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More than a dozen people filed following Jenny Durkan s decision not to run for re-election.
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An entrance to Seattle City Hall is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in downtown Seattle. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 8:16 AM PDT March 19, 2021
SEATTLE With the position of mayor of Seattle being left vacant following Jenny Durkan s decision not to run for re-election, more than a dozen people have filed to campaign in the primary election.
Elected mayors serve four-year terms and are responsible for ensuring the laws of the city are enforced, while directing and controlling city officers and agencies.
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by Nathalie Graham • Feb 19, 2021 at 9:00 am
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Democracy vouchers just landed in your mailboxes, which means it’s already election season, baby!!! This year Seattle will elect a mayor, two citywide city council seats, and a city attorney.
Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez, Chief Seattle Club executive director Colleen Echohawk, architect Andrew Grant Houston, and SEED Seattle s Lance Randall are the names you may recognize in the mayoral race so far. Meanwhile, the city council and city attorney races have been pretty quiet. Sponsored $20 lunch and $35 / $50 dinner options. Venues offer takeout, delivery, indoor and outdoor dining.
No job for the faint of heart
Mon, 12/21/2020
By Jean Godden
As we sit down to smaller than usual holiday celebrations, Seattleites are confronting an interesting dilemma. Who s going to be leading our city in future years?
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, after a tumultuous three years at the helm, decided not to run for a second term. In announcing her Dec. 7 decision, the mayor said she wanted to serve her final year restoring the city economy after months of being buffeted by riots, violence, hate crimes and ravages of the covid-19 crisis.
That makes Durkan the city s fourth mayor out of the last five to serve only one term. King County Executive Dow Constantine acknowledged that Durkan was handed a mess that no one could have foreseen. It has been chaotic: a pandemic, homelessness, nightly demonstrations and unrest. Dow s conclusion: The job chews people up.