Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, a former public defender, is running the Seattle City Attorney’s office. She will face off against Ann Davison and Pete Holmes. But her political affiliation and abolitionist agenda have become a source of concern for residents.
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Seattle has Nicole Thomas-Kennedy
Born to her parents on January 24, 1975, Nicole Suzanne Thomas-Kennedy, 46 years old (as of September 2021), grew up in her hometown in Mid-West, Iowa. She left home at a young age of 15. She kept quiet about her family information. Adopting a lifestyle where she would move from city to city and not settle in one particular place was always the plan.
But she couldn’t live anywhere else but Seattle. So she spent the rest of her life in this city.
Nicole is a high school dropout; LinkedIn
After moving to Seattle, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy started working as a waitress in bars and restaurants. She waited tables for over 20 years. In a radio interview, she said she dropped out of high school. But she attended Seattle Central College, where she had great teachers like Greg Hinckley and Mohammad al-Madani.
Realizing she wanted to pursue something else, she earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington. And in 2013, she enrolled at Seattle University School of Law. She graduated with her Juris Doctor in 2016.
Nicole joined the King County Public Defenders Department as a Staff Attorney in the Bar Association Division from 2016-2020. She then founded NTK Law LLC, where she served as the managing attorney. She left the public defender’s office to engage in public interest advocacy, part-time public defender contract work, and volunteering with the National Lawyers Guild.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy is best known as an abolitionist.
If elected, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy has promised to stop prosecuting most misdemeanors. She believes the criminal justice system reinforces systemic oppression, disproportionately punishing BIPOC, people with disabilities, and the poor. Meanwhile, prosecuting most misdemeanors is a waste of the City’s time and money.
Before pursuing a career in law, Nicole believed that punishment was not always the best way to handle every situation. She spent most of her career working as a public defender. But her work as a public defender in Seattle Municipal Court made her realize that the system was not working.
Nicole understood that the justice system was never broken, but was designed wrong. So she chose to support defunding the Seattle police department and became an abolitionist.
Her policy is not just aimed at the police, but the entire prison system. She believes that the prison system only reinforces all the injustices we see from officers. To make her vision effective, Nicole plans to start by eliminating misconduct. She also believes that crime stems from mental health and addiction issues and that the legal system will not be able to eliminate that.
She found all previous reforms ineffective. According to Nicole, the Consensus Decree was often used by the SPD as a shield.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy Plans to Run for City Attorney at Last Minute
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy heard that City Attorney Pete Holmes was running for a fourth term unopposed. So she spent the night thinking about it and filed for election the next day. They explained that if a lawyer were a prosecutor, they wouldn’t want to run against him because you could work for him.
And if they were defense attorneys, they would probably work in the City Attorney’s office. She realized she had no limits. She had made it clear from the beginning that she would run for office, but only as an abolitionist. She filed her candidacy four hours before the deadline.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy has a Wikipedia page
Now that Nicole Thomas Kennedy has attracted the attention of other political parties and government agencies for her abolitionist movement, she may even have a Wikipedia page after her victory for the City Attorney’s office. She appears to be affiliated with the Democratic Party but has never publicly stated her political ideology.
She plays bass guitar in a band.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy is a member of a band called Shitty Person. The band has performed in many venues and also released an album titled Decision in June 2018. Some of the songs have been Butthole, Take Off Your Clothes, Champagne and Cake, Nobody Likes You, Your God Is Finishing You, Idiot, BehemothAnd Black bear.
The band claims that their music is self-hating and counterproductive. They also claim that their music sounds like drugs, has a lot of swearing, and can make listeners feel bad.
Shitty Person consisted of eight members, including her husband Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy has personality and style.
At 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 meters), Nicole Thomas-Kennedy also has the looks. She has tried many different hairstyles over the years and the hairstyle she has now has added to her personality.
Her social media following is growing.
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Her Twitter account has 3,943 followers. She has 2,565 tweets on the platform. Her Instagram account (@ntk4justice) has 655 followers. The platform has only 49 posts.
Her Facebook page is (@ntk4justice) and her Facebook account is (@nicole.tk.54).
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy has a great family life
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy married her husband Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy on November 11, 2007. The couple welcomed their daughter Vivienne Thomas-Kennedy on July 12, 2011. The couple celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary in November 2020.
And every anniversary, Nicole’s husband commemorates the day with an Instagram post.
Nicole Thomas Kennedy and her husband Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy (Photo: Benjamin’s FB)
Benjamin graduated from Tacoma Community College. He also earned a BA in Communications from the University of Washington in 2013. Then in 2019, he earned a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch University Seattle.
Nicole’s husband is the owner and therapist of Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy Expressive Therapy.
On May 24, 2021, Ben showed his support for his wife by posting on Instagram, “Nicole is running for Seattle City Attorney! Please visit ntk4justice.com and donate $10 to ensure she qualifies for democracy vouchers. Thanks for the support. Please share. ❤️”