Washington Retail is in the midst of following this year’s election campaigns to win seven seats on the nine-member Seattle City Council.

WR began putting far more emphasis on Seattle a few years ago as the city’s influence grew over initiatives at the Washington State Legislature. Our work has to do with sorting through the nearly 60 council candidates with questionnaires and interviews to learn their support for business and the retail industry.

We’ll follow with endorsements later this year. Listen as Director of Communications Jim Szymanski explains WR’s work in monitoring the Seattle races. Look for the Ear on Washington Retail podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes and Spotify.