Alexis Mercedes Rinck ran on a platform of passing new progressive taxes to fund social services, affordable housing, police alternatives and community development. Voters elected Rinck 58%-41% over Tanya Woo, a more conservative opponent who’d been appointed by the Council to temporarily fill the vacant seat.
Now, less than a year later, Councilmember Rinck must run for reelection. The citywide Position 8 seat was previously held by Teresa Mosqueda, who left at the start of 2024 with two years remaining in her term after being elected to King County Council.
The Seattle Council appointed Woo to fill the seat until November, when voters elected Rinck to serve the final year
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