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Bailey Medillo

Bailey Medillo

Communications manager at the Washington Bus, Washington state's largest political advocacy organization run by and for young people, based in Seattle.

Sep 22, 2026

8:32
Wait, what does that look like? Like you just hang out at a ballot box and you have a little party there or what?
8:36
Oh, my gosh.
8:36
Imagine like 11 teenagers all passing candy and stickers, dancing while we have some live music going on, cheering when people rush up to the ballot, cheering with their ballot in their hands.
8:50
And like this like celebration of, hey, you voted late, but you voted at all.
8:55
And creating spaces where young people can just be proud of being young.
9:00
with each other and being in a living, breathing city is just what fuels continuous leadership and continuous engagement.
9:09
I'll say myself, like I am such a bad voter because sometimes I find myself being like, it's so fun to just vote where the party's at, where people are celebrating, where community is showing up.

13 MINS LATER

22:08
I do want to ask, since this is episode three of a five-part series, what is one thing that you want someone who is listening to this here in Seattle to walk away with?

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