Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney,former federal prosecutor,and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle,Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan. Durkan is a member of the Democratic Party. After earning her Juris Doctor from University of Washington School of Law in 1985,Durkan began practicing law as a criminal defense lawyer and civil litigator. In October 2009,President Barack Obama appointed her United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. She held that position until September 2014.
Marilyn Strickland is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from Washington's 10th congressional district. The district is based in the state capital of Olympia,and also includes much of eastern Tacoma.
Harris–Stowe State University (HSSU) is a public historically black university in St. Louis,Missouri. The university offers 50 majors,minors,and certificate programs in education,business,and arts &sciences. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. It is immediately east of the Saint Louis University campus. The school enrolled 1,098 students in 2023.
Kshama Sawant is an Indian-American politician and economist who served on the Seattle City Council from 2014 to 2024. She is a member of Socialist Alternative,the first and only member of the party to date to be elected to public office.
Becky Birtha is an American poet and children's author who lives in the greater Philadelphia area. She is best known for her poetry and short stories depicting African-American and lesbian relationships,often focusing on topics such as interracial relationships,emotional recovery from a breakup,single parenthood and adoption. Her poetry was featured in the acclaimed 1983 anthology of African-American feminist writing Home Girls:A Black Feminist Anthology,edited by Barbara Smith and published by Kitchen Table:Women of Color Press. She has won a Lambda Literary award for her poetry. She has been awarded grants from the Pew Fellowships in the Arts,the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to further her literary works. In recent years she has written three children's historical fiction picture books about the African-American experience.
Norie Sato is an artist living in Seattle,Washington. She works in the field of public art using sculpture and various media–including glass,terrazzo,plastic film,stone,and metal–and often incorporating lighting effects,landscaping,mosaics,prints,and video. She frequently collaborates with architects,city planners,and other artists and specializes in integrating artwork and site specific design.
Caroline Elizabeth Means is an American retired soccer goalkeeper. Before announcing her retirement in 2018,Caroline played for Sky Blue FC,Seattle Reign FC and Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. She also represented the United States on the under-20,under-18,under-17,and under-15 national teams.
The 2017 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 7,2017. It was won by former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan,who beat civic activist Cary Moon in the general election by 15 percentage points. The two candidates had advanced from an earlier primary election held in August,which ensured that Seattle would have its first female mayor since Bertha Knight Landes was elected in 1926. Municipal elections are officially nonpartisan though most candidates have declared party affiliations.
Andrea Jenkins is an American politician,writer,performance artist,poet,and transgender activist. She is known for being the first Black openly transgender woman elected to public office in the United States,since January 2018 on the Minneapolis City Council and as the council's president from January 2022 to January 2024.
Park Elizabeth Cannon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives,representing the 58th district,and a member of the Democratic Party.
Rebecca Jae Saldaña is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 37th district,representing parts of Seattle and Renton,Washington. She was appointed by the King County Council to the office to replace Pramila Jayapal after she was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Vandana Slatter is a Canadian-American politician,pharmacist,and scientist serving as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives from the 48th district.
Nikkita R. Oliver is an American lawyer,non-profit administrator,educator,poet,and politician. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election,but finished third in the primary with 17% of the vote. Oliver was defeated again in an at-large Seattle city council race in 2021.
Emily Elissa Randall is an American politician and activist who is a member of the Washington State Senate from the 26th district. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected in 2018.
The 2021 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the Mayor of Seattle. It was won by former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell,who defeated then-current President Lorena González;both candidates had advanced from a nonpartisan primary election on August 3.
The 2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election was held on December 7,2021. Kshama Sawant,a member of the Seattle City Council from the 3rd district,defeated an attempt to recall her. This was the first recall election held in Seattle since the one held against Mayor Wesley C. Uhlman in 1975,and the first for a city councilor in the city's history.
The 2019 Seattle City Council election was held on November 5,2019. Seven seats of the nine-member Seattle City Council were up for election. Four incumbent members of the city council did not run for reelection,while the remaining three incumbents all won reelection.
The 2021 Seattle City Council election were held on November 2,2021. Two seats of the nine-member Seattle City Council were up for election.
Sandra Nurse is a Panamanian-born American carpenter and Democratic politician from New York City who has served as the New York City Council member for the 37th district since 2022. District 37 covers Bushwick and other neighborhoods in northern Brooklyn.
The 2021 Seattle City Attorney election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent City Attorney Pete Holmes sought reelection to a fourth term in office,but came third place in the officially nonpartisan August 3 primary election and failed to advance to the general election,with both Nicole Thomas-Kennedy and Ann Davison finishing ahead of Holmes in the primary. Davison defeated Thomas-Kennedy in the general election.
