My career began over a decade ago working with homeless youth and their families. It opened my eyes to the realities of poverty that many people in our community face every day and inspired me to make public service the focus of my career. Over the last four and a half years as a City of Everett employee, transparency and open communication with our community along with supporting economic vitality and growth efforts has been a priority for me.
As your Representative, I will work tirelessly to ensure our community has the tools and resources needed to overcome barriers and increase our quality of life through economic expansion, workforce development, and affordable housing.
Please join me by volunteering, following my social media, or donating.
– Julio
Ese tipo de trabajo me abrió los ojos a las realidades de la pobreza que muchas personas en nuestra comunidad enfrentan todos los días y me inspiró a seguir trabajando en el sector público y seguir ayudando a mi comunidad. Durante los últimos cuatro años he trabajado en la Ciudad de Everett como gerente de comunicaciones y marketing, la transparencia y la comunicación abierta con nuestra comunidad junto con el apoyo a la vitalidad económica han sido una prioridad para mí.
Mi familia emigró de México cuando yo tenía solo 5 años. Llegamos a Wapato, Washington. Wapato es un pueblo pequeño, una comunidad unida principalmente de trabajadores agrícolas inmigrantes, donde realmente aprendí el significado de comunidad. Mis padres son parte de la comunidad de trabajadores inmigrantes y nos enseñaron a mi hermana y a mí el significado de trabajar duro, la perseverancia y el orgullo.
Como su Representante, trabajaré duro para garantizar que nuestra comunidad tenga las herramientas y los recursos necesarios para salir adelante. Espero que se unan a mí campaña y se ofrezcan como voluntarios y me sigan en mis redes sociales. También pueden donar fondos, gracias.
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Julio Cortes will be a strong voice for working people, building on his commitment to a strong, diverse economy that works for everyone. Unions and workers will have a strong advocate in Julio, who understands the need for collective action, workforce development and opportunities for youth. Julio deserves our vote.

I’m excited Julio Cortes is running for the legislature. His commitment to jobs and opportunity and advocacy for youth and families is needed as we continue recovering from the pandemic and lay the foundation for future opportunity and action. He will be a great partner and leader in Olympia and deserves our support.

Julio Cortes is the leader we need to help build an equitable and strong future for the people of Everett and the region. Julio has been a critical part of our team– helping serve small BIPOC businesses, neighborhoods and families in challenging times, while never losing sight of the opportunities ahead of us.
About Me
My family immigrated to Washington from Mexico when I was just 5 years old; setting roots in Wapato, Washington. Wapato is a small agricultural town, a close-knit community of primarily immigrant farmworkers, where I really learned the meaning of community and service. My parents were part of the immigrant farm working community and taught my sister and I the meaning of hard work, perseverance and pride.
After high school I attended Walla Walla Community College and then transferred to Western Washington University, where I graduated with a degree in Public Relations and Journalism in 2009.
Following graduation, I worked at the Oasis Teen Shelter as a Homeless Prevention Specialist (2009-2010), then as the Advocate and Outreach Manager at the Cocoon House (2010-2012). Later I moved to the role of the Public Relations Manager at the Cocoon House (2012-2018). For the past 4 years, I have served as the Communications and Marketing Manager for the City of Everett.
My early work with homeless youth and their families had an impact on me and inspired me to continue my career in the public service relm. In my current position I work relentlessly to ensure transparency and I find ways to give the community an opportunity to share their voice and opinions about City projects. Since the pandemic, I’ve also been part of the economic recovery team at the city and have led and supported a variety of projects to support our businesses. I work to enhance the city profile through our Visit Everett tourism initiative and provide placemaking opportunities for our community. Through this work I’ve learned about the many challenges faced by small, medium and large businesses.
My experience has led me to the call to serve in a greater capacity and to advocate for a community who has given so much to me. I am a forward thinking, innovative, inclusive and environmentally conscious leader who places great emphasis on collaboration and equity. As your representative, I will continue to place transparency at the forefront of all I do by actively listening to constituents and placing their needs above all else.
During college, I was blessed to meet my wife, Lindsay. Lindsay works as the Court Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A.) program supervisor for Snohomish County. She and I have lived and loved in Everett for years, in a community that has provided countless friends and opportunities. Together, we live in Southwest Everett with our three dogs and four chickens.
