Maritza Rivera

District 4

Maritza Rivera

Member · 2024–2027

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2026 so far LegisRate points

29.0

Introduced Jan 1, 2026–Oct 8, 2026

7 sponsored measures adopted in this timeframe.

Largest policy area: Land Use & Development.

How scoring works

Tabs below show the full available 2015–2026 record. Longer service allows more time to accumulate points. Sources checked Oct 8, 2026.

Overview and record

Background and tenure

2015–2026 official records

Serving now · recorded terms: 2024–2027. The legislative record shown here covers 2015–2026.

Maritza Rivera is a Seattle City Council member representing District 4. She has Puerto Rican roots, studied at Skidmore College and Fordham Law, worked in federal and civil-rights policy, and served in the offices of Seattle mayors before her 2023 election. Her early council priorities included public safety, housing, and city arts funding.

Rivera has represented District 4 since 2024. Following earlier federal, civil-rights, mayoral, and city arts roles, her early council work has focused on public safety, housing, equity funding, and arts policy.

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

Full available record · 2015–2026

Activity record

35 sponsored measures adopted; present or late in 123 of 132 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 35 passed

100.0% passage rate

Recorded votes in favor 395 in favor

11 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 93.2% present or late

123 of 132 records

Sponsorship record21 prime · 3 co-sponsor · 11 unranked · 33 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 choices406 recorded decisions2.7% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 0 not voting · 2 disqualified
Votes on contested matters39 recorded choices28 supported · 11 opposed
Attendance detail107 present · 16 late9 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing33 early · 2 after committee · 0 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 4

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

Checked Oct 10, 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 · 25 names including ties

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

  1. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Aileen Hutt $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Brad Boswell $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Bruce Blume $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Chris Swasand $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Danielle Cendejas $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  6. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · David Miller $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  7. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Geoffrey Sipperly $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  8. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Holly Smith $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  9. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Jefrey Pollock $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  10. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Joel Erlitz $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  11. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · John Teutsch $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  12. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Josh Cooper Also reported as: Joshua Cooper $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  13. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Karen Dalton $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  14. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Kathleen Ehrenberg $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  15. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Kevin Hutt $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  16. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Mark Ludden $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  17. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Morgan Fong $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  18. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Nat Burgess $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  19. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Nathan Every $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  20. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Richard Desimone $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
Show 5 more names, including every tie at the cutoff
  1. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Richard Meeker $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  2. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Ryan Bayne $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  3. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Susan Takemoto $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  4. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Tali Rausch $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · in-kind $0.00 · audited corrections $0.00
  5. Tied rank 1 (25 names) · Vicki Christophersen $500.00 total Cash $500.00 · 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$1,674.32
  • Ordinary Democracy Vouchers$99,625.00
  • Direct private cash and in-kind, net of audited corrections$86,464.92
  • Unitemized contributions$12,065.00
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 received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

Checked Oct 10, 2026

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

Coverage year 2025 · Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 · received Apr 15, 2026

View 8 disclosed entries

Disclosed income · 2

  • City of Seattle CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Filer
    • Reported income range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99
  • KMM Strategies COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Reported income range$100,000.00 - $199,999.99

Financial assets and investment income · 1

  • Seattle City Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) Employer Retirement System Account Filer
    • Reported value range$30,000.00 - $59,999.99
    • Reported income rangeLess than $30,000.00

Washington real estate · 2

  • 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.
  • Washington real estate Reported property; location omitted Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Reported value range$750,000.00 - $999,999.99
    Assessed-value band; not market value, equity or net worth.

Disclosed creditors · 3

  • Chase Real-estate creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$500,000.00 - $749,999.99
    • Current debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Chase Real-estate creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    • Current debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    Original and current bands are separate; amounts are not added.
  • Bank of America Reported creditor Joint disclosure (whole source band; no inferred share)
    • Original debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    • Ending debt range$200,000.00 - $499,999.99
    Original and ending bands are separate; amounts are not added.
Sources and coverage

Latest received publicly indexed PDC personal filing as of the check date.

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 10, 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: 36.0 points (49.9%).

Maritza Rivera's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 72.1 points

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Land Use & Development

36.0 points · 49.9%

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By year

Annual work

In 2026, 7 sponsored measures were adopted, contributing 29.0 points.

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

YearPointsSponsored measures adopted
202629.07
202521.016
202422.112
Total in available record72.135
Year-by-year participation and sponsorship details
YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202629.07100.0702.10.091.2
202521.016100.015123.80.090.2
202422.112100.01122.00.097.9
Total in available record72.135100.033142.70.093.2

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 current service.

