King County is about to make history with a new council appointment.

County Executive Girmay Zahilay has nominated three people for his vacant District 2 seat. Whoever is chosen will become the first Black woman on the King County Council, creating the first majority-woman council in county history in the process.

The nominees are Cherryl Jackson-Williams, Nimco Bulale, and Rhonda Lewis.

“Nominating possible replacements for my King County Council seat is one of the most important actions I will take in my first month in office, and I am proud to nominate Cherryl Jackson-Williams, Nimco Bulale, and Rhonda Lewis,” Zahilay said in a prepared statement. “I know that any of the three will continue the important work of representing and fighting for District 2 residents on the King County Co

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