Terms of Office for Elected Officials

Executive
Mayor

Bruce A. Harrell
Elected 11/2021
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2025

Legislative
City Council

Position 1: District 1
Rob Saka
Elected 11/2023 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 2: District 2
Tammy Morales
Elected 11/2023 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 3: District 3
Joy Hollingsworth
Elected 11/2023 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 4: District 4
Maritza Rivera
Elected 11/2023
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 5: District 5
Cathy Moore
Elected 11/2023 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 6: District 6
Dan Strauss
Elected 11/2019 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2023
Position 7: District 7
Robert Kettle
Elected 11/2023 
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Position 8: At-large
Tanya Woo
Appointed 1/2023
Term expires: 11/2024*
Position 9: At-large
Sara Nelson
Elected 11/2021
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2025

 
*Tanya Woo was appointed to replace Teresa Mosqueda, who resigned from the City Council in January 2024.
As set out in the City Charter, Councilmember Woo will serve "until a successor is elected and qualified" at a special election held in concert with the next state general election.

Law
City Attorney

Ann Davison
Elected 11/2021
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2025

Judicial
Municipal Court

Judge
Faye Chess
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2026
Judge
Andrea Chin
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2026
Judge
Anita Crawford-Willis
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2026
Judge
Willie Gregory
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2026
Judge
Catherine McDowall
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term expires: 12/2026
Judge
Damon Shadid
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term Expires: 12/2027
Judge
Pooja Vaddadi
Elected 11/2022
Term length: 4 years
Term expires: 12/2026

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City Clerk

Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
Address: 600 4th Ave, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94728, Seattle, WA, 98124-4728
Phone: (206) 684-8344
CityClerk@seattle.gov

The Office of the City Clerk maintains the City's official records, provides support for the City Council, and manages the City's historical records through the Seattle Municipal Archives. The Clerk's Office provides information services to the public and to City staff.