Kevin Nichols
@kevinnichols.org
Issaquah City Councilmember. PhD scientist and data nerd who e-bikes to meetings to try and build a more affordable future. Previously: COVID tests (you're welcome), Gates Foundation, bubble physics. Personal account.
It's prefiling season in Olympia. Not much big housing stuff filed yet, but some interesting technical fixes are trickling in. These aren't THE solution to the housing crisis, but they're still worth pushing. HB 2151 is an interesting case study in how regulatory friction stacks up. #waleg 🧵 1/8
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It's prefiling season in Olympia. Not much big housing stuff filed yet, but some interesting technical fixes are trickling in. These aren't THE solution to the housing crisis, but they're still worth pushing. HB 2151 is an interesting case study in how regulatory friction stacks up. #waleg 🧵 1/8
Just published the latest W-NOMINATE ideological scores for WA State legislators! This measure shows where lawmakers fall on the political spectrum based on their voting patterns, not rhetoric. See the full visualizations: wagraphs.com/W-Nominate/ #WALeg 🧵1/5
WA State Legislature - W-NOMINATE Analysis Results
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March 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Just published the latest W-NOMINATE ideological scores for WA State legislators! This measure shows where lawmakers fall on the political spectrum based on their voting patterns, not rhetoric. See the full visualizations: wagraphs.com/W-Nominate/ #WALeg 🧵1/5
The Upthegrove Normalization is this election's hottest way to spot outliers in progressive WA issues. Take a precinct, and see if it over or under-performed Upthegrove, the progressive Public Lands candidate. For example, look at this map of Seattle Prop 1 (transit) after Upthegroveing it.🧵(1/5)
December 6, 2024 at 8:01 PM
The Upthegrove Normalization is this election's hottest way to spot outliers in progressive WA issues. Take a precinct, and see if it over or under-performed Upthegrove, the progressive Public Lands candidate. For example, look at this map of Seattle Prop 1 (transit) after Upthegroveing it.🧵(1/5)