counsel - Saving Money and Protecting Our Quality of Life

From loss of the Sonics to managing our First Responders, Seattle cannot afford misguided lawsuits. Environmental and labor rules require enforcement, while money-wasting nightclub "stings" expose taxpayers to civil liability. Seattle needs a City Attorney who understands legal strategy, risk management and the art of settlement.

The Right Priorities

As your City Attorney, Pete will be an advocate for the people of Seattle, not just City Hall. A proven leader committed to public service, Pete will make you - the citizen - his most important client.
The Seattle Times says Holmes has "excellent experience to become a city attorney - one sensitive to the people's rights as well as the needs of their government."

The Broadest Support

King County and the 11th, 36th, 37th and 43rd LD Democrats; Metropolitan Democratic Club; State Senators Ed Murray and Ken Jacobsen; State Representatives Scott White, Mary Lou Dickerson, Eric Pettigrew, and Bob Hasegawa; City Councilmember Nick Licata and Peter Steinbrueck; IATSE Local 15 and IBEW Local 46.

The need for change doesn't stop in the Mayor's Office: Pete Holmes will bring reform and fresh focus to the City Attorney's Office, too!