Casey Sixkiller, a Seattle deputy mayor, launches bid for mayor

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3. His dad was Sonny Sixkiller U of W football legend. He sounds like a great candidate.

Reared in Seattle, Sixkiller got his start in politics as an intern and legislative assistant to then-U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott. An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Sixkiller later helped open the Cherokee Nation’s first Washington, D.C., office and worked on U.S. Sen. Patty Murray’s legislative staff.

The candidate says he wants to seek common ground between residents with diverse backgrounds and opinions. “Cherokees call this ‘gadugi.’ That’s what I’ve been doing my whole life,” he said. “Bringing people together to solve problems.”