"Frankly I love this town" - City Council President Sara Nelson says goodbye
A lot has changed during Sara Nelson’s time in Seattle government.
She was a centrist outlier on a progressive city council when she was first elected in 2021. But the dynamics changed: Nelson became the center of power, and ended up running the show as council president, after a moderate slate of candidates swept the 2023 election.
She helped oversee pandemic-era recovery, worked with two different mayoral administrations and two very different presidential administrations during her time on the council.
Now - her time in office is coming to an end.
Next month, there will be a new…
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