Jaelynn Scott
Democratic · WA
Jaelynn Scott is executive director of the Lavender Rights Project and an ordained minister who studied at Naropa University. A community organizer, her advocacy centers on housing and community-based public safety.
Where Jaelynn Scott stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Helped negotiate a summer 2020 agreement between the City of Seattle and King County under which Seattle left part of its reserved jail capacity unused and the county put roughly 16 million dollars toward housing instead, as part of the Lavender Rights Project's decriminalization work.
April 23, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: theurbanist.org · researched July 23, 2026
Opened Sharyn Grayson House on Capitol Hill in the fall of 2025 as executive director of the Lavender Rights Project, after King County selected the organization to operate the Health Through Housing building that provides permanent supportive housing and culturally specific services to LGBTQ residents and people of color.
April 23, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: theurbanist.org · researched July 23, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Led the Lavender Rights Project as its executive director, growing a small LGBTQ legal-aid organization into a Black trans feminist advocacy and movement-building group in Seattle, as detailed in a Converge interview published May 17, 2024.
May 17, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: whereweconverge.com · researched July 23, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Served as a co-lead of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's transition team for the policy area titled Standing Up for Our Values.
April 23, 2026
Source: theurbanist.org · researched July 23, 2026
Race Jaelynn Scott is in:
- Legislative District 37 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term) · November 3, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 37; Washington
Past race Jaelynn Scott ran in:
- State Representative Pos. 2 · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 37; Washington
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.