Tanya Woo chosen to join Seattle City Council for citywide seat
The Seattle City Council has appointed small business owner Tanya Woo to the Position 8 citywide council seat, announced by newly-named Council President Sara Nelson.
Woo was among eight finalists, edging out Juan J. Cotto, Neha Nariya, Mark Solomon, Vivian Song, Steven Strand, Mari Sugiyama and Linh Thai. These finalists were chosen by the Seattle City Council from a list of 72 candidates who completed applications made public via the council vacancy webpage. Newly-elected councilmembers Bob Kettle, Cathy Moore, Maritza Rivera and Rob Saka all endorsed Woo for the position.
Woo received five votes from the council, while Song, Sugiyama and Thai each received one.
“As a community advocate, I’ve fought against continued discrimination from the city towards the CID, recently named one of the most endangered neighborhoods in America,” Woo said in her candidate statement. “I learned that fighting for our voice when the city imposes their will without listening to our community, is a fight we can win. I want to bring that same passion to fight for all of South Seattle.”
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