  • Vice ChairFinance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee
  • ChairLibraries, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
  • MemberGovernance and Utilities Committee
  • MemberParks and City Light Committee
  • MemberPublic Safety Committee
  • Vice ChairSelect Budget Committee
  • ChairSelect Committee on the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy 6-Yr. Implementation and Evaluation Plan
  • ChairSelect Committee on the Library Levy
  • MemberSelect Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes
  • MemberSelect Committee on Labor
  • MemberSelect Committee on Seattle Transportation Benefit District
  • MemberSelect Committee on the Comprehensive Plan

Point-by-point audit

Contributing bills

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

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Sends voters a seven-year property-tax levy supporting libraries, technology, programming, maintenance, and seismic work.CB 121181 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentTechnology & 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 4, 2026, of a proposition authorizing the City to levy regular property taxes for up to seven years in excess of the limitation on levies in chapter 84.55 RCW for the purpose of sustaining investments in Library operating hours, collections, technology, programming, and maintenance while expanding access to opportunity through Library materials, technology, and undertaking a seismic retrofit of one Library facility; 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 $410,000,000. 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 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127419
Bars Seattle from sharing nonpublic personal information for civil immigration enforcement.CB 121158 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Civil Rights & Democracy +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to information sharing for enforcement of civil immigration laws; prohibiting City provision of nonpublicly available personal information for use in civil immigration enforcement; clarifying the City’s position on immigration enforcement being a federal matter; making technical corrections; adding a new Section 4.18.016 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending Section 4.18.015 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4.18.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

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

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedcivil-rights or democratic-process actionSigned ordinance 127398
Sends a six-year education-support property-tax levy to Seattle voters.CB 120981 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Health & Human ServicesYouth & EducationGovernment AccountabilityElections +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to regular property taxes; requesting that a special election be held concurrent with the November 4, 2025 general election for submission to the qualified electors of the City, a proposition to lift the limit on regular property taxes under chapter 84.55 RCW and to authorize the City to levy additional taxes for up to six years for the purpose of providing education support services designed to improve access to early learning, including childcare and preschool; academic, health, and safety supports for K-12 students; and college and career pathways for Seattle students; applying the exemption for low income seniors, disabled veterans, and others authorized by RCW 84.36.381; authorizing a creation of a designated fund; directing the application of levy proceeds; establishing eligibility requirements for partners; establishing accountability and reporting structures; requiring a forthcoming Implementation and Evaluation Plan; proposing a ballot title; authorizing the implementation of agreements for this levy lid lift which will be commonly known as the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Youth & EducationGovernment AccountabilityElections

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,326,000,000. Durability 1: the action changes an ordinary policy, code provision, plan, or limited-duration program. Institutional scope 2: implementation crosses departments or affects a core citywide governmental function.

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

(5 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedballot measure inherits funded policy subjectSigned ordinance 127238
Approves the implementation and evaluation plan for Seattle's Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy.CB 121240 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Health & Human ServicesYouth & Education +5.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the 2025 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; approving an implementation and evaluation plan as required by Ordinance 127238; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Youth & Education

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $1,258,300,000. 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 [0, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127481
Commits Seattle to an evidence-based gun-violence reduction strategy developed with national experts.Res 32217 · Resolution (Res) · 2026 · Public Safety & Justice +3.0 pts

Official titleA resolution declaring the Seattle City Council’s intent for the City of Seattle to implement an evidence-based, comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy, that includes partnering with national experts who have helped other cities significantly reduce gun violence, such as the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) at John Jay College.

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 $418,000. 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, 0, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(2 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 0 opposed · 2 abstainedaffected service or requested subjectSigned resolution 32217
Sends voters a proposal to fund social housing through the payroll expense tax.CB 120864 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2024 · Housing & HomelessnessAffordable HousingTaxes, Revenue & DebtElections +3.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to funding the Seattle Social Housing Developer; requesting that a special election be held on February 11, 2025 for submission to the qualified electors of the City of a proposition to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer through the City’s existing Payroll Expense Tax; amending Section 5.38.055 of the Seattle Municipal Code; proposing a ballot title; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Affordable HousingTaxes, Revenue & DebtElections

Reach 0: the adopted action is an internal plan, study, request, or policy statement. Fiscal 2: the largest detected official amount is about $50,000,000. 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 [0, 2, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 60%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127101
Places permanent landmark controls on the historic Woodin House.CB 121197 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentHistoric Preservation +2.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Woodin House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Historic Preservation

Reach 0: the direct action concerns a specific property or facility. 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 0: the required action is confined to one property, facility, or transaction.

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

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127435
Designates the Burwell House as a Seattle landmark and imposes preservation controls.CB 121273 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentHistoric Preservation +2.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Burwell House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Historic Preservation

Reach 0: the direct action concerns a specific property or facility. 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 0: the required action is confined to one property, facility, or transaction.

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

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share5 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127500
Designates the Wilde-Streatfield House as a Seattle landmark and imposes preservation controls.CB 121274 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Land Use & DevelopmentHistoric Preservation +2.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon the Wilde-Streatfield House, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Historic Preservation

Reach 0: the direct action concerns a specific property or facility. 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 0: the required action is confined to one property, facility, or transaction.

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

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share5 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127499
Establishes landmark protections for Tolliver Temple Church of God in Christ.CB 121075 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentHistoric Preservation +2.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation; imposing controls upon Tolliver Temple Church of God in Christ, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Historic Preservation

Reach 0: the direct action concerns a specific property or facility. 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 0: the required action is confined to one property, facility, or transaction.

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

(1 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127293