Chris Roberts
@electroberts.bsky.social
(He/Him) Councilmember, City of Shoreline; PhD University of Washington; Political Science instructor. Personal page.
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Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation
The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals
www.bruegel.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
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From Jay Inslee & Sam Ricketts, a Democratic agenda for lower energy prices:
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
Trump is raising Americans’ energy bills, but states can fight back
State leadership on clean energy can address rising electricity costs
www.theargumentmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From Jay Inslee & Sam Ricketts, a Democratic agenda for lower energy prices:
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
1. deploy more clean energy;
2. expand the grid;
3. hold utilities accountable.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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it is insane that this is real
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
it is insane that this is real
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Today, we honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and active-duty service members.
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Today, we honor all who have served in uniform and recommit ourselves to be worthy of the selfless sacrifices that our veterans and their families have made for our country.
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today, we honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans and active-duty service members.
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you for protecting our communities and our country. 🇺🇸
#DMO | #VeteransDay | #VeteransDay2025 | #ThankYouForYourService
Thank you everyone who has served our country defending our Constitution.
I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thank you everyone who has served our country defending our Constitution.
I appreciate you.
I appreciate you.
This action is very disappointing. Other nations make it easy to file income tax returns (especially since for W2 employees, the IRS already knows how much we earned and how much was deducted).
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This action is very disappointing. Other nations make it easy to file income tax returns (especially since for W2 employees, the IRS already knows how much we earned and how much was deducted).
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
I believe that government agencies should make processes easier for residents.
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In the shadow of the Democratic Party’s big wins on Tuesday were a series of state and local elections that carried high stakes for election law and voting rights.
We walk you through what happened:
We walk you through what happened:
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
From felony disenfranchisement and mail voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the shadow of the Democratic Party’s big wins on Tuesday were a series of state and local elections that carried high stakes for election law and voting rights.
We walk you through what happened:
We walk you through what happened:
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Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
Signature challenges - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
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While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
Pro-Housing Candidates Make Gains All Around Puget Sound » The Urbanist
# On the whole, there were bright spots for urbanist candidates all around the region, with major gains seen in Burien, Redmond, and Tacoma. There was also some backsliding in places like Sammamish an...
www.theurbanist.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
Thank you Speaker Pelosi.
No one understood how to get things done better than Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
Thank you for your service to California and to our country.
Thank you for your service to California and to our country.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thank you Speaker Pelosi.
All of this. When we run candidates in every place and in every race, those campaigns help boost the margins of races on top of the ticket.
The Democrats won several VA House seats where winning looked like a pipe dream going into the election. The Dems won these seats because they recruited candidates and actually campaigned. Important lesson for 26--the electorate is pissed--but you can only win when you run. Run everywhere!
Democrats contested all 100 Virginia House of Delegates races. Part of the party’s statewide success is due to the synergies between the legislative and statewide campaigns—even the losing ones. This is a big reason why Jay Jones won comfortably. This is a model the Dems should emulate everywhere
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
All of this. When we run candidates in every place and in every race, those campaigns help boost the margins of races on top of the ticket.
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
Thank you Shoreline voters for your confidence in me in this year’s election. I know we will work hard for the people of Shoreline and our region.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thank you Shoreline voters for your confidence in me in this year’s election. I know we will work hard for the people of Shoreline and our region.
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Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
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New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor.
I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor.
I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.
Democratic wins tonight: Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, and in local races across the country.
BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Democratic wins tonight: Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, and in local races across the country.
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📣 Today is Election Day!
This isn’t just about big offices — it’s about our neighborhoods: our schools, our parks, our streets, our future.
✅ Make your voice heard.
✅ Cast your vote.
Because when we show up, we shape our city.
iwillvote.com
#GOTV | #DMO
This isn’t just about big offices — it’s about our neighborhoods: our schools, our parks, our streets, our future.
✅ Make your voice heard.
✅ Cast your vote.
Because when we show up, we shape our city.
iwillvote.com
#GOTV | #DMO
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
iwillvote.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📣 Today is Election Day!
This isn’t just about big offices — it’s about our neighborhoods: our schools, our parks, our streets, our future.
✅ Make your voice heard.
✅ Cast your vote.
Because when we show up, we shape our city.
iwillvote.com
#GOTV | #DMO
This isn’t just about big offices — it’s about our neighborhoods: our schools, our parks, our streets, our future.
✅ Make your voice heard.
✅ Cast your vote.
Because when we show up, we shape our city.
iwillvote.com
#GOTV | #DMO
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My fellow Washingtonians, 2025 might be an off-cycle election, but we've still got some important measures to weigh in on! Remember to have your ballot in an election drop box by 8:00 pm Tuesday!
More resources, including drop box location and in-person registration & ballot casting, at votewa.gov
More resources, including drop box location and in-person registration & ballot casting, at votewa.gov
Another state that jumps out: Washington.
—Seattle's mayor's race
—also big stakes in Seattle's prosecutor + council + tax measure
—new exec in King County
—control of Spokane
—Olympia's labor measure
—competitive legislative specials
—school boards split on inclusion
—even a statewide referendum
—Seattle's mayor's race
—also big stakes in Seattle's prosecutor + council + tax measure
—new exec in King County
—control of Spokane
—Olympia's labor measure
—competitive legislative specials
—school boards split on inclusion
—even a statewide referendum
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
My fellow Washingtonians, 2025 might be an off-cycle election, but we've still got some important measures to weigh in on! Remember to have your ballot in an election drop box by 8:00 pm Tuesday!
More resources, including drop box location and in-person registration & ballot casting, at votewa.gov
More resources, including drop box location and in-person registration & ballot casting, at votewa.gov
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Nebraska has exactly this rule in place for exactly this reason.
states need to have separate, earlier filing deadlines for incumbents to prevent this
Some true shenanigans: Rep. Chuy Garcia reportedly ending reelection campaign just before candidate filing closes in Illinois and leaving his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, as the only Democrat on the ballot in this safely blue House seat.
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Nebraska has exactly this rule in place for exactly this reason.
Congratulations Dodgers!! Great series.
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Congratulations Dodgers!! Great series.
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It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.
Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.
Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.
Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.
Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.
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Officials urge WA voters to use drop boxes for Nov. 4 election
“Voters in some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always marked the same day carriers picked them up, MyNorthwest reported, citing a King County Elections spokesperson.” #WAelex
“Voters in some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always marked the same day carriers picked them up, MyNorthwest reported, citing a King County Elections spokesperson.” #WAelex
Officials urge WA voters to use drop boxes for Nov. 4 election
Some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always postmarked the same day carriers picked them up.
www.seattletimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Officials urge WA voters to use drop boxes for Nov. 4 election
“Voters in some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always marked the same day carriers picked them up, MyNorthwest reported, citing a King County Elections spokesperson.” #WAelex
“Voters in some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always marked the same day carriers picked them up, MyNorthwest reported, citing a King County Elections spokesperson.” #WAelex