Teresa Mosqueda
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 | Teresa Carmen Mosqueda July 4, 1980 Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Manuel Valdes |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Queen Anne, Seattle |
Alma mater | University of Washington (BA) Evergreen State College (MPA) |
Website | Council page |
Teresa Carmen Mosqueda (born July 4, 1980) 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.[1]
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%.[2]
Personal life[]
Mosqueda is of third-generation Mexican descent on her father's side and Polish/Swedish/Norwegian on her mother's.[3] She grew up in a middle-income, politically active household.[4][5][6][3] Both her parents are educators.[3] Her father teaches political economy and social change at Evergreen State College, while her mother was an early learning professional who ended up working in higher education policy.[3]
Mosqueda lived in an apartment in the Queen Anne neighborhood until buying a townhouse in early 2019.[7][8][9] Her husband, Manuel Valdes, is an Associated Press journalist.[8] In April 2019 it was announced Mosqueda was believed to be the first sitting Seattle city councilmember to be pregnant; expecting a daughter in October 2019.[8] She gave birth to a baby girl in October 2019.[10]
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 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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Council Conversations with Teresa Mosqueda" (streamed video). Youtube. Seattle Channel. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c 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...
- ^ "Council Connection » Councilmember Mosqueda's Statement on the Birth of Her Child". council.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- People from Olympia, Washington
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