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Mike O'Brien

Former councilmember · 2014–2019

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Former councilmember
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Overview and record

Activity at a glance

2015–2026 official records

Mike O'Brien received credit for 296 passed matters in 2015–2026, earning 698.6 points—within the available comparison group. The largest single contribution is CB 118498 (2015), worth 7.0 points: Adding a new Chapter 23.58B of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to establish the framework for an Affordable Housing Impact Mitigation Program…. The credited record is concentrated in Transportation & Infrastructure, especially permitting & development. Of those, 183 originated in an executive department before Council sponsorship.

2015–2026 LegisRate points

698.6

Within the available comparison group

183 credited measures originated in an executive department.

How scoring works

Outcome, voting, and attendance describe the record; they do not add to or subtract from the LegisRate score.

Sponsored outcomes 296 passed

100.0% passage rate

Final voting choices 1528 in favor

7 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 93.4% present or late

242 of 259 records

Sponsorship record216 prime · 68 co-sponsor · 12 unranked · 295 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes0 unsuccessful · 1 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices1535 recorded decisions0.5% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 2 not voting
Votes on contested matters59 recorded choices52 supported · 7 opposed
Attendance detail222 present · 20 late16 excused · 1 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing295 early · 1 after committee · 0 after passageFirst appearance in the official sponsor record.
Council-wide voting context93.4% without recorded opposition or abstention2904 of 3109 eligible final tallies; 205 contested.

Only the latest recorded legislative vote per matter is used; a missing structured tally is not counted as an absence.

What the work concerns

Policy-area mix

Share of scored work

Mike O'Brien's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 698.6 points

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Transportation & Infrastructure

359.3 points · 51.4%

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By year

Annual work

YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
2019174.884100.083260.00.089.8
2018160.258100.058110.30.098.0
2017125.060100.060171.00.090.9
2016131.547100.04770.60.092.7
2015107.147100.047190.30.096.0
Career total698.6296100.0295800.50.093.4

Rates are shown only when the relevant official record exists. Vote and attendance measures describe participation; they do not affect points.

Council roles

Committees & positions

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Contributing bills

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Adding a new Chapter 23.58B of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to establish the framework for an Affordable Housing Impact Mitigation Program….CB 118498 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2015 · Land Use & DevelopmentAffordable HousingZoningPermitting & Development +7.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adding a new Chapter 23.58B of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) to establish the framework for an Affordable Housing Impact Mitigation Program for commercial development; and amending subsection 23.40.020.A, subsection 23.76.006.B, subsection 23.76.006.C, and subsection 25.05.675.I of the SMC.

Affordable HousingZoningPermitting & Development

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $195,000,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(6 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 124895
Imposes a tax on heating oil service providers.CB 119607 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Environment, Climate & ParksTaxes, Revenue & Debt +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to heating oil; imposing a tax on heating oil service providers; directing the expenditure of heating oil tax revenues; directing relevant City departments to create a plan for regulating the use of heating oil tanks; adding a new Chapter 5.47 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 5.30.010, 5.30.060, 5.55.010, 5.55.040, 5.55.060, 5.55.150, 5.55.165, 5.55.220, 5.55.230, and 6.208.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Taxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $1,593,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical conservation, pollution, climate, or parks actionSigned ordinance 125934
Authorizes the Mayor to execute an agreement with the State of Washington to set forth roles and responsibilities and establish a method….CB 119416 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructureProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the State Route 520 Project; authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the State of Washington to set forth roles and responsibilities and establish a method for reimbursing costs, where applicable, to operate and maintain the infrastructure constructed as part of the State of Washington’s State Route 520 Project.

Procurement & Contracts

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,640,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share5 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical street, transit, vehicle, or right-of-way actionSigned ordinance 125754
Amending the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475), as amended by Ordinance 125635, to lift the proviso on 2018 Mobility-Capital Budget Control Level expenditures.CB 119434 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructureBudget & Appropriations +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to appropriations for the Delridge Multimodal Corridor Project; amending the 2018 Budget (Ordinance 125475), as amended by Ordinance 125635, to lift the proviso on 2018 Mobility-Capital Budget Control Level expenditures.

Budget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $19,500,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical street, transit, vehicle, or right-of-way actionSigned ordinance 125788
Authorizes acceptance of funding from non-City sources.CB 119512 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructureBudget & Appropriations +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the City’s 2019 Budget; authorizing acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Center to accept specified grants and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 125724, which adopted the 2019 Budget, including the 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation in various budget control levels, and from various funds in the 2019 Budget; adding new projects to the 2019-2024 CIP; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2019-2024 CIP; making cash transfers between the General Fund and the Transportation Fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Budget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $34,553,956. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedprogram-specific budget action inherits affected serviceSigned ordinance 125832
Authorizes the loan of funds in the amount of $9,000,000 for design of the streetcar.CB 119602 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructureTransitBudget & Appropriations +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the financing of the Center City Streetcar Connector project; authorizing the loan of funds in the amount of $9,000,000 for design of the streetcar; amending Ordinance 125724, which adopted the 2019 Budget, including the 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation; and revising project allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2019-2024 CIP.

TransitBudget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $9,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 1 opposedprogram-specific budget action inherits affected serviceSigned ordinance 125889
Requiring major paving projects to include protected bicycle lanes as identified in The City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.CB 119601 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructureTraffic SafetyPermitting & Development +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the construction of protected bicycle lanes; requiring major paving projects to include protected bicycle lanes as identified in The City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan; and adding a new Chapter 15.80 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

Traffic SafetyPermitting & Development

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 0, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125902
Removing the properties from the limited access highway purposes property designation previously assigned to them.CB 119609 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Labor & City WorkforceAffordable HousingParks & RecreationCollective Bargaining +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to certain City-owned properties located in the South Lake Union neighborhood and declaring them as surplus to the City’s needs; removing the properties from the limited access highway purposes property designation previously assigned to them; authorizing sale of the properties for an aggregate selling price of $138,500,000, together with additional cash and non-cash consideration, including the purchaser’s covenant to develop affordable housing and to negotiate a lease with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department for a recreational facility to be located upon a portion of one of the properties; authorizing the Mayor or designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of the property consistent with its terms; authorizing the Superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department or designee to negotiate, execute, and deliver a lease of the recreational facility; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation or designee to negotiate, execute, and deliver all other documents necessary or appropriate to effect the foregoing and to carry out the transactions described in this ordinance; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Affordable HousingParks & RecreationCollective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $143,500,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 125916
Authorizes the Directors of Transportation and the Seattle Center to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of….CB 119205 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2018 · Transportation & InfrastructureBudget & AppropriationsProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Directors of Transportation and the Seattle Center to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 125475, which adopted the 2018 Budget, including the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation; revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2018-2023 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Budget & AppropriationsProcurement & Contracts

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $17,147,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedprogram-specific budget action inherits affected serviceSigned ordinance 125540
Repealing Ordinance 125442, which imposed a tax on short-term rental operators under Chapter 5.54 of the Seattle Municipal Code.CB 119263 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2018 · Housing & HomelessnessTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE repealing Ordinance 125442, which imposed a tax on short-term rental operators under Chapter 5.54 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Taxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $6,000,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 1: one department or city system is principally responsible for implementation.

Factors [1, 1, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125594