M. Lorena González

Position 9 · Citywide

M. Lorena González

Former councilmember · 2015–2021

Former councilmember

Total in available record · LegisRate points

436.6

2015–2026 records · source checked Oct 8, 2026

202 sponsored measures adopted in the available record.

Service: 2015–2021. Coverage is limited to 2015–2026.

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Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Former councilmember · recorded terms: 2015–2021. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

M. Lorena González is a Seattle attorney and politician who served on the Seattle City Council and as council president before running for mayor. She worked as a civil-rights and workers’ rights attorney and served as executive director of Casa Latina before focusing in office on labor, immigrant, housing, and public-safety issues. She was the first Latina and first openly queer woman elected to the Seattle City Council.

González served Position 9 from 2015 through 2021 and was council president from 2020 to 2022. Her legislative work included worker scheduling, hotel workloads, immigrant legal defense, family leave, police oversight, and other progressive policy priorities.

Background summary adapted from Wikipedia; it is separate from the LegisRate record and score.

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

202 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 264 of 311 Full Council attendance records.

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

Sponsored measures adopted 202 passed

100.0% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 1683 in favor

6 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 84.9% present or late

264 of 311 records

Sponsorship record123 prime · 79 co-sponsor · 200 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes0 unsuccessful · 0 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices1689 recorded decisions0.4% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 1 not voting
Votes on contested matters86 recorded choices80 supported · 6 opposed
Attendance detail258 present · 6 late47 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing200 early · 0 after committee · 2 after passageFirst appearance in the official sponsor record.
Council-wide voting context93.4% without recorded opposition or abstention2912 of 3119 eligible final tallies; 207 contested.

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

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Financial information

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Campaign contributions show money given to a campaign. Personal disclosure filings list reported income, investments and financial interests, often in broad ranges. These records do not estimate personal wealth or establish donor influence.

Campaign contributions

Unavailable

2021 Mayor race

The selected campaign is identified, but the export’s voucher/private category split disagrees with official SEEC summaries. Donor amounts are withheld; no allocation is guessed.

Checked Oct 12, 2026

Official SEEC campaign record

The selected campaign is identified, but the export’s voucher/private category split disagrees with official SEEC summaries. Donor amounts are withheld; no allocation is guessed.

Sources and coverage

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Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; not included in this donor list. Check the separate SEEC record

Personal financial disclosure

Reviewed

Latest available publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of 2026-10-12; actual filing office: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER — CITY OF SEATTLE. Covers 2021-01-01 through 2021-12-31. Historical personal disclosure, not present wealth or necessarily income/assets during Seattle Council service.

Checked Oct 12, 2026

Washington PDC Personal Financial Affairs (F-1) · official statement viewer

Coverage year 2021 · Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 · received Apr 18, 2022

View 10 disclosed entries

Disclosed income · 1

  • City of Seattle Councilmember Filer
    • Reported income range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99

Financial assets and investment income · 2

  • Standard Insurance LTD Basic/Supplemental Insurance & Life Insurance Filer
    • Reported value range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
  • Seattle City Employees' Retirement System City Retirement Fund Filer
    • Reported value range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99

Washington real estate · 1

  • Washington real estate Reported property; location omitted Filer
    • Reported value range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    Assessed-value band; not market value, equity or net worth.

Disclosed creditors · 6

  • Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Real-estate creditor Filer
    • Original debt range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
    • Current debt range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Verity Credit Union Reported creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
    • Ending debt range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Internal Revenue Service Reported creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt rangeLess than $30,000.00
    • Ending debt rangeLess than $30,000.00
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • BMW Financial Services Reported creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    • Ending debt rangeLess than $30,000.00
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Navient Reported creditor Filer
    • Original debt range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    • Ending debt rangeLess than $30,000.00
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • PHEAA Reported creditor Filer
    • Original debt range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
    • Ending debt range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
Sources and coverage

Latest available publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of 2026-10-12; actual filing office: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER — CITY OF SEATTLE. Covers 2021-01-01 through 2021-12-31. Historical personal disclosure, not present wealth or necessarily income/assets during Seattle Council service.

Self-reported personal disclosure, separate from campaign contributions, government finance and LegisRate scores. Bands are not exact income or net worth. Asset values describe the reporting period, not present holdings. An entry does not establish a conflict, misconduct or donor influence. Blank amount fields remain unspecified.

Includes filer and explicitly joint entries only. Family-only entries, all addresses, parcel identifiers, contacts, signatures, account identifiers, loan terms/security and unnecessary personal descriptions are omitted. Joint bands are not divided into a personal share.

Manual category/identity review of actual official source JSON; no net-worth calculation.

No included row is not evidence of no income, no assets, no liabilities or no business role.

Mortgages are drawn from the real-estate section as well as the separate debt section.

Repeated source rows are preserved; account labels or repeated bands are not deduplicated.

SEEC separate local F-1 statements · checked Oct 12, 2026: SEEC directs readers to contact its office for statement copies. No request made. Source

What the work concerns

Policy-area mix

Labor & City Workforce accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 114.2 points (26.1%).

