ELECTION 2026: One more look at King County Council District 8 candidate Nick Duda
By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor Tonight we continue our series of interviews taking “one more look” at the candidates in two contested races on local ballots. We’ve already featured the 34th District State House Position 2 candidates – Mary Anito here , Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon here – and now we turn to King County Council District 8 . Like the Legislature race, this is a sprawling district, including West Seattle, White Center, Vashon/Maury Islands, and more. This race also has an incumbent and a challenger, both of whom we interviewed recently. Tonight, Nick Duda , who has worked in the corporate world as well as at Seattle City Hall during a short stint on Councilmember Maritza Rivera ‘s staff. ( Here’s his website bio .) According to the state Public Disclosure Commission, he’s raised ~$35,000, about a fourth of his opponent’s ~$145,000. After the unedited video of our interview is a summary of the Q&A compris...