I’m Miriam Mboya, and I’m running for King County Council because I know what it means to be failed by the systems that are meant to serve the people who live and work here. I fight for stability, opportunity, and a place to belong. A better people-centered approach. When I was six years old, my family came to this country from Kenya, and my life has been shaped by the systems we rely on every day. I lived in Skyway and grew up in this district, and have grown alongside it, from many different perspectives - as an immigrant, as a child, as a student, as a worker, as a renter, as a homeowner - District 2 is my home. I was raised by teenage mother who had to drop out of high school, only returning to complete her GED while raising a family. My biological father was in and out of incarceration, but later returned home to build a better life for himself. I spent time in foster care, and when I turned 18, I faced housing instability while finishing high school. After I completed my studies at Seattle University, I lived in micro housing “apodment” because that was the only option for me in terms of affordability. I’ve lived in food deserts and faced food insecurity, sometimes simply because the food was too expensive. Affordability isn’t just a concept for me, it is something that has affected my own life deeply.
