Debora Juarez

District 5

Debora Juarez

Member · 2016–2026

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District 5
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Activity at a glance

2015–2026 official records

Debora Juarez received credit for 297 passed matters in 2015–2026, earning 794.5 points—near the top of the current council. The largest single contribution is CB 119491 (2019), worth 9.0 points: Provides for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on August 6, 2019, a…. The credited record leans most toward Environment, Climate & Parks, especially parks & recreation. Of those, 143 originated in an executive department before Council sponsorship.

2015–2026 LegisRate points

794.5

Near the top of the current council

143 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 297 passed

99.7% passage rate

Final voting choices 2158 in favor

18 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 85.0% present or late

381 of 448 records

Sponsorship record206 prime · 86 co-sponsor · 5 unranked · 295 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes1 unsuccessful · 2 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices2176 recorded decisions0.8% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 18 not voting · 1 disqualified
Votes on contested matters144 recorded choices126 supported · 18 opposed
Attendance detail353 present · 28 late66 excused · 1 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing295 early · 1 after committee · 1 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

Debora Juarez's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 794.5 points

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Environment, Climate & Parks

276.9 points · 34.8%

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By year

Annual work

YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202680.622100.02201.10.078.1
20254.01100.0100.00.082.4
20245.85100.055
202391.823100.02300.60.079.1
202278.02295.72201.50.083.3
202194.534100.03481.20.082.6
202070.838100.038251.70.081.1
2019115.852100.052240.70.091.8
201889.032100.03280.80.086.0
2017102.745100.044160.00.085.5
201661.423100.02250.60.094.5
Career total794.529799.7295910.80.085.0

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

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Provides for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on August 6, 2019, a….CB 119491 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Arts, Culture & CommunityTechnology & BroadbandLibraries & Community FacilitiesElections +9.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to regular property taxes; providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on August 6, 2019, a proposition to lift the limit on regular property taxes under chapter 84.55 RCW and authorize the City to levy additional taxes for up to seven years for the purpose of sustaining investments in Library operating hours, collections, technology, and maintenance while expanding access to opportunity through additional hours, Library materials, and technology and undertaking seismic retrofits of three Library facilities; authorizing creation of a new fund; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Technology & BroadbandLibraries & Community FacilitiesElections

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $213,300,000. Durability 2: the measure creates a lasting regulatory, charter, or voter-approved structure. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

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

(8 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedballot measure inherits funded policy subjectSigned ordinance 125809
Creates City Light rates and service rules for data centers and updates other customer charges.CB 121231 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Utilities & TechnologyElectricity +7.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the City Light Department; establishing new retail rate schedules; establishing a new customer class and conditions of service for data centers whose electricity demand constitutes a new large load; modifying customer charges for service connections; augmenting the rate stabilization account mechanism; amending Sections 21.49.020, 21.49.030, 21.49.052, 21.49.055, 21.49.057, 21.49.058, 21.49.060, 21.49.065, 21.49.083, 21.49.086, 21.49.110, and 21.49.130 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 21.49.059 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 21.49.081 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Electricity

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $245,441,000. 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 [2, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(6 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127473
Updates City Light's voluntary green-power and community-solar programs.CB 121261 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Utilities & TechnologyElectricity +6.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the City Light Department; amending Sections 21.49.084 and 21.49.087 of the Seattle Municipal Code to update the Voluntary Green Power Programs and Community Solar Program.

Electricity

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 $14,253,000. 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 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127493
Authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the….CB 120655 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2023 · 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 United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry Local 32; 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 $10,142,000. 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 126898
Authorizes execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 27 AFL-CIO-CLC.CB 120730 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2023 · 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 Fire Fighters, Local 27 AFL-CIO-CLC; 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 $106,500,000. 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 126974
Amending Ordinance 126490, which adopted the 2022 Budget.CB 120324 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2022 · Budget & Appropriations +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 126490, which adopted the 2022 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the 2022 Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; 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 $17,360,707. 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 126582
Authorizes the execution of a collective bargaining agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Management Association to be effective….CB 120332 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2022 · Labor & City WorkforcePoliceCollective 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 the Seattle Police Management Association to be effective January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

PoliceCollective Bargaining

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $21,140,000. 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 126597
Authorizes and providing for the issuance and sale of local improvement district bonds (LID Bonds, as defined herein) to provide funds to….CB 120073 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Transportation & InfrastructureTaxes, Revenue & Debt +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to financing public improvements within Local Improvement District No. 6751 (also known as the Waterfront LID); authorizing and providing for the issuance and sale of local improvement district bonds (LID Bonds, as defined herein) to provide funds to pay or reimburse a portion of the costs of the LID Improvements (as defined), to make a deposit to the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund, and to pay the costs of issuance of the bonds; pledging the LID assessments collected in the Waterfront LID and the amounts available in the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund to pay and secure the LID Bonds; providing parameters for Bond Sale Terms including conditions, covenants, and other sale terms; providing for and fixing the installment payment terms and interest rate on assessments in the Waterfront LID; amending Section 20.08.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code to conform to changes in state law; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Taxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $19,000,000. 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 opposedhistorical Waterfront LID or public-right-of-way actionSigned ordinance 126364
Identifying philanthropic funding for construction and operations and maintenance and safety and security of public spaces on the Central Waterfront.CB 119448 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2019 · Transportation & InfrastructurePermitting & DevelopmentParks & RecreationProcurement & Contracts +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the funding, operations, and management for Central Waterfront improvements; identifying philanthropic funding for construction and operations and maintenance and safety and security of public spaces on the Central Waterfront; identifying a timeline for philanthropic fundraising and contributions; authorizing the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation to execute a two-year pilot agreement in preparation for a long-term agreement with Friends of Waterfront Seattle to operate and manage public spaces on the Central Waterfront; dissolving the Central Waterfront Steering Committee; and creating the Central Waterfront Oversight Committee.

Permitting & DevelopmentParks & RecreationProcurement & 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 $110,000,000. 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 opposedtransportation system or infrastructure actionSigned ordinance 125761
Related to KeyArena.CB 119345 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2018 · Arts, Culture & CommunityPermitting & DevelopmentProcurement & Contracts +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE related to KeyArena; authorizing the renovation of KeyArena into a world-class, multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena at Seattle Center, including its design, construction, lease, financing, and future operation; authorizing the Mayor to execute agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, for the renovation and lease of the Arena, including a lease agreement, a development agreement, an integration agreement, and other related agreements; exempting the renovation and future operation of the Arena from the requirements of Chapter 20.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code; authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute future joint purchasing agreements with Seattle Arena Company, LLC, notwithstanding Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 20.60; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Permitting & DevelopmentProcurement & Contracts

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $150,000,000. 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 opposedaffected service identified in operative titleSigned ordinance 125669