Three seats on the Seattle City Council are up for grabs in the general election this Tuesday, with some significant changes to city leadership looming.

City Council Position 9

Sara Nelson aims to retain her place at position 9, a city-wide seat, among the city council. Acting as the current city council president, Nelson has served four years on the council since she was first elected in 2021.

However, Nelson performed poorly in the August primary, as challenger Dionne Foster earned 58.4% of the vote (110,636 votes), compared to Nelson’s 35.3% (66,909).

Foster’s experience is eclectic, including time working as a senior program officer for the nonprofit Seattle Foundation and also as a policy advisor for the City of Seattle from 2016 to 2018.

Foster has voiced that making the city mo

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