On Wednesday, the Council heard a status update on the Democracy Vouchers program.
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Category Archives: election
Notes from today’s Council meetings
Here’s a quick summary of notable things from today’s City Council meetings.
Candidates page updated
I just posted an update to the Candidates page on my site, with the latest information from the state Public Disclosure Commission and the Seattle Ethics and Elections Committee. That includes candidates’ financial disclosure forms, and links to reported campaign contributions.
Of note: Rudy Pantoja has not files financial disclosure forms, which are due within two weeks of filing for candidacy (he filed on December 16th). He also has not reported any campaign contributions.
Sara Nelson filed for candidacy on April 20, so she still has a few more days before her financial disclosure form is due. I’ll post it when it becomes available.
Council members file their 2017 financial disclosures (most of them anyway)
By law, the eleven elected officials in Seattle must file an annual F-1 financial disclosure form as a public record with the city clerk by April 15th of each year. As of this morning (April 24), seven of the nine have done so.
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Election irony of the day
As I was combing through the City Council candidates’ filed paperwork, I came across something particularly ironic.
Gonzalez to seek re-election
In a surprise to almost no one, Council member M. Lorena Gonzalez announced today that she will be running for re-election for the city-wide Council Position 9, which she currently holds.
An Interview with Council Member Tim Burgess
Last week Council member Tim Burgess announced that he would not run for re-election next year. Yesterday I had a thoughtful, far-ranging interview with Burgess, touching on his reasons for making this his last term, reflections on the past year and the political climate in the city, his support for the Mayor, and his plans for 2017 and beyond.
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Tuesday news roundup: Burgess, move-in fees, and Wells Fargo
Tim Burgess’s announcement that he will not be running for re-election tops the news this morning.
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News roundup: budget, Sawant, and more
Yesterday’s final approval of the city budget tops the news.
Is Seattle headed for a middle-class voter revolt?
Seattle was an island of deep blue in an ocean of red on Election Day, leading many to assume that the city is immune to the shift that happened in the rest of the country. Let’s put that to the test.
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