Phil Tavel has announced his intention to run for Seattle City Council for District 1. His campaign kickoff party is at Easy Street Records on Thursday Jan. 31 at 6pm.

West Seattle activist Phillip Tavel has announced his run for Seattle City Council District 1. The seat is currently held by Lisa Herbold.

His campaign Kick-off is set for Thursday Jan. 31 at 6pm at Easy Street Records in the Alaska Junction in West Seattle. The event begins at 6 (speeches begin at 6:30) and ends at 7:30pm.

"Seattle is in some serious need of new ideas and better leadership to serve its people more effectively. I think Seattle can do much better and I intend to do something about it, " said Tavel in a post on Facebook.

You can learn more about his candidacy at www.tavelforseattle.com

Others have filed for the District 1 seat including police Lt. Brendan Kolding, Jesse Greene and Isaiah Willoughby .