Teresa Mosqueda
Teresa Mosqueda is an American politician and labor activist from Seattle, Washington. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2017 to represent the at-large position 8.[2]
Teresa Mosqueda | |
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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 39–40)[1] Olympia, Washington |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Manuel Valdes |
Residence | Queen Anne, Seattle |
Alma mater | University of Washington (BA), Evergreen State College (MPA) |
Website | Council page |
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]
Personal life
She is of Mexican descent and grew up in a politically active household.[1][4][5]
Teresa lived in an apartment in the Queen Anne neighborhood until buying a townhouse in early 2019.[6][7][8] Teresa's husband, Manuel Valdes, is an Associated Press journalist.[7] In April 2019 it was announced Teresa was believed to be the first sitting Seattle city councilmember to be pregnant; expecting a daughter in October 2019.[7]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Teresa Mosqueda | 53,676 | 31.59% | |
Nonpartisan | Jon Grant | 45,653 | 26.87% | |
Nonpartisan | Sara E. Nelson | 36,495 | 21.48% | |
Nonpartisan | Rudy Pantoja | 8,704 | 5.12% | |
Nonpartisan | Sheley Secrest | 8,467 | 4.98% | |
Nonpartisan | Charlene D. Strong | 7,562 | 4.45% | |
Nonpartisan | Hisam Goueli | 5,407 | 3.18% | |
Nonpartisan | Mac McGregor | 3,444 | 2.03% | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in | 486 | 0.29% | |
Turnout | 187,741 | 40.49% | ||
Registered electors | 463,660 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Teresa Mosqueda | 121,192 | 59.49% | |
Nonpartisan | Jon Grant | 81,302 | 39.91% | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in | 1,239 | 0.61% | |
Majority | 39,890 | 19.58% | ||
Turnout | 224,808 | 49.21% | ||
Registered electors | 456,871 |
References
- 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.
- "M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda win Seattle City Council seats". The Seattle Times. Nov 7, 2017. Retrieved Dec 15, 2019.
- "Exchange board votes to raise CEO's salary". The Seattle Times. Retrieved Dec 15, 2019.
- Groover, Heidi (July 5, 2017). "Race for Open City Council Seat Tests Seattle's New Political Divides". The Stranger. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- "WSLC Online -- Teresa Mosqueda". Oct 9, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved Dec 15, 2019.
- Kusisto, Laura (June 27, 2018). "Looking for an Apartment? It Is a Great Time to Rent". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rental-rates-flatten-in-major-cities-as-supply-floods-market-1530097200. Retrieved April 14, 2019. External link in
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(help) - Radil, Amy (April 12, 2019). "Seattle has its first pregnant city councilmember". KUOW. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- "Seattle City Council Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers' Rights Committee 4/18/19" (streamed video). Youtube. Seattle Channel. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
My husband and I ... just got the keys to our first townhouse...
- "Elections Results - Primary and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- "Elections Results - General and Special Election" (PDF). King County Elections. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2019.