Seattle City Council
2023 election
In February 2023,Strauss announced he would seek a second term in office. [13] In the August primary,he face five challengers and came in first with 51.76% of the vote and Pete Hanning,executive director for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce,came in second with 29.34%. [14] [15] In the general election,Strauss and Hanning disagreed on most issues,with Hanning running as more of a moderate compared to Strauss. [7] Hanning criticized Strauss' for his support of defunding the Seattle Police Department budget by 50%,and for "flip-flopping" to then supporting SPD. [16] Strauss distanced himself from defund rhetoric,and called his support "a mistake." [16] [17]
In the general election,Strauss defeated Hanning,52.31% to 47.19%. [18]
Tenure
Strauss is the chair of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee in his first term on the council. [19] At the beginning of his term,he supported policies that reduced government regulations to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic,including expanding street cafes and suspending regulations on at-home businesses. [20] [21] During the George Floyd protests,Strauss supported cutting the Seattle Police budget by 50%,which he would later reverse,calling his support "a mistake." [22]
During his second term,Strauss was the budget committee chair and had to oversee a severe budget shortfall. [23] He would propose a "balanced package," which passed,sparring cuts to popular programs,like the Seattle Channel,but relied on pulling funds from the city's Jumpstart tax. [24]
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