SEATTLE, WA - The Seattle chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) announced Friday that it will back Nikkita Oliver for mayor . The Seattle DSA picked Oliver using ranked voting, and other candidates in contention included Mike McGinn and Cary Moon. The DSA also considered not endorsing a mayoral candidate.

This is Oliver's second major endorsement from a socialist group in Seattle. In late April, Seattle Councilwoman Kshama Sawant's Socialist Alternative party endorsed Oliver, and Position 8 Council candidate Jon Grant. Seattle DSA has also endorsed Grant.

The DSA endorsement positioned Oliver as an actual Seattle resident - someone who is connected to the struggles of working people trying to live in a city growing ever more expensive by the day.