My Why
My professional career and community involvement has always been community focused. Since working with Cocoon House, a nonprofit that serves at risk and homeless youth and their families, I’ve had a passion for helping people find ways to better themselves. After two years of direct service at Cocoon House, my focus shifted to telling the story of the youth and families we served to our community and seeking support for the important work the organization did. I also had the opportunity to do legislative work for Cocoon House, advocating for or against initiatives that had an impact on the population we worked with.
Since that important work, I’ve been able to expand my knowledge of the complex challenges our community faces as part of the Communications and Economic Development teams at the City of Everett. In 2018 I began work as the Senior Communications Officer, telling the story of Everett and the surrounding region. I’ve had the honor of serving on multiple boards and groups that have further expanded my knowledge of not only the challenges we as a community face but also some innovative solutions that may be out there for us to explore together.
Being involved in community and regional groups has educated me about issues that bring challenges to our community members. Our BIPOC community, our business owners, our residents who are traveling to work in other parts of our region and I’d like the opportunity to support the work that is being done and see if I can bring new ideas or strategies to the table to help meet challenges faced by our community.
Over the last week I've had the privilege of joining colleagues in the Legislature, private companies and environmental champions in Denmark for the Agricultural and Industrial Symbiosis tour. We've learned so much and hope to bring ideas and solutions towards supporting environmental efficiency and progress. thank you to the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure for setting this up and the incredible coordination! #environment #agriculture #industrial #symbiosis #denmark #progress #sustainability ... See MoreSee Less
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Excited to be part of this work! Tourism is a strong economic driver for our state and provides thousands of jobs. Check out the news:
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OLYMPIA – Rep. Julio Cortes, D-Everett, has been appointed to the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority’s (WTMA) Board of Directors by Speaker of the House,Comment on Facebook
Blinken is presiding over the death of Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutQorHtdDY&t=15s How to get ahead in US national intelligence agencies? Lying to Americans! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6BA38ee5_Q And stand up for the science of structural engineering. It does not take a PhD to serve as a grand jury, but our Supreme Court refuses to order a grand jury. A good video/lecture as to why we need a FBI investigation or Congressional investigation of 9/11 part one WTC7 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXAuYjcjjPo Part 2: NIST’s false statements about the Twin Towers' collapse www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6F16xBQPMU Part 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YLaPD7AVJE The 2001 Anthrax Letter Attacks that enhanced the lie that Iraq had WMDs. Who planted the lies on network news that the Anthrax was made by Iraq? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hnsBSkUxwQ Bentonite is an absorbent clay and is a major component of kitty litter, but the main stream media linked it to an alleged Iraqi biological weapons program. Even as the inspection program was being shut down my Madeline Albright and after the inspectors found no evidence of any Iraqi nuke or biological program. ABC news totally lied that a US government investigation found the presence of bentonite in the anthrax letter’s type of anthrax bacteria spores. The three or four "well-placed but separate sources" anonymous sources that went to journalist Brian Ross of ABC news and him that the US government had analyzed the anthrax particles and they found traces of bentonite, they TOTALLY LIED. ABC news admitted this was false, THAT THRERE WAS NEVER ANY US GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS finding bentonite ( aka those high level sources lied to get the US to invade IRAQ! To this day, ABC news or Brian Ross refused to disclose these high lever source. www.salon.com/2007/04/09/abc_anthrax/ for the new edition of my book “9/11 Direct Evidence” Send me an email at dickmcmanus55@aol.com and I will reply with the book for FREE or For sale at Amazon Kindle books Resolution to prosecution of George W. Bush et. al. for War Crimes WHEREAS there is overwhelming evidence that President George W. Bush and et. al. (his direct subordinates) committed war crimes, WHEREAS on April 18, 2023 John Bolton now says that Saddam was not an emanate threat, WHEREAS President Bush et al, ordered the kidnapping of an estimated 150 people from foreign nations (aka “extraordinary rendition”) and delivering them for interrogation by nations having a well documented history of torture,
I was able to leave my house for a bit after a while of being stuck at home recovering from the achilles surgery. I'm still not very mobile and can't be out too much but I was honored to meet his Royal Highness Nabongo Mumia III, King of Kenya's Wanga Kingdom. Great conversations around economic development and tourism partnership opportunities! ... See MoreSee Less
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Hope your recovery progresses quickly and smoothly. Good pic!
