Monson for
City Council
District 5,
North Seattle
Leadership Rooted in Experience.
Solutions Grounded in Community.
Meet Brandon
Brandon Monson knows what it’s like to fall through the cracks. He has experienced homelessness, juggled multiple jobs just to stay afloat, and walked into government buildings and meeting rooms where few understood what it truly takes to overcome struggle. He isn’t running as a politician, he’s running as someone who has seen government fail, and has spent his life fighting like hell to change it.
Brandon has worked for a Member of Congress and a County Commissioner. He managed the response to the LA wildfires while leading federal intergovernmental affairs at FEMA. He has led a nonprofit focused on food access and now works in local government on the Eastside, focused on practical, people-first, community-rooted solutions. He also holds a master’s in public policy with a focus on urban leadership.
Now, he’s bringing that lived experience and public policy expertise to District 5, because North Seattle deserves leadership that understands the community, listens to its needs, and delivers real results for working families and small businesses.
North Seattle Has Been Forgotten Long Enough
Affordable Homes for All
Everyone deserves a safe, stable place to call home. I support major upzoning near transit and neighborhood hubs to allow for more mixed-use and multi-family housing. We must incentivize the development of affordable units, especially family-sized homes, and reduce red tape for nonprofit and community developers. A people-first housing strategy means more than supply—it means safe neighborhoods, social housing, and homeownership pathways for all.
Public Safety on Our Streets
Safety isn’t just policing, its clean, well-lit streets, walkable sidewalks, and trust between neighbors and public institutions. On Aurora, I’ll create a neighborhood-led task force to address gun violence and sex trafficking, focusing enforcement on traffickers and abusers, not victims. I’ll expand violence prevention programs in high-risk corridors and invest in infrastructure that actually protects people: streetlights, crosswalks, and protected bike lanes. We need a people-first safety approach that centers community, dignity, and prevention.
Support for Small Businesses
Small businesses are the heart of District 5. They create jobs, shape culture, and anchor our communities. I’ll work with neighborhood entrepreneurs to create Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) in Lake City and along Aurora, bringing in cleaning services, storefront improvements, public safety coordination, and small business grants. A people-first economy uplifts immigrant- and BIPOC-owned businesses, simplifies permitting, and supports cooperative ownership models that build wealth locally and equitably.
Smart Solutions to Homelessness
The city can’t fix what it doesn’t track. I’ll push for Seattle to expand the Built for Zero model, using real-time, person-level data to reduce unsheltered homelessness to zero, neighborhood by neighborhood. But data only matters if it helps people. That’s why I support Housing First programs and wraparound services—mental health care, addiction recovery, employment support—all rooted in dignity and long-term housing stability. A people-first city doesn’t criminalize poverty. It solves it.
Real Transit & Mobility Access
It’s time to treat North Seattle like a connected part of the city, not a transit afterthought. I’ll champion people-first mobility hubs at Northgate and 130th that combine light rail, buses, bike parking, small business kiosks, and public spaces. I’ll push for protected bike lanes, sidewalk repairs, and intersection improvements that make our streets safer for seniors, parents with strollers, people with disabilities, and anyone getting around without a car.
Why I’m Running
North Seattle is too often asked to wait its turn. We see rising rents, empty storefronts, and unsafe streets. But we also see opportunity, in our neighbors, our parks, our businesses, and our resilience.
This campaign is about putting people first: bringing real resources to our district, listening to the community, and leading with heart and accountability.
I’ve been in the fight and then led the fight. I’ve used the systems and then worked to shape them. Now I’m ready to bring results to North Seattle.
Take action
Tell City Council You Support Monson for D5
City Council will be appointing someone on July 28 to represent the 120,000+ people living in District 5 and you should have a say in that appointment.
Fill out this form to let Brandon know what is important to you and what YOU want city council to do:
Let’s build a North Seattle that puts people first.
Homes. Jobs. Dignity.
From Struggle to City Hall.
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