Mark Solomon

District 2

Mark Solomon

Former councilmember · 2025–2025

Status
Former councilmember
Representation
District 2

Overview and record

Activity at a glance

2015–2026 official records

Mark Solomon received credit for 15 passed matters in 2015–2026, earning 61.4 points—within the available comparison group. The largest single contribution is CB 120948 (2025), worth 6.0 points: Allows certain Seattle construction projects and building permits more time to proceed. The credited record is concentrated in Land Use & Development, especially zoning.

2015–2026 LegisRate points

61.4

Within the available comparison group

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 15 passed

100.0% passage rate

Final voting choices 144 in favor

1 opposed · 0 abstained

Full Council attendance 90.5% present or late

38 of 42 records

Sponsorship record14 prime · 1 co-sponsor · 15 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 choices145 recorded decisions0.7% opposed · 0.0% abstained · 1 not voting
Votes on contested matters15 recorded choices14 supported · 1 opposed
Attendance detail36 present · 2 late4 excused · 0 unexcused. Excused absences remain visible and are not treated as unexcused.
Sponsorship timing15 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

Mark Solomon's policy-area mix Hover or focus a policy-area slice for its point total and share of scored work. 61.4 points

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Land Use & Development

43.0 points · 70.0%

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By year

Annual work

YearPointsPassedPass rateOriginalCo-sponsoredOpposedAbstainedAttendance
202561.415100.01510.70.090.5
Career total61.415100.01510.70.090.5

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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Allows certain Seattle construction projects and building permits more time to proceed.CB 120948 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentPermitting & Development +6.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle’s construction codes; allowing for the extension of certain projects and building permits; amending Sections 106.6.10, 106.9, and 106.10 of the Seattle Building Code, adopted by Ordinance 127108.

Permitting & Development

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 $75,000,000. 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 share7 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127205
Creates a sales-and-use-tax deferral for converting underused commercial property into housing.CB 120937 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Housing & HomelessnessTaxes, Revenue & Debt +5.4 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to taxes; creating a new sales and use tax deferral for the conversion of underutilized commercial property to housing; and adding a new Chapter 5.75 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

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 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) × 60%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedhousing-funded tax or conversion actionSigned ordinance 127181
Updates zoning and permitting rules for light-rail facilities.CB 120975 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentTransitZoning +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; addressing signage; clarifying requirements and supporting efficient permitting processes for light rail transit facilities; adding new Sections 23.55.070, 23.80.006, and 23.80.008 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 3.58.010, 3.58.080, 23.40.006, 23.40.080, 23.42.040, 23.42.055, 23.47A.004, 23.48.005, 23.49.002, 23.49.042, 23.49.090, 23.49.142, 23.49.300, 23.49.318, 23.50A.040, 23.51A.002, 23.51A.004, 23.52.004, 23.54.015, 23.55.056, 23.76.004, 23.76.006, 23.76.010, 23.76.012, 23.76.015, 23.76.020, 23.76.026, 23.76.028, 23.76.029, 23.80.002, 23.80.004, 23.84A.026, 23.84A.038, 23.88.020, 25.08.655, 25.09.300, and 25.11.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

TransitZoning

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 $6,800,000. 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 share7 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127228
Adopts housing and community-development plans, accepts federal grants, and adjusts appropriations.CB 121034 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Housing & HomelessnessPermitting & DevelopmentBudget & AppropriationsProcurement & Contracts +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to funding for housing and community development programs; adopting Annual Action Plan updates to the 2024 - 2028 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development; authorizing submission of the Annual Action Plans to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); authorizing acceptance of grant funds from HUD for programs and activities included in the 2025 Annual Action Plans; amending Ordinance 127156, which adopted the 2025 Budget, by modifying appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the 2025 Adopted Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Permitting & DevelopmentBudget & AppropriationsProcurement & 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 $30,700,000. 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, 2, 0, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(4 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share8 in favor · 0 opposedaffected service or requested subjectSigned ordinance 127257
Extends interim floodplain regulations for an additional six months.CB 121013 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Environment, Climate & Parks +5.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; ninth 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 127258
Temporarily eases zoning rules for occupying street-level spaces in three urban centers.CB 120771 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoning +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting interim provisions to facilitate occupancy of street-level spaces in the Downtown, South Lake Union, and Uptown Urban Centers; adding a new Section 23.42.041 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 23.42.108, 23.48.005, 23.48.020, 23.48.040, 23.48.240, 23.48.740, 23.49.009, 23.49.011, 23.76.004, and 23.76.006, and Downtown Overlay Maps 1G and 1J in Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Zoning

Reach 1: the action serves a defined program, department, or user group rather than every resident directly. Fiscal 0: the official summary reports no direct financial effect. 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 share7 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127198
Adopts a new master plan and zoning for UW Medical Center–Northwest.CB 120963 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoning +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting a new Major Institution Master Plan for the University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Hospital; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at Page 14 of the Official Land Use Map, to modify height limits and rezone property within the Major Institution Overlay (Project Number 3040282-LU, Clerk File 314511).

Zoning

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 share7 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127197
Approves a contract rezone for housing development at 8601 Fremont Avenue North.CB 120962 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 26 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone the property at 8601 Fremont Avenue N from Neighborhood Residential 3 to Lowrise 2 with a M1 Mandatory Housing Affordability Suffix (LR2 (M1)); and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement as a condition of rezone approval. (Application of Blair Stone/Encore Architects, C.F. 314491, SDCI Project 3036119-LU)

ZoningPermitting & DevelopmentNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. 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 · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127200
Eases zoning barriers to building and using accessory dwelling units.CB 120949 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningPermitting & Development +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units as required by state legislation; amending Sections 22.205.010, 23.22.062, 23.24.045, 23.44.011, 23.44.014, 23.44.016, 23.44.017, 23.44.046, 23.45.512, 23.45.514, 23.45.545, 23.84A.008, 23.84A.032, 23.84A.038, 23.90.018, and 23.90.019 of the Seattle Municipal Code; repealing Sections 23.40.035 and 23.44.041 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding new Sections 23.42.022 and 23.53.003 to the Seattle Municipal Code.

ZoningPermitting & Development

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 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127211
Rezones land in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood for future development.CB 121049 · Ordinance (Ord) · 2025 · Land Use & DevelopmentZoningNeighborhoods +4.0 pts

Official titleAN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) at page 8 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone land in the Lake City neighborhood.

ZoningNeighborhoods

Reach 1: the direct beneficiaries are a defined population, place, or multi-neighborhood area. Fiscal 0: the largest detected official amount is about $6,000. 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, 0, 1, 1]reach · fiscal · durability · institutional

(3 factors + 1 sponsor) × 100%Original sponsor · primary share9 in favor · 0 opposedland-use or development actionSigned ordinance 127290