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The US helped conduct a coup which outed the elected president of Ukraine. U.S. backing of the 2014 Maidan coup, which ousted democratically elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych wanted economic integration with the EU, but not at the expense of economic and political ties with Russia. How do we defend the decision by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ban 11 opposition parties, including the Opposition Platform for Life, which had 10 percent of the seats in the Supreme Council, Ukraine's unicameral parliament, along with the Shariy Party, Nashi, Opposition Bloc, Left Opposition, Union of Left Forces, State, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialists Party and Volodymyr Saldo Bloc? How can we accept the banning of these opposition parties — many of which are on the left — while Zelenskyy allows fascists from the Svoboda and Right Sector parties, as well as the Azov Battalion and other extremist militias, to flourish? The Russian invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if the Western alliance had honored its promises not to expand NATO beyond Germany's borders and Ukraine had remained neutral. Pathetic Whitewashing of Nazis in Ukraine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIBrR1agjrA Ukraine the most corrupt nation governed by a Nazi oligarch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlKYN5SPdcs Why is the U.S. in Syria? w/ Phil Giraldi fmr CIA www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E9vMRBlags&t Ukraine War - Fighting is Fierce, But No Movement w/Ray McGovern fmr CIA Where is Biden’s head regarding Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRZLXNX6qQ CNN Admits the Truth about the Ukraine has lost www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbmI91gFy84 Aug. 16, 2023: Congress is being asked for another $24 billion to keep fueling this war. According to the latest CNN poll, the majority of Americans oppose more funding for an unwinnable war. A declaration by civil society groups in 32 countries is calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations to end the war. 40 percent of the US homeless have jobs. The US has a shortage of 5 million houses www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1M60MRTyzA The coming tsunami of HOMELESSNESS www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8c3ZCf2gQ Ukraine Russia War - Could it Be Nearing the End? w/Matthew Hoh www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZeFicMSu00 FOR HUMANITY’S SAKE, UKRAINE WAR MUST END mewe.com/group/637adedf9381221c16822aed
A US 82nd Airborne Brigade has invaded Ukraine and has joined the US proxy war against Russia This 2,000-person unit has been held in reserve until now. There was no declaration by Congress to make war on Russia, nor to support the corrupt Nazi government of Ukraine. www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-sends-the-powerhouse-82nd-air-assault-brigade-into-battle-as... YouTube censors Scott Ritter rumble.com/v37x29w-scott-ritter-show-the-complexities-of-russian-turkish-relationship.html?fbclid... Marianne Williamson is an idiot when it comes to understanding the corrupt Nazis run the government of Ukraine and the US is paying those Ukrainian Nazi leaders and if pit tax dollars stop paying, that Nazi government would collapse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKvIn_zghcA Tulsi Gabbard said she supports the US drone operation that has 95 percent rate of civilian death rate and she supports Avril Hayness’s US drone program that Obama in Somalia Worst Crimes Committed by Federal Gov - Intel RoundTable w/Larry Johnson & Ray Mcgovern www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4VkNNcvFqQ ------------------ The call for violence from the Machiavellian SAVIORS www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLJTwF0cr1I What happens when we get close to running out of fish www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ph-warns-china-if-your-boats-will-encroach-on-wps-we-ll-enforce-the-... Why is the U.S. in Syria? w/ Phil Giraldi fmr CIA www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E9vMRBlags&t Ukraine War - Fighting is Fierce, But No Movement w/Ray McGovern fmr CIA Where is Biden’s head regarding Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRZLXNX6qQ Aug. 16, 2023: Congress is being asked for another $24 billion to keep fueling this war. According to the latest CNN poll, the majority of Americans oppose more funding for an unwinnable war. A declaration by civil society groups in 32 countries is calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations to end the war. 40 percent of the US homeless have jobs. The US has a shortage of 5 million houses www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1M60MRTyzA The coming tsunami of HOMELESSNESS www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8c3ZCf2gQ FOR HUMANITY’S SAKE, UKRAINE WAR MUST END mewe.com/group/637adedf9381221c16822aed And I am almost finished writing my next book. Free books; THE REAGAN YEARS (1981 to 1988) and Governor Bill Clinton’s cocaine trafficking and money laundering and DoJ failing to prosecute and covering up of