M. Lorena González's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 436.6 points

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Labor & City Workforce

114.2 points · 26.1%

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By year

Annual work

In 2021, 44 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 107.1 points.

Full annual history · 2015–2026. Points use the measure’s introduction year.

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
2021107.144
202088.947
201978.142
201858.222
201763.730
201640.517
20150.00
Total in available record436.6202
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
2021107.144100.043200.80.087.0
202088.947100.046240.00.077.4
201978.142100.042180.70.083.7
201858.222100.02230.80.084.0
201763.730100.03090.00.085.5
201640.517100.01750.00.090.9
20150.00—000.00.0100.0
Total in available record436.6202100.0200790.40.084.9

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

12 committee assignments available for recorded service.

  • ChairCommittee on Housing Affordability, Human Services, and Economic Resiliency
  • Vice ChairEducation, Equity, and Governance Committee
  • Vice ChairEnergy Committee
  • Vice ChairFinance and Neighborhoods Committee
  • ChairGender Equity, Safe Communities, New Americans, and Education Committee
  • ChairGender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee
  • ChairGovernance and Education Committee
  • Vice ChairPublic Safety and Human Services Committee
  • MemberCivic Development, Public Assets, and Native Communities Committee
  • MemberCommittee on Central Waterfront, Seawall, and Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program
  • MemberEducation and Governance Committee
  • MemberEnergy and Environment Committee

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

202 adopted measures contribute to the full 2015–2026 total. Bills are listed by credited points.

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Authorizes the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and PROTEC17 Strategic Advisor-Legislative Bargaining Unit to be effective….CB 120034 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Labor & City WorkforceCollective Bargaining +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and PROTEC17 Strategic Advisor-Legislative Bargaining Unit to be effective January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Collective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,106,000,000. 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, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126316
Authorizes the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and PROTEC17 Office of Emergency Management unit to be….CB 120232 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Labor & City WorkforceEmergency ManagementCollective Bargaining +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and PROTEC17 Office of Emergency Management unit to be effective through December 31, 2021; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Emergency ManagementCollective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,106,000,000. 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, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126495
Related to City finances.CB 119763 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2020 · Budget & Appropriations +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to City finances; creating a fund for depositing donations, gifts, and grants related to The City of Seattle’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic; creating a Budget Summary Level; amending Ordinance 126000, which adopted the 2020 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

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 $30,000,000. Durability 0: the action is transactional, technical, advisory, or one-time. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

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

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedgeneral or cross-department budget actionSigned ordinance 126062
Authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers’ Guild.CB 119794 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2020 · Labor & City WorkforceCollective Bargaining +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers’ Guild; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Collective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,106,000,000. 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, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 1 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126087
Authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District….CB 119878 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2020 · Labor & City WorkforceCollective Bargaining +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge 160, Local 79; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Collective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,106,000,000. 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, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126166
Repealing Chapter 14.18 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), consisting of Sections 14.18.10, 14.18.20, 14.18.30, and 14.18.40 SMC.CB 118930 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2017 · Public Safety & Justice +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to The City of Seattle’s acquisition and use of surveillance technologies; repealing Chapter 14.18 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), consisting of Sections 14.18.10, 14.18.20, 14.18.30, and 14.18.40 SMC; and adding a new Chapter 14.18 to the SMC, consisting of Sections 14.18.010, 14.18.020, 14.18.030, 14.18.040, 14.18.050, 14.18.060, 14.18.070, 14.18.080, and 14.18.090.

fiscal band inferred from action type

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 1: the action authorizes a transaction or program with a material but unparsed amount. 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 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 125376
Adding a new Chapter 7.30 to the Seattle Municipal Code.CB 120092 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Economy & Small Business +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of food delivery businesses and platforms; adding a new Chapter 7.30 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $250. 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 share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 126367
Authorizes the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77….CB 120102 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Labor & City WorkforceElectricityCollective BargainingBudget & Appropriations +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 77 to be effective January 23, 2021 to January 22, 2023; amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget, by increasing appropriations to Seattle City Light for 2021 payments therefor; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

ElectricityCollective BargainingBudget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $7,511,927. 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 share9 in favor · 0 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126378
Authorizes the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Fire Chiefs Association, IAFF, Local 2898….CB 120107 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Labor & City WorkforceFire & EMSCollective BargainingBudget & Appropriations +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Fire Chiefs Association, IAFF, Local 2898, to be effective January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021; and amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget, by increasing appropriations to the Seattle Fire Department for providing the 2019, 2020, and 2021 payments therefor; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Fire & EMSCollective BargainingBudget & Appropriations

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 1: the largest detected official amount is about $2,499,837. 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 opposedemployment or labor actionSigned ordinance 126382
Creates an Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts.CB 120124 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Government Operations & FinanceTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the organization of City government; creating an Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts; adding a new Chapter 3.44 to, amending Section 3.39.010 and 3.39.035 of, and repealing Section 3.40.060 and Chapter 3.82 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 0: the largest detected official amount is about $660,000. 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, 0, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedinternal governance or general financial administrationSigned ordinance 126395