Robert Kettle

District 7

Robert Kettle

Member · 2024–2027

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Serving now
Representation
District 7
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Overview and record

Activity at a glance

2015–2026 official records

Robert Kettle received credit for 45 passed matters in 2015–2026, earning 116.4 points—in the middle of the current council. The largest single contribution is CB 121164 (2026), worth 6.0 points: Prohibits civil immigration enforcement agencies from staging operations on city-owned and controlled property. The credited record is concentrated in Public Safety & Justice, especially police.

2015–2026 LegisRate points

116.4

In the middle of the current council

0 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 45 passed

97.8% passage rate

Final voting choices 397 in favor

4 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 96.9% present or late

126 of 130 records

Sponsorship record27 prime · 6 co-sponsor · 12 unranked · 45 early-recorded

Record details Outcome, voting, attendance, and sponsorship context
Sponsored outcomes1 unsuccessful · 0 pendingPending measures are not included in the passage rate.
Final voting choices401 recorded decisions1.0% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 25 not voting
Votes on contested matters35 recorded choices31 supported · 4 opposed
Attendance detail125 present · 1 late4 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing45 early · 0 after committee · 0 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

Robert Kettle's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 116.4 points

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Public Safety & Justice

89.7 points · 77.1%

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By year

Annual work

YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202618.05100.0500.00.090.6
202563.527100.027130.60.098.0
202434.91392.91351.90.0100.0
Career total116.44597.845181.00.096.9

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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Contributing bills

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Prohibits civil immigration enforcement agencies from staging operations on city-owned and controlled property.CB 121164 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Civil Rights & DemocracyCity Property +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to civil immigration enforcement; prohibiting civil immigration enforcement staging on all real property that is City owned and controlled; and adding a new Chapter 14.125 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

City Property

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 127406
Approves Seattle’s participation in a six-year countywide emergency-medical-services levy.CB 120996 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Public Safety & JusticeFire & EMSTaxes, Revenue & DebtProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to emergency medical services; authorizing execution, pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, of an agreement with King County regarding the imposition and allocation of property tax revenues generated by a six-year, voter-approved King County-wide tax levy for emergency medical services; approving the submittal by King County of a proposition to the voters seeking authority to levy those additional taxes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Fire & EMSTaxes, Revenue & DebtProcurement & 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 $80,880,898. 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 opposedemergency medical services actionSigned ordinance 127235
Authorizes an agreement with South Correctional Entity for jail services.CB 120825 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2024 · Public Safety & JusticeProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to jail services; authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement with South Correctional Entity for the provision of jail services; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Procurement & 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 $22,400,000. 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 share8 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127065
Creates drug-exclusion zones, related court orders, and penalties for violations.CB 120835 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2024 · Public Safety & JusticeCourts & Legal Enforcement +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) zones; creating the ability to issue written orders to criminal defendants describing conditions of their pre-trial release or post-conviction conditions of sentence; creating SODA zones and providing for both the issuance of court orders relating to those zones and administration of those zones; creating the gross misdemeanor of violating a SODA order; and adding a new Chapter 12A.21 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

Courts & Legal Enforcement

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. 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 [1, 0, 2, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 1 opposedaffected service identified in operative titleSigned ordinance 127085
Defines the duties of Seattle's Community Crisis Responder team within the CARE Department.CB 121232 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Public Safety & Justice +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to the operations of the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; describing the duties of the Community Crisis Responder team; amending Section 3.15.060 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 3.15.064 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. 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 [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127466
Updates Seattle's policy for enforcing laws against knowing possession and public use of controlled substances.CB 121248 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2026 · Public Safety & Justice +4.0 pts

Official titleAn ordinance relating to controlled substances; updating City policy for the enforcement of the crimes of knowing possession and use of controlled substances; amending Section 3.28.141 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Section 4 of Ordinance 126896.

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. 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 [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127485
Limits police use of less-lethal tools for crowd management to imminent safety threats.CB 120916 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Public Safety & JusticePolice +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Police Department; mandating that the Police Department adopt and maintain crowd management policies that prohibit the use of less lethal tools in crowd management settings unless specific facts and circumstances are occurring or about to occur that create an imminent risk of physical injury to any person or significant property damage; and repealing Section 3.28.146 of the Seattle Municipal Code and Ordinance 126422.

Police

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. 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 [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share6 in favor · 3 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127182
Revises how complaints against Seattle’s Chief of Police are investigated and overseen.CB 120977 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Public Safety & JusticePoliceGovernment Accountability +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to oversight of the police; revising the process for investigating complaints naming the Chief of Police; adding new Sections 3.29.515 and 3.29.590 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 3.29.510, 3.29.520, 3.29.530, 3.29.560, and 3.29.570 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

PoliceGovernment Accountability

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. 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 [1, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127226
Approves updated surveillance reports and uses for police camera systems.CB 121052 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Public Safety & JusticePoliceTechnology & Broadband +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2025 updated surveillance impact report and 2025 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Closed-Circuit Television Camera Systems.

PoliceTechnology & Broadband

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 $1,700,000. 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, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 2 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127297
Approves updated surveillance reports and uses for police real-time crime-center software.CB 121053 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Public Safety & JusticePoliceTechnology & Broadband +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to surveillance technology implementation; authorizing approval of uses and accepting the 2025 updated surveillance impact report and 2025 executive overview for the Seattle Police Department's use of Real-Time Crime Center software.

PoliceTechnology & Broadband

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 $3,700,000. 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, 1, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share7 in favor · 2 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127298