CIA drug trafficking. In my book is about the Nixon Years you can learn how closely he was tied to the North American mafia. You can also in this book learn about the Nixon Administration running a death squad in Latin America that pretended to be working as a counter drugs operation. In my book about Bill Clinton's role in trafficking in cocaine and launder money with the CIA you can read about how CIA trafficking in opium during the Vietnam War continued from Latin America. In my book about 9/11 you will get a chance to use your common sense to question more. I focus on CIA’s political warfare, CIA’s drug trafficking and assassination of elected foreign leaders; I focus on CIA’s political warfare and US war crimes. And 9/11 Hard Evidence, 135 pages The 9/11 Official Story is Total Bull Ship, 56 pages THE REAGAN YEARS (1981 to 1988) and Governor Bill Clinton’s cocaine trafficking and money laundering and DoJ failing to prosecute and covering up of CIA drug trafficking. Send me an email at dickmcmanus55@aol.com and I will reply with book for FREE or For sale at Amazon Kindle books From: Richard McManus Chief Warrant Officer-3/counterintelligence special agent (more like an FBI agent than CIA officer), US Army retired, BS psychology and nursing, Everett, WA
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The US helped conduct a coup which outed the elected president of Ukraine. U.S. backing of the 2014 Maidan coup, which ousted democratically elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych wanted economic integration with the EU, but not at the expense of economic and political ties with Russia. How do we defend the decision by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ban 11 opposition parties, including the Opposition Platform for Life, which had 10 percent of the seats in the Supreme Council, Ukraine's unicameral parliament, along with the Shariy Party, Nashi, Opposition Bloc, Left Opposition, Union of Left Forces, State, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine, Socialists Party and Volodymyr Saldo Bloc? How can we accept the banning of these opposition parties — many of which are on the left — while Zelenskyy allows fascists from the Svoboda and Right Sector parties, as well as the Azov Battalion and other extremist militias, to flourish? The Russian invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if the Western alliance had honored its promises not to expand NATO beyond Germany's borders and Ukraine had remained neutral. Pathetic Whitewashing of Nazis in Ukraine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIBrR1agjrA Ukraine the most corrupt nation governed by a Nazi oligarch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlKYN5SPdcs Why is the U.S. in Syria? w/ Phil Giraldi fmr CIA www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E9vMRBlags&t Ukraine War - Fighting is Fierce, But No Movement w/Ray McGovern fmr CIA Where is Biden’s head regarding Ukraine? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRZLXNX6qQ CNN Admits the Truth about the Ukraine has lost www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbmI91gFy84 Aug. 16, 2023: Congress is being asked for another $24 billion to keep fueling this war. According to the latest CNN poll, the majority of Americans oppose more funding for an unwinnable war. A declaration by civil society groups in 32 countries is calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations to end the war. 40 percent of the US homeless have jobs. The US has a shortage of 5 million houses www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1M60MRTyzA The coming tsunami of HOMELESSNESS www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8c3ZCf2gQ Ukraine Russia War - Could it Be Nearing the End? w/Matthew Hoh www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZeFicMSu00 FOR HUMANITY’S SAKE, UKRAINE WAR MUST END mewe.com/group/637adedf9381221c16822aed
Blinken is presiding over the death of Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutQorHtdDY&t=15s How to get ahead in US national intelligence agencies? Lying to Americans! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6BA38ee5_Q And stand up for the science of structural engineering. It does not take a PhD to serve as a grand jury, but our Supreme Court refuses to order a grand jury. A good video/lecture as to why we need a FBI investigation or Congressional investigation of 9/11 part one WTC7 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXAuYjcjjPo Part 2: NIST’s false statements about the Twin Towers' collapse www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6F16xBQPMU Part 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YLaPD7AVJE The 2001 Anthrax Letter Attacks that enhanced the lie that Iraq had WMDs. Who planted the lies on network news that the Anthrax was made by Iraq? