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b'Becoming a Citizen Activist Nick Licata. Nick is from a working-class family, where neither parent graduated from high school. Licata, who couldn\\u2019t read until the age of nine, was the first of his relatives to attend college.

He led the local chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Bowling Green State University and subsequently was elected student body president. He became a Seattle City Councilmember despite being significantly outspent, with the majority of the council, the mayor, and both daily newspapers supporting his opponent. He was elected to five terms to the council and became its president.'