Seattle City Council member Morales will resign in January: 'Council has undermined my work ...'
Seattle City Council member Tammy Morales announced she is resigning from the City Council, effective Jan. 6, despite her term in office not ending until 2027.
“Representing the people of Seattle, especially of south Seattle, has been my greatest honor and I will miss the opportunity to work alongside all of you on behalf of our neighbors,’ Morales said in her announcement. “I’m proud of the work we’ve accomplished over my tenure, including passing the historic Race and Social Justice ordinance, our Tenants Bill of Rights and securing over $350 million of investments in D2 and across the city.”
Morales was re-elected to the Seattle City Council, representing District 2, in 2023, defeating challenger Tanya Woo by 403 votes. A Seattle Council member since 2019, she first ran for the Council in 2015, losing to then-incumbent Bruce Harrell by just 344 votes. Four years later, she defeated Mark Solomon in 2019 by nearly 6,000 votes.
According to Publicola, Morales began seriously considering leaving the Council in September after she “went home and screamed at (her) family” following a confrontation amongst the Council.
https://mynorthwest.com/4016098/seattle-councilmember-morales-announces-abrupt-departure-council-has-undermined-my-work-as-a-policymaker/