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hnsBSkUxwQ Bentonite is an absorbent clay and is a major component of kitty litter, but the main stream media linked it to an alleged Iraqi biological weapons program. Even as the inspection program was being shut down my Madeline Albright and after the inspectors found no evidence of any Iraqi nuke or biological program. ABC news totally lied that a US government investigation found the presence of bentonite in the anthrax letter’s type of anthrax bacteria spores. The three or four "well-placed but separate sources" anonymous sources that went to journalist Brian Ross of ABC news and him that the US government had analyzed the anthrax particles and they found traces of bentonite, they TOTALLY LIED. ABC news admitted this was false, THAT THRERE WAS NEVER ANY US GOVERNMENT ANALYSIS finding bentonite ( aka those high level sources lied to get the US to invade IRAQ! To this day, ABC news or Brian Ross refused to disclose these high lever source. www.salon.com/2007/04/09/abc_anthrax/ for the new edition of my book “9/11 Direct Evidence” Send me an email at dickmcmanus55@aol.com and I will reply with the book for FREE or For sale at Amazon Kindle books Resolution to prosecution of George W. Bush et. al. for War Crimes WHEREAS there is overwhelming evidence that President George W. Bush and et. al. (his direct subordinates) committed war crimes, WHEREAS on April 18, 2023 John Bolton now says that Saddam was not an emanate threat, WHEREAS President Bush et al, ordered the kidnapping of an estimated 150 people from foreign nations (aka “extraordinary rendition”) and delivering them for interrogation by nations having a well documented history of torture,
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In my FREE books for example in the book “President Roosevelt Years” you can read about how his military intell people (SIGINT) knew the Japanese were headed to Pearl Harbor, but they did not tell the General and Admiral in Hawaii. In my JFK book you can learn about Lee Oswald being who was working for the CIA or ONI when he went to USSR and after he returned to the US. And you can learn the evidence that points to the CIA, Secret Service, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff as being who plotted Kennedy's assassination and the cover up. The trigger pullers were most likely anti-Castro Cubans with their North American mafia associates. In my book about the Nixon Years you can learn how closely he was tied to the North American mafia and learn that General Alexander Haig Jr. was most likely the real deep throat. You can also in this book learn about the Nixon Administration running a death squad in Latin America that pretended to be working as a counter drugs operation. In my book about Bill Clinton's role in trafficking in cocaine and launder money with the CIA you can read about how CIA trafficking in opium during the Vietnam War continued from Latin America. In my book about 9/11 you will get a chance to use your common sense to question more. I focus on CIA’s political warfare, CIA’s drug trafficking and assassination of elected foreign leaders; I focus on CIA’s political warfare and US war crimes. Here is a list of my free US History books. FREE Books 1610 to 1933 - Some Unpopular History of the United States The FDR Years 1933 to 1945 Some Unpopular History of the United States Did you know that on December 7, 1941 FDR knew the Japanese Navy was coming to attack and he did not tell the commanders in Hawaii. The Truman Years Apr. 1945 to Jan. 1953 Some Unpopular History of the United States The Eisenhower Years Jan. 1953 to Jan. 1961 Some Unpopular History of the United States The Truth about the JFK Assassination Some Unpopular History of the United States Plus a new chapter about how the CIA slandered Jim Garrison The Kennedy Years Jan. 1961 to Nov. 22, 1963 Some Unpopular History of the United State The main stream media is still covering up the JFK assassination The Lyndon Johnson Years - Nov. 1963 to Dec. 1968 Some Unpopular History of the United States The Nixon Years 1969 to Aug 9, 1874 Some Unpopular History of the United States Nixon beholden to the American mafia and the truth about WATERGATE, 88 pgs. The Ford Years – Aug. 9, 1974 to Jan. 20, 1977 Some Unpopular History of the United States 9/11 Hard Evidence, 135 pages The 9/11 Official Story is Total Bull Ship, 56 pages The Carter Years Jan 1977 to Dec 1980 Some Unpopular History of the United States Mysterious Deaths The CIA’s shaping US History, operation Mockingbird Some Unpopular History of the United States THE REAGAN YEARS (1981 to 1988) and Governor Bill Clinton’s cocaine trafficking and money laundering and DoJ failing to prosecute and covering up of CIA drug trafficking. Send me an email at dickmcmanus55@aol.com and I will reply with book for FREE or For sale at Amazon Kindle books From: Richard McManus Chief Warrant Officer-3/counterintelligence special agent (more like an FBI agent than CIA officer), US Army retired, BS psychology and nursing, Everett, WA member 2nd CD Democrats, 44th LD
What a great way to learn about the important work the Puget Sound Pilots do to keep our economy moving! I appreciate all the information and work that is happening behind the scenes to ensure our communities have what they need. ... See MoreSee Less
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I had a great tour of the @kindercare learning center in Everett recently and learned about their successes and challenges. Thank you to the amazing staff and kiddos for the great information!
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