Jaelynn Scott

Democratic Party

Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project

Seattle, WA

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What is Jaelynn Scott running for?

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Most recent race: State Representative Pos. 2 District 37
Party: Democratic Party
Location: Seattle, WA
Current role: Executive Director of Lavender Rights Project

Jaelynn Scott is an African-American transgender community organizer and spiritual leader based in Seattle, Washington. As Executive Director of the Lavender Rights Project since 2020, she's built a nationally recognized model for expanding social safety nets and advancing justice for Black gender-diverse communities, including redirecting $16 million from jail expansion into supportive housing. A proud Democratic Socialist, Scott is campaigning for Washington House of Representatives, District 37, Position 2, in 2026. Her platform prioritizes strengthening communities, fostering opportunity, enhancing public safety, and safeguarding civil rights, with universal healthcare as a fundamental human right.

Where does Jaelynn Scott stand on the issues?

Jaelynn Scott has a recorded position on 13 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

Campaign Finance Reform
Supports
Supports campaign finance reform to get big money out of politics and funding statewide democracy vouchers by taxing the rich.
“We CAN win campaign finance reform to get big money out of politics. We CAN tax the rich to pay for statewide democracy vouchers so all voters have spare money to spend on state races.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Childcare Affordability
Supports
Supports universal childcare so working families can afford to have families.
“We FIGHT for universal childcare so working families can afford to have families in our increasingly expensive state.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Civil Rights & Equality
Supports
Supports trans protections and defending gender-affirming care, and fighting to end racism and move beyond merely studying reparations.
“We FIGHT for trans protections … We FIGHT to end racism and do more than study reparations.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Criminal Justice Reform
Supports
Supports public safety through prevention rather than criminalization: community-based crisis response, independent police oversight, ending qualified immunity, and ending mass surveillance and mass incarceration.
“Community Safety and Prevention, Not Criminalization: Community-based crisis response, independent police oversight, and an end to mass surveillance and mass incarceration … We CAN hold police accountable and subjected to independent oversight … We CAN end qualified immunity.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Environment & Sustainability
Supports
Supports community stewardship of land and environment, holding big oil accountable for environmental harm, and regulating data-center energy, water, and utility use.
“We CAN be community stewards of our land and environment … We SHOULD hold big oil accountable to the harm we've done to our environment … We SHOULD regulate and tax data center centers energy, water, and utility use.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Gun Policy & Second Amendment
Supports
Supports common-sense gun responsibility legislation funded through community-led solutions.
“We CAN pass common sense gun responsibility legislation by investing in community-led solutions.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Healthcare Access & Affordability
Supports
Supports universal healthcare as a human right - universal coverage with no deductibles and no medical debt.
“We CAN have universal access to healthcare. Healthcare is a Human Right, that means universal coverage, no deductibles, no debt.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Housing & Development
Supports
Supports decommodifying housing - treating it as a human right, capping rent increases at 5%, building social and permanent supportive housing, banning junk fees, enforcing tenant rights, and giving tenants/community first right to purchase (TOPA/COPA).
“We CAN house our communities. Housing is a human right, not a commodity … We CAN limit how much your landlord can raise rent from 10% down to 5% … We CAN build more social housing and permanent supportive housing.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Immigration
Supports
Supports making Washington an 'affordable sanctuary state' and a real sanctuary for immigrants.
“We CAN lead a multi-racial working class movement in Washington State to do more than defend against federal attacks, but FIGHT for an affordable sanctuary state … We FIGHT for a real sanctuary for Washington state.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
K-12 Education
Supports
Supports ending the school-to-prison pipeline by decriminalizing students and fully funding public schools.
“We FIGHT to end the school to prison pipeline by decriminalizing our students and meeting our paramount duty to fully fund our public schools.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Labor & Workforce Development
Supports
Supports protecting labor standards and workplace conditions and investing in a just transition for workers as new infrastructure is built.
“We FIGHT to protect labor standards and workplace conditions … We SHOULD invest in just transition for our workforce as we build new infrastructure.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Reproductive Rights & Abortion
Supports
Supports defending abortion access from federal attacks by fighting for expanded state programs and investments.
“We FIGHT to defend abortion and gender-affirming care from federal attacks by FIGHTING for expanded state programs and investments.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026
Taxes
Supports
Supports taxing the wealthy and corporations - a corporate income tax, capital gains tax, wealth tax, high-earner payroll tax, and taxes on AI/data-center corporations and private prisons - and closing corporate tax loopholes to fund public goods.
“We CAN pass corporate accountability legislation by closing loopholes and taxing the rich … We CAN pass a corporate income tax … We CAN tax capital gains … We CAN pass the wealth tax and the high earner payroll tax … We CAN tax private prisons and close tax loopholes carved out for corporations.”
votejaelynn.comAs of August 2026

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