Preview: Joe Nguyen was a Progressive Legislator. Now he Heads the Chamber.

Meet Joe Nguyen, a seemingly unusual pick to head the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. A former Bernie Sanders delegate and former progressive state lawmaker who championed policies like the capital gains tax and famously eschewed corporate PAC money, Nguyen is now leading the fiscally conservative Chamber through a period of change as it tries to navigate Seattle's progressive electorate while fostering a thriving business environment. This is a preview of a members only episode. Sign up to support the podcast and unlock your members only feed at patreon.com/seattlenice. Our editor is Quinn Waller. Help Quinn rebuild after a fire Editor’s note: During this interview, Erica said the Chamber has supported moving oversight of some parts of the homelessness system to the city's Human Services Department. The Chamber has not taken a position on this issue. Send us a text! Note that we can only respond directly to emails realseattlenice@gmail.com Support the show Your support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice.

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Preview: Joe Nguyen was a Progressive Legislator. Now he Heads the Chamber. is an episode from Seattle Nice by David Hyde, Erica Barnett, and Sandeep Kaushik .

This episode is 11:24 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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