Tammy J. Morales

District 2

Tammy J. Morales

Former councilmember · 2020–2025

Status
Former councilmember
Representation
District 2

Overview and record

Activity at a glance

2015–2026 official records

Tammy J. Morales received credit for 128 passed matters in 2015–2026, earning 269.3 points—within the available comparison group. The largest single contribution is Res 32156 (2024), worth 7.0 points: Declares intent to offer a sales-tax deferral for commercial-to-housing conversions. The credited record leans most toward Land Use & Development, especially permitting & development. Of those, 27 originated in an executive department before Council sponsorship.

2015–2026 LegisRate points

269.3

Within the available comparison group

27 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 128 passed

95.5% passage rate

Final voting choices 1098 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 choices1123 recorded decisions2.2% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 10 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 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

Tammy J. Morales's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 269.3 points

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Land Use & Development

70.6 points · 26.2%

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By year

Annual work

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
Career total269.312895.5125482.20.092.4

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

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

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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