Teresa Mosqueda

Teresa Mosqueda
Member of the Seattle City Council,
At-large position 8
Assumed office
November 28, 2017
Preceded by Kirsten Harris-Talley
Personal details
Born 1979/1980 (age 37–38)[1]
Olympia, Washington
Political party Democratic

Teresa Mosqueda is an American politician and labor activist from Seattle, Washington. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2017, serving in at-large position 8.[2]

In November 2013 she was the only member of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange who voted against increasing the salary of the health exchange's CEO by 13%.[3]

She is of Mexican descent and grew up in a politically active household.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Beekman, Daniel (October 29, 2017). "Housing at center of fierce Seattle City Council campaign fight between Jon Grant, Teresa Mosqueda". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-election-2017/
  3. ↑ http://blogs.seattletimes.com/healthcarecheckup/2013/11/20/exchange-board-votes-to-raise-ceos-salary/
  4. ↑ Groover, Heidi (July 5, 2017). "Race for Open City Council Seat Tests Seattle's New Political Divides". The Stranger. Retrieved November 28, 2017.


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