Tammy J. Morales

District 2

Tammy J. Morales

Former councilmember · 2020–2025

Former councilmember

Total in available record · LegisRate points

269.3

2015–2026 records · source checked Oct 8, 2026

128 sponsored measures adopted in the available record.

Service: 2020–2025. Coverage is limited to 2015–2026.

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Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Former councilmember · recorded terms: 2020–2025. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

Tammy Morales is a Seattle community organizer and politician who represented District 2 on the Seattle City Council. She worked in food justice, neighborhood organizing, and public policy before her election, then focused on equitable development, transportation, housing, and community safety. She resigned from the council in 2025.

Morales represented District 2 before resigning in 2025. Her organizing and food-justice background informed priorities around equitable development, transportation, housing, and community safety.

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

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

128 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 219 of 237 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 128 passed

95.5% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 1097 in favor

25 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 92.4% present or late

219 of 237 records

Sponsorship record80 prime · 42 co-sponsor · 6 unranked · 125 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes6 unsuccessful · 0 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices1122 recorded decisions2.2% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 9 not voting
Votes on contested matters124 recorded choices99 supported · 25 opposed
Attendance detail204 present · 15 late18 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing125 early · 1 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.

Separate public records · non-scoring context

Financial information

Sources checked independently

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

Reviewed

2023 Council District 2

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

Checked Oct 12, 2026

Official SEEC campaign record

Donor list ranks reported donor names by direct private cash and in-kind contributions, net of audited corrections. Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and independent expenditures are separate.

Top 20 reported donor names

Equal amounts share a rank; names are alphabetical within a tie. The list includes ties at the cutoff.

  1. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · Alliance for Gun Responsibility Erp Comm Also reported as: Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · Latino PAC $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · Monique Meissner $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · One America Votes Justice Fund $600.00 total Cash $1,300.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections −$700.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · Professional & Technical Employees Local 17 $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · SEIU 775 Quality Care Committee Also reported as: Service Employees Intl Union 775 Quality Care Comm $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · SEIU Local 6 $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · UAW Region 6 Western States PAC $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (9 names) · Washington Bikes $600.00 total Cash $600.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Rank 10 · Stephen Dolan $550.00 total Cash $550.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Rank 11 · Jennifer Mayer $549.00 total Cash $549.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Carol C Moon Also reported as: Cary Moon $500.00 total Cash $475.95 · in-kind $24.05 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Carolyn Gronlund Also reported as: Carolyn J Gronlund $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Elizabeth Berry Also reported as: Elizabeth J Berry $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Hillary A Behrman $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · J Bradley Brickman $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Rebecca Lavigne $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · WA State Council of County and City Employees PAC $500.00 total Cash $700.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections −$200.00
  19. Tied rank 12 (8 names) · Working Families Party National PAC $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Rank 20 · Estela Ortega Also reported as: Estela Ortega Maestas $450.00 total Cash $450.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00

Names are grouped only by official contributor ID. Similar names, households and employers are not combined based on assumptions.

Campaign funding breakdown
  • Candidate self-financing$1,169.71
  • Ordinary Democracy Vouchers$137,900.00
  • Miscellaneous receipts$0.08
  • Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$67,729.45
Sources and coverage

Selected campaign's reported and SEEC-coded contributions; amendments can change this snapshot.

One election cycle; primary and general are combined. This is not a lifetime total.

Contributor names follow public campaign filing IDs; reported names are not inferred identities.

Vouchers, candidate funding, loans and other receipts are separate from the donor ranking.

Independent expenditures are outside the candidate donor list.

This is a dated snapshot; later filings or amendments can change amounts.

Independent expenditures are not included in this donor list; this does not mean none were reported. Separate from direct candidate donors; deferred in this pilot. 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 2024-01-01 through 2025-01-06. 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 2025 · Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025 · received Mar 26, 2025

View 8 disclosed entries

Disclosed income · 1

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

Financial assets and investment income · 3

  • Principle life Filer
    • Reported value range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
  • Charles Schwab IRA Filer
    • Reported value range$60,000.00 - $99,999.99
  • BECU Checking Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Reported value rangeLess than $30,000.00

Business and organizational interests · 1

  • Economic Opportunity Institute board member Filer An organizational role does not imply ownership or personal income.

Washington real estate · 1

  • Washington real estate Reported property; location omitted Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Reported value range$1,000,000.00 or more
    Assessed-value band; not market value, equity or net worth.

Disclosed creditors · 2

  • Chase Real-estate creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$1,000,000.00 or more
    • Current debt range$750,000.00 - $999,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added. Relationship to the other reported creditor row is unspecified; do not combine amounts.
  • Ally - bought loan from Chase Reported creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$1,000,000.00 or more
    • Ending debt range$1,000,000.00 or more
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added. Relationship to the other reported creditor row is unspecified; do not combine amounts.
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 2024-01-01 through 2025-01-06. 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.

Source reports a real-estate creditor and a separate creditor whose label describes a loan transfer. Their relationship is not established; source rows remain separate and are not added.

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

Land Use & Development accounts for the largest share of points in the full 2015–2026 record: 70.6 points (26.2%).

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Land Use & Development

70.6 points · 26.2%

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By year

Annual work

In 2025, 3 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 4.7 points.

