Speech delivered by Maurice Mitchell, national director of Working Families Party, at Jan. 13 inauguration of Kshama Sawant and launch of 2020 Tax Amazon movement: Good evening, Seattle! My name is Maurice Mitchell, and I’m the National Director of the Working Families Party. I want to start by thanking comrades Kshama Sawant and Sara Nelson […]
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January 14, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
‘Solidarity is a force stronger than gravity’ – Sara Nelson’s speech at Tax Amazon launch and Kshama Sawant inauguration Jan. 13
Remarks as prepared for Sara Nelson, Tax Amazon Launch, 01/13/2020. (Sara was unable to travel to Seattle for the speech and had her remarks delivered by flight attendant union organizer Kaylah Williams.) My name is Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants, representing 50,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines and currently organizing alongside […]
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January 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González’s Clean Campaigns Act Passes
The Seattle City Council passed a ban on most political spending by “foreign-influenced” corporations and increased election transparency today, voting in unanimous support of President M. Lorena González’s Clean Campaigns Act during its Full Council meeting. Seattle will become the largest and only the second city in the country to pass such legislation. Following a...
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January 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González Announces Birth of Her First Child
States plans to return after 12-weeks of parental leave SEATTLE – Council President M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), Chair of the Governance & Education Committee, announced the birth of her first child, Nadia Luciana González-Williams, born on January 10, 2020. González and baby Nadia are healthy and healing well, thanks to the support of...
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January 10, 2020December 21, 2023Councilmember Strauss
Hitting the Ground Running
Dear friends and neighbors, I am honored to be your District 6 Councilmember, representing the neighborhoods that shaped me and made me the person I am today. My top priority as your Councilmember is to steward our growth to be a sustainable, equitable, and affordable city that provides a high quality of life for everyone....
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January 9, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
2019 Year in Review
new-office-phone-number New Office Phone Number With the new Council taking office, telephone numbers for City Councilmembers are being changed to align with the district they represent. Councilmember phone numbers all begin with 206-684-880; the final digit will be for their district. Since I represent District 1, the new number will be 206-684-8801. For the two […]
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January 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Seattle City Council Announces 2020-2021 Committee Chairs and Assignments
Council President M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), along with her Council Colleagues, approved the Seattle City Council’s committee assignments today that will guide legislative work in 2020. Councilmembers who chair each committee manage legislation related to that committee’s focus. Councilmembers also serve as vice-chairs on committees and as members on others. Committee assignments last...
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January 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Colleagues Unanimously Elect González as Council President Making Her the First Latinx Council President In History
Councilmember M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), Chair of the Governance & Education Committee, was elected Council President by a unanimous vote of her colleagues during Monday’s first Full Council meeting of the New Year. The Council Presidency is a two-year term. The President serves as the presiding officer of the Council, sets the Full...
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January 6, 2020January 6, 2023News Releases
Statement on Committee Assignments
I am excited to announce that I will Chair the City Council’s Transportation, Utilities (and Technology) Committee. This is an enormous responsibility and a vote of confidence in my fiscal accountability experience as these departments comprise more than half ($3.8 billion) of our city government’s budget of $6.5 billion. This Committee impacts everyone as we […]
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January 2, 2020January 6, 2023News Releases
News Release: Councilmember Pedersen Calls for Analysis of Climate Impacts with New Legislation
SEATTLE – Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, NE Seattle) today announced he is introducing a resolution in the coming weeks to include climate change and carbon footprint considerations as part of an expanded “Fiscal Note” the City Council uses to review legislation. “Over the past year, I heard from residents all over District 4 who […]