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

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
20254.73
202453.315
202344.022
202258.128
202160.727
202048.533
Total in available record269.3128
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
20254.73100.033———
202453.31583.31548.00.091.5
202344.02295.72263.00.083.7
202258.12896.62772.50.091.7
202160.72796.42690.40.093.5
202048.533100.032190.40.0100.0
Total in available record269.312895.5125482.20.092.4

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

12 committee assignments available for recorded service.

  • ChairCommunity Economic Development Committee
  • Vice ChairHousing and Human Services Committee
  • ChairLand Use Committee
  • Vice ChairLand Use Committee
  • ChairNeighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee
  • Vice ChairSustainability and Renters' Rights Committee
  • Member2023 Select Committee on Climate Action
  • AlternateFinance and Housing Committee
  • MemberFinance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee
  • MemberLibraries, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
  • MemberPublic Assets and Homelessness Committee
  • MemberPublic Safety and Human Services Committee

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

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

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Declares intent to offer a sales-tax deferral for commercial-to-housing conversions.Res 32156 · Resolution (Res) · 2024 · Housing & HomelessnessTaxes, Revenue & Debt +7.0 pts

Official titleA RESOLUTION declaring intention to establish a new sales and use tax deferral for the conversion of underutilized commercial property to housing.

Taxes, Revenue & Debt

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $140,000,000. 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 [2, 2, 0, 2]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(6 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedhousing-funded tax or conversion actionSigned resolution 32156
Repealing Ordinance 125934 relating to imposing a tax on heating oil service providers and adding a new Chapter 5.47 to the Seattle….CB 120453 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2022 · Environment, Climate & ParksTaxes, Revenue & Debt +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to heating oil; repealing Ordinance 125934 relating to imposing a tax on heating oil service providers and adding a new Chapter 5.47 to 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 $4,500,000. 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 share9 in favor · 0 opposedhistorical heating-oil decarbonization actionSigned ordinance 126721
Amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget.CB 120087 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Civil Rights & DemocracyBudget & AppropriationsCivil Rights +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to appropriations for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights; amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; lifting a proviso; imposing provisos; creating new positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Budget & AppropriationsCivil Rights

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 $28,300,000. 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 opposedcivil-rights or democratic-process actionSigned ordinance 126360
Amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget.CB 120178 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Budget & Appropriations +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and lifting a proviso; 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 $300,000,000. 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 share8 in favor · 0 opposedgeneral or cross-department budget actionSigned ordinance 126449
Extends interim floodplain rules for six months while updated federal maps take effect.CB 120738 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2024 · Environment, Climate & Parks +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; sixth extension of interim regulations established by Ordinance 126113, and as amended by Ordinance 126536, for an additional six months, to allow individuals to rely on updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to obtain flood insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Insurance Program.

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 126994
Extends interim floodplain rules another six months while updated federal maps take effect.CB 120808 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2024 · Environment, Climate & Parks +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; seventh extension of interim regulations established by Ordinance 126113, and as amended by Ordinance 126536, for an additional six months, to allow individuals to rely on updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to obtain flood insurance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Insurance Program.

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127064
Authorizes the Director of Transportation to enter into a lease agreement on behalf of the City of Seattle with the Cultural Space….CB 120666 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2023 · Transportation & InfrastructurePermitting & DevelopmentArts & CultureProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation; authorizing the Director of Transportation to enter into a lease agreement on behalf of the City of Seattle with the Cultural Space Agency, a city-chartered Public Development Authority, for its use and occupancy of a portion of King Street Station; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Permitting & DevelopmentArts & CultureProcurement & 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 $50,000,000. 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 share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 126916
Delaying the effective date of the heating oil tax on heating oil service providers under Chapter 5.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code.CB 120270 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2022 · Environment, Climate & ParksTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to taxation; delaying the effective date of the heating oil tax on heating oil service providers under Chapter 5.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and delaying the date of the Office of Sustainability and Environment’s first annual heating oil tax program status report.

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 $1,218,253. 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 identified in operative titleSigned ordinance 126541
Delaying the effective date of the heating oil tax on heating oil service providers under Chapter 5.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code.CB 120123 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Environment, Climate & ParksTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to taxation; delaying the effective date of the heating oil tax on heating oil service providers under Chapter 5.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and delaying the date of the Office of Sustainability and Environment’s first annual heating oil tax program status report.

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 $1,300,000. 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 share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service identified in operative titleSigned ordinance 126391
Including protections against discrimination based on citizenship and immigration status.CB 120241 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2021 · Civil Rights & DemocracyCivil Rights +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to human rights; including protections against discrimination based on citizenship and immigration status; adding a definition of race for certain purposes; and amending Sections 3.14.910, 3.14.931, 3.110.260, 4.80.020, 6.02.270, 6.202.230, 14.04.020, 14.04.030, 14.04.040, 14.04.050, 14.06.020, 14.06.030, 14.08.015, 14.08.020, 14.08.045, 14.08.070, 14.08.190, 14.10.010, 14.10.020, and 18.12.280 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Civil Rights

Reach 2: the rule or service directly applies citywide or through a citywide system. Fiscal 0: no appropriation, revenue change, or specific expenditure is identified. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedcivil-rights or democratic-process actionSigned ordinance 126514